Since 1979, this same care has been extended to girls. Today, challenged by new problems facing youth and families, our work stretches far beyond the Village of Boys Town, Nebraska. We are committed to the goal of changing the way America cares for its at-risk children in the 1990s. All services are provided regardless of race, color, creed, gender, national origin, or inability to pay. Our children come to us from every state in the Union and several foreign countries.
Programs undergo stringent, systematic evaluations at regular intervals.
This process is part of our commitment to continuous program improvement and refinement. Girls and Boys Town also has a National Database that helps with the evaluation of individual programs, including those in the Village of Boys Town and at Girls and Boys Town sites across the country. For example, Girls and Boys Town knows that graduates of Girls and Boys Town High School go on to become productive workers, students and citizens. Evaluation of the Common Sense Parenting program shows that parents who attend these classes become more confident parents with better behaved children. Every dollar received is spent within 12 months on the direct care of children.