Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home (Boys Town)

Amount Appropriated?

$1.0M

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

The statistics that have been discussed throughout this proposal, 550,000\nyouth who are homeless for over a week, the 100,000 youth who are annually\nat risk of being sex trafficked speak for themselves.\nWe know that youth who are at risk of prior/abuse neglect, who live in\npoverty, are homeless, have substance abuse issues and who may be\nunaccompanied foreign minors are at even higher risk of trafficking. On a\nfederal level, it is imperative that services are in place that catch these youth\nearly on, allowing them to develop protective factors so homeless and\ntrafficking statistics decrease.\nProtective factors that can be developed while a youth is in the Boys Town\nIntervention and Assessment Home include learning positive social skills,\nlearning how to participate in shared activities with their families, and learning\nhow to develop positive friendships. We are also able to work to connect the youth to a safe school environment when they do return to their home along\nwith other community and neighborhood supports that promote and foster\nhealthy activities for youth. Replacing risk factors with protective factors will\nhelp decrease youth homelessness and trafficking.\nIt is imperative that we all work together on a federal, state and community\nlevel to ensure we are doing all that can be done to decrease the risks in our\nhighest risk youth.