Boys Town decided not to continue its research with cats, substituting mice instead.

The first girl came to live at Boys Town in 1979.

Today, about 40 percent of the 556 young people at Boys Town are girls.

For the most part, young people come to Boys Town in three ways.

Boys Town has grown and now provides care to children and families across the country.

And institutions like Boys Town have made it a routine part of their services.

Boys Town had an endowment of $200 million, or $186,000 for each boy.

On his days off, he played tennis at Boys Town.

The authorities caught him just 20 miles down the road, and he ended up going to Boys Town instead.

But Boys Town has more than five years of assets on hand, the bureau says.