"I have been recommending Woodland Hills residential peer group treatment program since 1977. In my opinion, there is no better program for the child whose problems are the result of being too easily influenced by peers or whose desire is to control those who are vulnerable."

Roger Carten, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist

> Serving Youth and Families Since 1909

From The Beginning

Woodland Hills was founded in 1909 as St. James Home for Children, an orphanage owned and operated by the Catholic Diocese of Duluth. Until 1956, the home provided care for dependent and neglected children ages three months to 15 years. As the needs of children changed, the organization changed. During the late 1960s, the Diocese ended its administrative involvement with the facility.

In 1971, the organization restated its mission, changed its name to Woodland Hills and began operating as a Residential Treatment Center. In 1982, Chisholm House, a highly successful residential consequence program was founded. Intensive Day Treatment, a program for youth at risk of being placed out of their homes, was started in 1990. In 1991, Neighborhood Youth Services, a free voluntary program for young people in Duluth’s Hillside neighborhoods, was established. Community Transition, emerged in 1998 as a semi-independent home for males and expanded its services in 2004 with housing for adolescent females.