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More than 100 Years at Gads Hill Center

1953: First Mexican immigrants arrive in Gads Hill community.

1974: Latino Youth Alternative High School is launched by teens and youth workers at Gads Hill Center, where they operate until moving into their own building in 1990.

1980: Home-based Head Start program inaugurated, focusing on service to recent Latino immigrant preschoolers and their families.

1986: Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc. forms employment service agency as a spin-off of early Gads Hill program. Gads Hill gives it the building at 1737 West 18th Street, along with government employment service contract, continuing the tradition of incubating important community projects.

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