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Article: Boys Town to receive #364,000 grant to help build spiritual growth among 'at-risk' youth.
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- January 8, 1991
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BOYS TOWN TO RECEIVE $364,000 GRANT TO HELP BUILD
SPIRITUAL GROWTH AMONG 'AT-RISK' YOUTH
BOYS TOWN, Neb., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Boys Town announced today it has been awarded a three-year, $364,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. of Indianapolis, to develop a national program to foster spiritual growth among "at-risk" adolescents.
The project will take the unique approach of trying to reach youth in both church and non-church settings. Many at-risk youth have had religious experiences and possess religious values. However, they are not necessarily in the local churches. They are in settings such as mental health facilities, ...