Manila Boys' Town Complex
The Manila Boys' Town Complex is a residential care center for indigent boys, girls and the elderly in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines and is operated by the Manila local government.
Background
Manila Boys' Town was founded on March 3, 1947. As the name suggest, it initially started as a residential care center for Manila's indigent male children from eight to sixteen years old. The complex eventually expanded to include Girls Home as the original facility's female counterpart but for girls as young as three, a Home for the Aged for 60 years old and above, and a Foundling Home for male children from three to seven years old.Despite being in Marikina, the facility is under the jurisdiction of the City of Manila, specifically through the Manila Department of Social Welfare and Development.