Contact Us
Boys Village7378 Highway 90 EastLake Charles, LA 70615 Phone: 337-436-7553Fax: 337-436-8291
Campus Overview
JOY and PEACE COTTAGES: Built in 1961, Joy Cottage was the first residential home at Boys Village, providing a safe, structured, and family-like environment for the young men we serve. In 1971, Peace Cottage was added to expand our mission, continuing the same...
Louisiana State Police Visit
Boys Village was honored to have Dean Levergne, a pilot for Louisiana State Police fly to our campus! He showed the boys around the helicopter and presented to them the duties and requirements of his position. This was definitely one of the coolest things that the...
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...
Boys Village Golf Classic Annual Tournament
Four Man Scramble 8:30 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2026 Koasati Pines Golf Course Prizes Awarded:1st Place Team Net/Gross ($100 per person)2nd Place Team Net/Gross ($75.00 per person)Hole-in OneClosest To The FlagLongest Drive **Live Auction at Conclusion**...
Boys Village Foundation History
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...
Wish List
School Needs Notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, erasers, markers, colored pencils, binders, loose leaf paper. Household Needs Bath towels, alarm clocks, hangers, detergents, garbage bags, dressers, twin mattresses, mattress covers, pans, dishes, silverware, sofas,...
Ways to Give
Some of those gifts include: Cash and appreciated assetsYou 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....
Former Boys Village Resident Succeeds
Vinh (Nguyen) Alexander, local Lake Charles photographer and commercial artist, lived at Boys Village from 1981-1984. His childhood journey on the way to Boys Village reads like a tragic history lesson. Vinh was born in 1968 near Saigon during the Vietnam War. When he...