Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to Visit Boys Town Monday

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will visit the youth at Boys Town New England this Monday. This will be the senator's first visit to the campus, where more than 200 youth receive treatment each year.

"We are honored to host Senator Whitehouse at our Boys Town New England Campus," said Bill Reardon, Boys Town New England executive director. "We appreciate his interest in childcare and the positive impact Boys Town has on troubled youth in our community."

In 2006, Whitehouse was elected to the United State Senate. He currently serves on the Special Committee on Aging, Budget Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), Judiciary Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence. He chairs the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts and EPW Subcommittee on Oversight.

"We hope the senator takes away from this visit that we are doing good work here," said Reardon. "We are meeting the needs of these youth and are dedicated to saving and healing New England's children and families."

The senator will also tour the campus during his visit.

In 2009, 3,518 children received help from Boys Town New England's continuum of youth care services, including 228 who received direct care from Treatment Family Services, Treatment Foster Homes and In-Home Family Services.

Nationally, Boys Town has provided youth care and health care programs for more than 90 years. In 2009, Boys Town's Integrated Continuum of youth care and health care programs helped 367,265 children and families throughout America.

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