Father Boes' Blog

Succeeding Even When Success Seems Out of Reach
Tuesday, May 1 2012

Graduation day encompasses all that we strive for here at Boys Town. 

The kids we care for are the kids everyone else has given up on. Just as Father Flanagan provided for children more than 90 years ago, we gave these boys and girls a community, a home and a family. We couldn’t be more proud of their accomplishments because they have earned it.

These seniors will walk across the stage in just a few short weeks to receive something many of them never thought was possible.  But their Boys Town Family-Teachers believed in them and showed...

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Well-Deserved Honors for the Founder of Boys Town
Wednesday, April 18 2012

Father Edward Flanagan inspires me every day.

The founder of Boys Town may have passed away more than 60 years ago, but his dedication to children and his leadership in changing how they are cared for, in America and around the world, still influences us today.

Father Flanagan was truly a man ahead of his time, welcoming kids of every race, nationality and religion to work together to form their own healthy community. It is because of his good works and ministry as a protector of children that a cause for his canonization is...

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Like Easter, Boys Town Means New Life
Wednesday, April 4 2012

Spring is one of my favorite seasons, especially one as warm as this one! Trees are blooming, birds are singing and I just love the smell of lilacs as I walk into the office each morning!  

The best thing about spring is that it’s the season of Easter.

At Easter, we celebrate new beginnings and new life. Boys Town does the same thing all year round. We give new life to hurting kids and their families. They come to us due to many different circumstances, but they are all a part of our Boys Town family for the same reason – to find a fresh start and a second...

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Teaching Citizenship to Kids in an Era of Attack Ads
Wednesday, March 28 2012

I am so tired of seeing attack ads from politicians. Between all the name calling and unsupported claims, what are we modeling to our kids? That if you tear a person down enough, people will like you more? I don’t think so, and I know most parents don’t either. 

At Boys Town we instead find ways of teaching youth citizenship through class elections. Each year since 1935, the youth of Boys Town elect a Mayor and Vice Mayor from the upcoming senior class. In order to run for mayor, there are a few guidelines a candidate must abide to:

  • Respect all...
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