Hull House

After all, I am not affiliated with Hull House in any way and have never used their services.

Tom Tresser: What Is Jane Addams' Heritage Worth to Chicago Tom Tresser 2012

Hull House is a very significant part of our history ... it must be an even more significant part of our future!

Tom Tresser: What Is Jane Addams' Heritage Worth to Chicago Tom Tresser 2012

I just identify with Jane Addams and support the work she did and the work Hull House has been doing over the decades.

Tom Tresser: What Is Jane Addams' Heritage Worth to Chicago Tom Tresser 2012

My best friend, Frances Molinaro, served the Hull House community her whole life.

Tom Tresser: What Is Jane Addams' Heritage Worth to Chicago Tom Tresser 2012

Although its largest mission in recent years was to provide services for foster children, that brought in only about a quarter of Hull House's revenue, while other state funding was cut.

Tom Tresser: What Is Jane Addams' Heritage Worth to Chicago Tom Tresser 2012

In the 1980s I stayed at Hull House, it is an experience every social worker should have an opportunity to experience.

Tom Tresser: What Is Jane Addams' Heritage Worth to Chicago Tom Tresser 2012

Jane Addams' work profoundly enriched and transformed the lives of untold numbers of Chicago's citizens, including my own mother-in-law who became a fine pianist, thanks to music lessons at Hull House in her youth.

Tom Tresser: What Is Jane Addams' Heritage Worth to Chicago Tom Tresser 2012

Next week, a group of Chicago attorneys and activists will gather at the Hull House in Chicago to memorialize victims of police torture, many of whom spent decades in prison for crimes they didn't commit.

Chicago Monument Will Honor Victims Of Police Torture The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

My grandmother was a Hull House child and my family's rise from poverty can be attributed directly to the salutatory influence of Jane Addams.

Tom Tresser: What Is Jane Addams' Heritage Worth to Chicago Tom Tresser 2012

If Hull House is in financial trouble it's because they helped too many people.

Tom Tresser: What Is Jane Addams' Heritage Worth to Chicago Tom Tresser 2012