Who We Are
For over 200 years, Hillcrest Children and Family Center has been a leading nonprofit behavioral health care and social services organization in the Washington, DC region. We provide prevention, treatment, as well as community and family support services. We promote wellness and the well-being of our service population, and the general community.
Hillcrest is a private, nonprofit, free-standing, outpatient behavioral health facility located in the District of Columbia. The current mission of Hillcrest is to promote the well-being and healthy development of all children, youth, adults, and families of the District of Columbia through comprehensive behavioral health services as well as culturally responsive family and community-focused services, education, and advocacy for more than 1,800 people per month. Department of Health, Wellness & Recovery shall serve 60 people with complex needs (e.g., lengthy treatment history, physical health conditions, interactions with the justice system, history of overdose) per year with a focus on Wards 4, 7, and 8. Our programming also emphasizes the most vulnerable populations with the greatest clinical needs to include those impacted by COVID-19, LGBTQ+, LEP, those recently incarcerated, and adults over age 50.
Mission
To promote the well-being and holistic development of all children, youth, and families of the District of Columbia and surrounding areas through comprehensive, culturally responsive, family and community-focused services, education, and advocacy.
Our Vision
To become a world-class behavioral health and social service organization achieving positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
Our Goal
To ensure children, adolescents, adults, and families have access to person-centered, quality behavioral health treatment that is delivered in a timely fashion by qualified professionals.
Core Values
To serve our clients with dignity and respect;
Treatment is a partnership between the client, staff, and a network of family and friends;
Strength is found through that community;
Fostering healing in a safe, trusted environment is critical for the well-being of those we serve;
Individuals’ efforts in seeking help reflect a foundational strength for recovery and growth.
1815
Washington City Orphans Asylum Established.
1828
Location H Street, NW, between 9th and 10th Streets in a building designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1828.
1865
Secretary of State Seward expressed his need for space due to a shortage caused by the Civil War. As a result, Hillcrest building was leased to the State Department for its headquarters.
1865
Land donated in 1865 by William W. Corcoran. The Washington City Orphan Asylum authorized construction of the new building in the Italian villa style to plans by architect John C. Harkness.
1927
The Washington City Orphan Asylum unofficially changed its name to Hillcrest Children’s Center and moved to a new location at Nebraska Avenue and 42nd Street, NW Building razed in 1963.
1940
Eleanor Roosevelt invited to 125 Anniversary.