HILL HOUSE ASSOCIATION

Hill House Association

The Hill House traces its heritage to the early 1900s, when two of its predecessor agencies—the Anna B. Heldman (formerly the Irene Kaufmann) and Soho Settlement Houses—helped European immigrants, and later Jewish settlers, adapt to their new lives in Pittsburgh. Then as now, the job of building a community required a complex spectrum of services, touching individuals at every stage of life. The settlement houses were America’s original community centers, forging social bonds among thousands as they lent them a foothold in American society. By the 1930s, Harlem Renaissance poet Claude McKay referred to the Hill District as the “crossroads to the world,” describing a neighborhood that flourished as a center for African-American music, art, and commerce. Today, serving 70,000 people a year—more than 500,000 since its founding—the Hill House is a model of responsible, effective community service. It’s ready to join with a larger community of supporters who can help it secure its future and share its methods of success. For more information please visit their website at www.HillHouse.org.