South Central Region Campus in St. James: (Driving Directions)

The St. James campus is located on 250 acres in a rural part of south-central Missouri. Approximately 35 acres contains the central core of this beautiful campus. The peaceful setting includes eight cottages which provide living quarters for the children, a school, gymnasium, outdoor swimming pool, an administration building, a training and social services center, a  medical arts building, a spacious dining hall, an indoor recreational center, a large pavilion and a vocational arts building. You will also find a barn and equestrian area. The entire campus is beautifully landscaped and the cottages have large extensive lawns with shrubbery and a wide variety of trees.

As our largest facility, St. James offers different treatment options including residential care, day treatment and outpatient services. Based on individual need, the following services are available: individual, group and family therapy, recreation therapy, equestrian therapy, individualized education, psychiatric and psychological assessments and evaluations, medical services and 24-hour supervision. 

Physical Address:
13160 County Rd 3610
St. James, Missouri 65559

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 189
St. James, MO 65559

Phone: 573-265-3251
Fax: 573-265-5370
E-mail: admissions@bgtm.org

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Edgewood Children's Center in St. Louis: (Driving Directions)

Physical/Mailing Address:
330 N. Gore Ave.
St. Louis, Mo. 63119

Phone: 314-968-2060
Fax: 314-968-8308
E-mail: info@eccstl.org

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Southwest Region Campus in Springfield: (Driving Directions)

The Springfield Campus, formerly the Springfield Children's Home, was purchased from the City of Springfield on Sept. 11, 1989. The campus is inside the city limits of Springfield. Our newly rebuilt (1998) campus offers four living units, housing 12 children each, a gymnasium, chapel, recreation complex and outdoor swimming pool.

The Springfield facility offers different treatment options including an emergency shelter, residential care, foster care case management and outpatient services. Based on individual need the following services are available: individual, group and family therapy, recreation therapy, equestrian therapy, psychiatric and psychological assessments and evaluations, medical services and 24-hour supervision.

Physical/Mailing Address:
1212 West Lombard
Springfield, Missouri 65806

Phone: 417-865-1646
Fax: 417-866-1483
E-mail: springfieldadmissions@bgtm.org

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The Ozarks Family Resource Center (Springfield)

The Ozarks Family Resource Center is an 11,000 square-foot home located on the Springfield campus that houses up to 16 children from newborns to 18 years old. This facility was built in April 2001 to address the critical shortage of emergency shelter beds and foster homes in the Greene County area, as reported in the 1997 Springfield News-Leader article, "Foster Kids: No place to go."   

The Ozarks Family Resource Center includes a nursery, day care, nursing department, kitchen, internal courtyard and playground. Each room is monitored via a closed circuit TV and all components of the facility  meet state licensing requirements for emergency child care. 

The goals of this program are to provide short-term shelter services for Greene County children removed from crises, to keep children closer to their homes, to keep siblings together, provide psychological assessments to determine the best possible long-term placement for the children and also provide respite care for foster parents. 

The Ozarks Family Resource Center supports homeless youth by providing emergency shelter, equipping them with job training, life skills, and connecting them with community resources. Parenting skills education is offered for families at risk for child abuse and neglect, domestic unrest or violence.

Physical/Mailing Address:
1212 West Lombard
Springfield, Missouri 65806

Phone: 417-865-1646
Fax: 417-866-1483
E-mail: ofrc@bgtm.org

Central Region Campus in Columbia: (Driving Directions)

Boys & Girls Town purchased the 5.8-acre site and six buildings at Bearfield Road in 2004. Three buildings underwent renovation. In 2005, Boys & Girls Town consolidated residential services formerly housed in two homes located at separate sites in the Columbia community and opened a boys cottage and a girls cottage, housing 12 residents each, and an office of administration at this new campus location.

The second phase of renovation consisted of renovating two more cottages for residential treatment, a centralized dining hall and a meeting room for recreational therapy programs. The new cottages opened in September 2008 and at full capacity, 48 children reside on campus. Renovation work continues on the dining/recreation hall.

Meramec Adventure Learning Ranch: (Driving Directions)

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Meramec Adventure Learning Ranch offers programs designed to develop young people of character and integrity and to build stronger relationships and communities through adventure and wilderness experiences.

Meramec Adventure Learning Ranch blends high adventure and wilderness activities with the chance to have fun and be a kid in a safe supportive environment. We use these “out-of-the-norm” experiences and relate them to real life situations, helping individuals find their way, not just in the woods, but in life. All activities are planned, executed and processed to accomplish therapeutic goals.  These rigorous, yet exciting, activities help interrupt negative behavior patterns and provide the opportunity to adopt alternative behaviors and make better choices and leading to enhanced self-worth. 

Therapeutic and staff support during the activities is vital to the success of the program.  We emphasize low participant to staff ratios, and continuous therapeutic support. 

Programs vary according to goals and needs, and range from intensive therapeutic wilderness expeditions to multi-day intervention programs, day trips, therapeutic summer camp programs and family camp experiences.