Our Founder
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1856 -
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William Roper Hull was born in Somersetshire, England.
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1873 -
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William and his brother John immigrated to Canada, settling in Kamloops, B.C.
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1883 -
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William visited Calgary, after driving a herd of 1200 head of horses through the Crowsnest Pass.
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1886 -
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William settled in Calgary “to help build this great city”; he was very successful.
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1925 -
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William died a wealthy man, leaving the bulk of his estate to the creation of William Roper Hull Home (to care for needy children).
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1954 -
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After the last of his family died, William’s estate was liquidated. The William Roper Hull Home Act was passed to set in motion the selection of a founding board of governors, the creation of the Hull Home facility and the investment of the remainder of the estate.
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Our Agency – then
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1962 -
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Hull Home opened with 2 residences accommodating 17 youth.
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1972 -
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During these 10 years, 7 residential cottages, a school, a gymnasium and several support buildings were constructed; Hull Home provided residential treatment for emotionally disturbed and behaviourally disordered children and youth; by the early 70s, family therapy, a community group home, occupational and recreational therapy were integrated into the Agency’s services; clients served included 80 girls and boys from 6 to 16 years, plus their families; 80% came from Calgary, the rest from throughout Alberta and Western Canada.
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late 70s -
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Our community services, providing both pre-and post-residential care, began operating.
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early 80s -
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To the spectrum of services, we added long-term group care, a receiving home, treatment foster care, in-home support, secure treatment and our Northern Services Programs (in Yellowknife, as well as Calgary).
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late 80s -
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This era was characterized by the downsizing of campus-based residential services and an expansion of our community-based programs.
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early 90s -
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Provincial government funding was continually reduced as the government was struggling to balance its budget; regardless, our client population rose to about 120; i.e., we were doing more with less.
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mid 90s -
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We experienced a major increase in the number of kids in our care. Twelve different programs served over 450 troubled children, youth and young adults, plus their families; we had 6 additional services provided in partnership with other community agencies; we worked closely with our surrounding neighbours and the community at large. We participated with the provincial restructuring of services, bringing control and responsibility to the local level.
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Our Agency – now
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2000 -
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Our name was changed to Hull Child and Family Services. Our continuum of services expanded to focus on early intervention and prevention.
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2001 -
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We launched our $6,535,000 campaign: Creating success … together. The number of troubled children served by our programs exceeds 600.
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2003 -
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Hull provided the following programs: Hull School, Secure Treatment, Cottage One, Cottage Seven, PTP, TRACC Program, Fostering Connections, Interdependent Living Services, HOPE Work Experience, Cedarbrae Teaching Home, Family Initiatives, Patch Project, Fast Track, Family School Liaison, Radisson Group Home, c-PEP, Bridging the Gap, Kinship Program, Lasting Impressions, New Roads, Family Advocacy and Support, Calgary Home Visitation Collaborative, Volunteer Mentoring At-Risk Youth, ECYAP. Hull Child and Family Services celebrated 40 years of serving kids, families and communities.
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2004 -
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We opened the Hull-TransAlta Community Connections facility to bring many of our early intervention services to clients in southeast Calgary. Our Creating success . . . together campaign surpassed its $6.5 million goal.
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2005 -
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Opening of Kah-Naa-Tah-Pii (All Peoples) Cultural Hall. Our youth detox program AADS opened in partnership with AADAC. It provides a safe place for youth to withdraw from drugs or alcohol, while preparing them for a planned exit to further treatment. Secure Services branched into 3 programs: Secure Services, a confined setting for high-risk youth; Reflections, a confined setting for youth who are at-risk of or who are being sexually exploited; and Stepping Stones, a highly-structured open setting for youth leaving these programs but not yet stable enough for a community placement. Patch opens its third site in Applewood.
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2008 -
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Hull serves over 3000 clients each day.
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