St Anne's Community Services history

1973 St Anne’s purchases a property on Kelso Road in Leeds and converts it into a home for 12 recovering alcoholics.

1979 St Anne’s sponsors research into ‘care in the community’ for homeless people with mental health problems.

In 1981, a lay Board of Directors assumed leadership of the agency from the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.

1982 St Anne’s registers to run the Community Programme – a job creation scheme to provide paid work for unemployed people on tasks which benefit the community.

1985 St Anne’s is invited to assist in the re-provision of services from learning disability hospitals in Leeds.

1992 Community Carers – a family placement scheme for adults with learning disabilities is launched and St Anne’s begins work with Calderdale Health Authority in the closure of Stansfield View Hospital opening 7 new homes for people with learning disabilities in the following year.

1994 Holdforth Court, an award winning hostel for homeless people, is opened in Leeds.

2000 St Matthew’s project in Dewsbury opens, providing a resource centre and 12 flats for homeless people.

The endowment, valued now at over $9 million, enabled the building project to begin in 2001 and continues to provide a foundation for the School.

2004 St Anne’s takes over a residential care home in East Yorkshire Services for people with learning disabilities are opened in Sunderland.

2006 St Anne’s wins a contract to provide a respite care/short break service for people with learning disabilities in Calderdale.