Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Boys Town, formerly Girls and Boys Town and Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a non-profit organization dedicated to caring for its children and families, with national headquarters in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated as a National Historic Landmark on February 4, 1985.The first Boys Town was founded as a boys' orphanage in December 1917 by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest working in Omaha. The \"City of Little Men\" pioneered development of new juvenile care methods in 20th-century America, emphasizing social preparation as a model for public boys' homes worldwide.In 1943 Boys Town adopted as its image and logo a picture of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, captioned \"He ain't heavy, Father ... he's m' brother!\" They felt it epitomized the importance of their residents caring for each other and having someone care about them. The saying inspired a song and album by The Hollies."@en }
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- Boys_Town_(organization) abstract "Boys Town, formerly Girls and Boys Town and Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a non-profit organization dedicated to caring for its children and families, with national headquarters in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated as a National Historic Landmark on February 4, 1985.The first Boys Town was founded as a boys' orphanage in December 1917 by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest working in Omaha. The \"City of Little Men\" pioneered development of new juvenile care methods in 20th-century America, emphasizing social preparation as a model for public boys' homes worldwide.In 1943 Boys Town adopted as its image and logo a picture of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, captioned \"He ain't heavy, Father ... he's m' brother!\" They felt it epitomized the importance of their residents caring for each other and having someone care about them. The saying inspired a song and album by The Hollies.".