{"id":587,"date":"2020-01-10T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T10:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge314.qodeinteractive.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-09-15T18:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:49:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/georgehullcentre.ca\/foundation\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About The George Hull Centre For Children &#038; Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"587\" class=\"elementor elementor-587\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-944b0a5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"944b0a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b17219\" data-id=\"4b17219\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee3436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ee3436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75ea4dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"75ea4dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e38872f\" data-id=\"e38872f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e2bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6e2bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are committed to fulfilling the centre\u2019s vision to ensure mental wellness from infancy to adulthood.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2380cbf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2380cbf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The George Hull Centre Foundation was established in 1995\u202fto raise and maintain funds which support children\u2019s mental health activities at the George Hull Centre for Children and Families. We believe that supporting children\u2019s mental health is an investment in our children and families, in our communities, our society and our future.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of children come through the George Hull Centre doors each year. Many of these children are impacted by mental health issues, some in very complex ways. Our work is vital to ensuring infants, children and youth suffering from mental health issues&nbsp;have the chance for hopeful and healthy futures.<\/p>\n<p>We are committed to raising funds to support the Centre\u2019s children\u2019s mental health services and prevention and early intervention programs. We also fundraise to support the Centre\u2019s Institute for Childhood Trauma and Attachment, research, educational training and staff development to ensure the George Hull Centre maintains its leadership position through innovative, evidence-based treatment and programs, and an unwavering commitment to clinical excellence across assessment, treatment, prevention and education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Foundation Trustees<\/h4>\n<p>We are governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees chaired by George Hull\u2019s son, Robert Hull.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert G.S. Hull, Chair<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Doyle<\/li>\n<li>Brad Fedosoff<\/li>\n<li>Judy MacGowan<\/li>\n<li>Chetan Baweja<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Dougherty<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Hunter<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Scace<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mark3nxcrvodx\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Jennifer<\/span>&nbsp;Boville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>To learn more about the George Hull Centre and our impact, <a href=\"https:\/\/georgehullcentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2021-22_GeorgeHullCentre_AnnualReport-Final.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">please read our Annual Report.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Foundation Team<\/h4>\n<div><strong>Chief Development &amp; Marketing Officer<\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> Ryan Lester&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rlester@georgehull.on.ca\">rlester@georgehull.on.ca&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Director of Development<\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> Shelley Maynard&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:smaynard@georgehull.on.ca\">smaynard@georgehull.on.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db78e24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"db78e24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dced36\" data-id=\"4dced36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c9638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57c9638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Recognized as one of Canada\u2019s Top Charities<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4><p>The George Hull Centre is\u00a0honoured\u00a0to be named one of the top two charities in Canada by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneysense.ca\/save\/budgeting\/canadas-top-rated-charities-by-sector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>MoneySense magazine<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(2020) and one of the top three by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/society\/canadas-best-charities-2020-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Macleans magazine<\/u><\/strong><\/a> (2020). We are also ranked as an A charity by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.charityintelligence.ca\/charity-details\/594-george-hull-centre-for-children-and-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Charity Intelligence<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(2021). We couldn\u2019t be more proud of this achievement and the external recognition of the Centre\u2019s excellence!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43805cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"43805cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc0f075\" data-id=\"bc0f075\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeaeeb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aeaeeb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneysense.ca\/save\/budgeting\/canadas-top-rated-charities-by-sector\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"88\" src=\"https:\/\/georgehullcentre.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/money-sense.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1124\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e785d0f\" data-id=\"e785d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196e2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"196e2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.charityintelligence.ca\/charity-details\/594-george-hull-centre-for-children-and-families\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/georgehullcentre.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo2023.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4647\" alt=\"Charity Intelligence Top 100 Charity Rating 2023\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-673c153\" data-id=\"673c153\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b576361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b576361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/society\/canadas-best-charities-2020-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/georgehullcentre.ca\/foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Macleans_Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1104\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c51c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98c51c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Registered Charity No: 88864 7740 RR0001.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us We are committed to fulfilling the centre\u2019s vision to ensure mental wellness from infancy to adulthood. 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