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The Nebraska home for dependent children (originally, Home for the Friendless) was an American charitable organization situated at the corner of Eleventh and South streets, [1] in Lincoln, Nebraska. This Home was duly incorporated in 1876.
Boys Town, Nebraska. Boys Town was founded on December 12, 1917, [1] as an orphanage for boys. Originally known as "The City of Little Men", the organization was begun by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest, while he worked in the Diocese of Omaha.
The Milford Industrial Home, formerly called Nebraska Maternity Home, was an institution in Milford, Nebraska, which housed unmarried pregnant women. [1] For a while it was the only such institution in the country. It was founded by an act of the Nebraska Legislature in 1887, and the first woman was admitted in 1889. The women were under strict ...
The Right Rev. Monsignor Edward Joseph Flanagan (13 July 1886 – 15 May 1948) was an Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church in the United States who served for decades in Nebraska. After serving as a parish priest in the Catholic Diocese of Omaha , he founded the orphanage and educational complex known as Boys Town , located west of the city ...
The Omaha order of the Good Shepherd Sisters began in 1894 when Bishop Richard Scannell requested their services for the struggling youth in the Nebraska community. Mother Mary of St. Bernard from St. Louis, Illinois and four other sisters accepted the challenge.
Boys Town (organization), for at-risk children, in Boys Town, Nebraska Boystown (website) , a child pornography website Manila Boys' Town Complex , an orphanage for boys and girls and eldery home in Marikina, Philippines
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The Knights of AKSARBEN Foundation continues to serve its 112-year-old mission of "building a more prosperous heartland where communities can flourish and every child can succeed." The organization supports financial need-based scholarship programs and administers Nebraska's Pioneer Farm program, Good Neighbor Awards, and Ike Friedman ...