Formerly known as Boys Town, Girls and Boys Town USA has been providing care to abused, abandoned and handicapped children for over 80 years and helping those who care for them to become effective parents. Seeking to supplement its own resources for parents, the CC! national office approached the famous charity to forge a more active collaboration. While Girls and Boys Town has been a member of the CC! Coalition for years, the new dialogue has familiarized the Omaha-based institution with CC!’s resources, says Bobbie O’Conner, Girls and Boys Town’s director of family services. She says CC! materials and programs that focus directly on character development can augment her nonprofit’s more indirect efforts at moral development (such as teaching independent living and social skills). Even more exciting for the CC! national office is the prospect of Girls and Boys Town incorporating the Six Pillars of Character into new materials for the home.