Hillcrest Family Services history

1909 – Industrial Training School for Girls closed due to financial difficulties.

1914 – The property was deeded to the Upper Iowa Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and thus became an extension ministry of the now Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

1924 – Renamed the Hillcrest Baby Fold in honor of Doctor Nancy Hill.

1928 – Became a charter member of the Dubuque Community Chest now known as United Way Dubuque Area Tri-states.

1963 – Hillcrest House, the original home of the Industrial Training School for Girls, became a home for pregnant teenagers.

1964 – Opened adoptions and counseling office in Cedar Rapids.

A major transformation of Hillcrest started in 1966 with the hiring of Don Osborne as Executive Director.

1968 – Became a Ministry of the Synod of the Iowa Presbyterian Church (USA), now known as the Synod of Lakes & Prairies.

1971 – Tri-county Family Planning Clinic opens in Dubuque, now known as Professional Health Clinic.

1972 – Opened Delhi Group Home for boys and Fenelon Group Home for girls in Dubuque.

1975 – Renamed Hillcrest Family Services.

1977 – Opened first shelter care facility for adolescents on Jefferson Street in Dubuque.

1988 – Special Education program for residents started in Dubuque in former Executive Director’s home.

1993 – Became accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

2002 – Opened first community mental health center in Washington, Iowa.

2003 – Opened guest house for visiting families named Faley Reflections Home in the former Wesley Group in Dubuque.

2006 – Opened the Wellness Center in Dubuque for consumer focused support for persons with mental illness.

2013 – Started Integrated Health Homes Program.