Program Profile: Boys Town Family Home Program

This is a residential program that focuses on improving behavioral and academic skills in a family-style setting with the goal of family reunification.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

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This is a residential program that focuses on improving behavioral and academic skills in a family-style setting with the goal of family reunification. The program is rated Promising. Participants showed a statistically significant increase in their grade point averages and perceptions of the importance of going to college, compared with the control group. However, the program did not show an impact on the years of school completed or likelihood of receiving a high school diploma or GED.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 10 - 18

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic, Other

Setting (Delivery): Residential (group home, shelter care, nonsecure)

Program Type: Academic Skills Enhancement, Conflict Resolution/Interpersonal Skills, Residential Treatment Center

Current Program Status: Active

Program Developer:
Robert Pick
VP Nebraska-Iowa
Father Flanagan’s Boys Home

13603 Flanagan Boulevard
Boys Town, NE 68010
United States

Phone: 402.498.3357
Website(link is external)
Email

Program Director:
Shann McKeever
VP Youth Care Site Operations
Father Flanagan’s Boys Home

13603 Flanagan Boulevard
Boys Town, NE 68010
United States

Phone: 402.498.3260
Website(link is external)
Email

Training and TA Provider:
Scott Hartman
Assistant VP, Youth Care Training and Evaluation
Father Flanagan’s Boys Home

13603 Flanagan Boulevard
Boys Town, NE 68010
United States

Phone: 402.498.3345
Website(link is external)
Email