The Story of Boys Village
Boys Village was founded in 1947 by members of the Lake Charles Optimist Club. Walter Phillips, a man well known in the Lake Charles community in the late 1940’s, joined a newly organized civic group called “The Downtown Optimist Club of Lake Charles”. The club was...
Services Provided
Educational Needs are met primarily through our on-campus alternative school which is BESE Board approved for grades 6th through 12th (including Special Ed). In addition educational needs are met through public schools, Sowela Tech (vocational), and McNeese University...
Ways to Give
Some of those gifts include: Cash and appreciated assets You can make a lasting difference in the lives of the children we serve through your charitable gifts. Cash or check Appreciated assets such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and mineral interests....