Father Edward J. Flanagan is a familiar name to many Americans, often for the Oscar-winning 1938 film starring Spencer Tracy about Flanagan’s groundbreaking child welfare organization.
After 19-year-old Davion Flanagan had a football career-ending injury during his last year of high school, he decided to continue to pursue his dream of being a barber.
But though the endowment that was started by Father Edward Flanagan himself has grown significantly, Boys Town officials note that the nonprofit’s reach has grown significantly in that time ...