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Celebrate our 40th Anniversary with Us!

It's been 40 years of changing lives at Boys and Girls Country!  Because of friends like you, our Home has grown from three trailers on a few donated acres of what used to be a rice field...to a 250-acre campus, and home for close to 100 children and young adults. 

In 2011, we celebrate 40 years since our founding in 1971...and the 1,200+ lives that we have changed in that time!  Take a moment to remember our shared history...and check back in the coming weeks for updates, alumni interviews, and how you can be a part of our 40th anniversary celebration! 

Photo Gallery:  See more "Then and Now" pictures from our last 40 years!

Photo Gallery:  See the "Places of the Past"...from the three trailers that started it all to Girls Country in the '90s!

Our History:  Check out a timeline of events in our 40-year history!

An Essay:  Boys and Girls Country in 2051!  What will Boys and Girls Country -- and the world! -- be like in 40 years?  Read 12-year-old Icy's vision for the future!

Below:  Watch a tribute to our 40 years of changing the lives of children from families in crisis!