,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjag,mr4 ,bacon 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,=t5b]ry1 & ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,,resolution  ,honor+ ! #ajj?
 anniv]s>y ( ,boys ,t[n4  ,:]eas ,fa!r  
,edw>d ,j4 ,flanagan 0 an ,iri%-,am]ican
 ,roman ,ca?olic prie/ assign$ to !     
,diocese ( ,omaha 9 #aiab2 ,:]eas ,fa!r 
,flanagan 0 a social re=m] :o c>$ deeply
 = all *ildr51 reg>dless ( race or      
religion1 & truly believ$ 8 /atem5t1    
,!re are no bad boys4 ,!re is only bad  
environm5t1 bad tra9+1 bad example1 bad 
?9k+42 ,:]eas ,fa!r ,flanagan f\nd$ a   
,home = ,boys on ,decemb] #ab1 #aiag1 s 
t all *ildr51 no matt] _! backgr\nd1    
w\ld h a *ance to succe$2 ,:]eas1 9     
#aiba1 ,fa!r ,flanagan pur*as$ a f>m 9  
,d\glas ,c\nty1 ,nebraska1 on !         
outskirts ( ,omaha1 :i* became kn[n z ! 
,village ( ,boys ,t[n2 ,:]eas1 by !     

#aicjs1 hundr$s ( boys liv$ 9 ! ,village
 ( ,boys ,t[n1 ,nebraska1 :i* grew to   
include a s*ool1 dormitories1 &         
adm9i/ration build+s2 ,:]eas ,fa!r      
,flanagan pass$ away 9 #aidh1 b 8 legacy
 cont9u$ & 9 ! com+ decades1 ,boys ,t[n 
cont9u$ to gr[2 ,:]eas1 9 ! #aigjs1 z   
girls began com+ to ,boys ,t[n1 !       
,family ,home ,program 0 e/abli%$ & has 
become ! tradem>k treatm5t approa* (    
,boys ,t[n2 ,:]eas ,boys ,t[n *ildr5    
live 9 homes & are c>$ = by m>ri$ c\ples
 kn[n z ,family-,tea*]s1 giv+ ! *ildr5 a
 /able family life t (t5 !y did n h     
prior to arriv+ at ,boys ,t[n2 ,:]eas1  
to date1 ! ,boys ,t[n ,family ,home     
,program has gr[n to #if homes          
nationwide1 s]v+ approximately #cf1jjj  
*ildr52 ,:]eas1 op5+ 9 #aigg1 ! ,boys   
,t[n ,national ,rese>* ,hospital is a   
lead] 9 treat+ *ildr5 ) he>+ & spee*    
disord]s2 ,:]eas ,boys ,t[n ,hospital   
helps #fj1jjj pati5ts :o are he>+       
impair$1 visually impair$1 or h o!r     
relat$ communications disord]s ea* ye>2 

,:]eas1 today1 ,boys ,t[n has a national
 footpr9t 9 n9e locations ar\nd ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,boys ,t[n has locations
 9 ,nebraska1 ,i[a1 ,nevada1 ,l\isiana1 
,s\? ,florida1 ,c5tral ,florida1 ,nor?  
,florida1 ,new ,engl&1 & ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc2
 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1 #h1ihd *ildr5 7 s]v$  
across ! c\ntry ?r\gh ! ,boys ,t[n      
,9-,home ,family ,s]vices program2      
,:]eas1 s9ce ! inception ( ,boys ,t[n 9 
#aiag1 ,boys ,t[n has s]v$ at lea/      
#cib1jjj *ildr5 ( all backgr\nds2 &     
,:]eas ,boys ,t[n 0 f\nd$ & is          
headqu>t]$ 9 ,omaha1 ,nebraska3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 honors ! #ajj?  
anniv]s>y ( ,boys ,t[n2 &  7#b7         
recognizes ! "w ,boys ,t[n does to keep 
to ,fa!r ,edw>d ,j4 ,flanagan's orig9al 
belief t all *ildr5 h ! "r to be valu$1 
to h ! basic necessities ( life1 & to be
 protect$4