At Boys & Girls Town of Missouri, we help children improve their self-esteem and develop positive relationships with their peers and families.

On October 1, 2009, Boys & Girls Town and Edgewood Children’s Center merged operations to create a new organization that expands services available to children and families, strengthens the impact of donor support and promotes the creation of new and innovative services.

Combined, the agencies form one of the largest children’s not-for-profit services in Missouri, serving approximately 7,800 children and family members annually from four regional campuses. In the St. Louis area, the agency operates under the Edgewood name. The Columbia, Springfield and St. James campuses continue to operate under the name Boys & Girls Town of Missouri.

Edgewood Children’s Center was established in 1834 and is the oldest child welfare agency west of the Mississippi River. Many of the children helped by Edgewood have been physically, sexually or emotionally abused, neglected or abandoned. Please click here to learn more about Edgewood’s programs and services.