Boys Town was founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan as a home and school for homeless, abandoned, neglected, or otherwise underprivileged boys, regardless of color or creed, on December 10, 1917. The first Father Flanagan's Boy's Home, at 25th and Dodge Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, sheltered five boys, three from the Juvenile Court and two homeless newsboys. On October 17, 1921, Father Flanagan acquired Overlook Farm outside Omaha, which became the nucleus of today's Boys Town campus. From there, thousands of Boys Town residents went on to become productive citizens in all walks of life. Father Flanagan summarized the institution's philosophy in these words: "Our young people are our greatest wealth. Give them a chance and they will give a good account of themselves. No boy wants to be bad. There is only bad environment, bad training, bad example, bad thinking."