,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #ab1      
#bjag,mr4 ,bacon 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,fortenberry1 and ,mr4 ,smith of        
,nebraska7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,honoring the 
#ajjth anniversary of ,boys ,town4      
,whereas ,father ,edward ,j4 ,flanagan  
was an ,irish-,american ,roman ,catholic
 priest assigned to the ,diocese of     
,omaha in #aiab2 ,whereas ,father       
,flanagan was a social reformer who     
cared deeply for all children1          
regardless of race or religion1 and     
truly believed his statement1 ,there are
 no bad boys4 ,there is only bad        
environment1 bad training1 bad example1 
bad thinking42 ,whereas ,father         
,flanagan founded a ,home for ,boys on  
,december #ab1 #aiag1 so that all       
children1 no matter their background1   
would have a chance to succeed2         

,whereas1 in #aiba1 ,father ,flanagan   
purchased a farm in ,douglas ,county1   
,nebraska1 on the outskirts of ,omaha1  
which became known as the ,village of   
,boys ,town2 ,whereas1 by the #aicjs1   
hundreds of boys lived in the ,village  
of ,boys ,town1 ,nebraska1 which grew to
 include a school1 dormitories1 and     
administration buildings2 ,whereas      
,father ,flanagan passed away in #aidh1 
but his legacy continued and in the     
coming decades1 ,boys ,town continued to
 grow2 ,whereas1 in the #aigjs1 as girls
 began coming to ,boys ,town1 the       
,family ,home ,program was established  
and has become the trademark treatment  
approach of ,boys ,town2 ,whereas ,boys 
,town children live in homes and are    
cared for by married couples known as   
,family-,teachers1 giving the children a
 stable family life that often they did 
not have prior to arriving at ,boys     
,town2 ,whereas1 to date1 the ,boys     
,town ,family ,home ,program has grown  
to #if homes nationwide1 serving        

approximately #cf1jjj children2         
,whereas1 opening in #aigg1 the ,boys   
,town ,national ,research ,hospital is a
 leader in treating children with       
hearing and speech disorders2 ,whereas  
,boys ,town ,hospital helps #fj1jjj     
patients who are hearing impaired1      
visually impaired1 or have other related
 communications disorders each year2    
,whereas1 today1 ,boys ,town has a      
national footprint in nine locations    
around the ,united ,states2 ,whereas    
,boys ,town has locations in ,nebraska1 
,iowa1 ,nevada1 ,louisiana1 ,south      
,florida1 ,central ,florida1 ,north     
,florida1 ,new ,england1 and            
,washington1 ,,dc2 ,whereas1 in #bjaf1  
#h1ihd children were served across the  
country through the ,boys ,town         
,in-,home ,family ,services program2    
,whereas1 since the inception of ,boys  
,town in #aiag1 ,boys ,town has served  
at least #cib1jjj children of all       
backgrounds2 and ,whereas ,boys ,town   
was founded and is headquartered in     

,omaha1 ,nebraska3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,house of                  
,representatives--  7#a7 honors the     
#ajjth anniversary of ,boys ,town2 and  
7#b7 recognizes the work ,boys ,town    
does to keep to ,father ,edward ,j4     
,flanagan's original belief that all    
children have the right to be valued1 to
 have the basic necessities of life1 and
 to be protected4