Quality Care
Our founder, Deaconess Evelyn
Wile, was a woman on a mission. Having abandoned the comforts of her day, of
family, and a home, she committed herself exclusively to the quality care of
the children entrusted to her. She lived for them! Her absolute dedication established
a work ethic that to this day permeates the organization, witnessed in the
extraordinary number of staff who have worked most of their professional lives
at Hillsides.
Innovation
From the very beginning
Hillsides was like no other “orphanage.” Turning away from constructing a
large, dormitory like structure, Deaconess Wile preferred a campus setting with
cottages to provide children a home environment. Over the years, the
organization developed the capacity to always look for additional ways to best
serve vulnerable children. It was this spirit of innovation that led to the construction of Hillsides Education Center,
the establishment of an array of community-based services throughout greater
Los Angeles and Pasadena, and most recently, the creation of the Youth Moving
On program to address the needs of former foster youth striving for
independence.
Advocacy
All of these efforts to
provide the best possible care has also allowed Hillsides to be recognized as a
credible advocate, speaking out throughout
its history to help engage the community to value the tremendous capacity of the
children, youth, and families its serves.
Much has changed in 100 years; Avenue 64 is no longer the leafy refuges from the city that it once was, buildings have been added to the original three structures, and an extensive network of services in the community has been developed. Yet through these subsequent generations, some things remain the same--quality care, innovation, and advocacy. These are the foundation for what we hope will be yet another 100 years.
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