Historical Timeline

DATE   EVENT

• 1979    Fred Peterson resigned his full-time teaching position to pursue ministry of reaching out to hurting youth
• 1981    New Hope facility purchased
• 1984    New Hope Inc. incorporated as N.H.I. Fred Peterson, Executive Director; youth outreach program named TreeHouse
• 1984    Ministry name changed to Family Hope Services, Inc.
• 1985    Passages, professional counseling division, added
• 1985    Passages licensed as outpatient treatment for chemically dependent teens and adults
• 1986    Passages licensed to offer full mental health services
• 1986    First annual golf event fundraiser
• 1986    Minnetonka facility added
• 1987   Services included TreeHouse and Parent Support Services as well as Passages [licensed therapists] at both Minnetonka and New Hope facility
• 1988    Brooklyn Park facility added
• 1989    Plymouth facility added as Family Hope Services headquarters
• 1992    Chaska facility/retreat center added
• 1994    First annual sporting clays fundraiser
• 1995    Passages becomes an independent counseling center
• 1996    TeenHope Curriculum initiated
• 1996    Parent Support Services becomes Family Resources
• 1996    Internship program launched
• 1999    Kelco Hall built as second building for Brooklyn Park TreeHouse
• 2000    Celebration of Hope event
• 2000    Dr. Timothy C. Geoffrion appointed as new Executive Director/CEO of Family Hope Services
• 2000    Ministry Associates Program (MAP) launched with Hmong outreach in St. Paul, MN, known as Lighthouse
• 2000    MPD program revised for Youth Outreach Specialists to raise only 50% of salary
• 2003    Bloomington facility purchased and fifth TreeHouse launched
• 2003    Ministry Associates Program expanded and renamed TreeHouse Extension Services
• 2003    TreeHouse Extension Service established - Urban Ventures, Minneapolis, MN, known as Powerhouse
• 2003    First Annual Women of Hope event
• 2004    Getting Kids to Talk published as guide for Support Group facilitation
• 2004    TreeHouse Extension Service established - Heart Haven Outreach (H2O), Bolingbrook, IL
• 2006    Branding change/new logo unveiled: Family Hope Services dba TreeHouse
• 2006    Rebecca L. Walker appointed new Executive Director of TreeHouse
• 2006    Board approves new transforming TreeHouse/Community-Based Model of Ministry Plan
• 2007    Plymouth TreeHouse began program at Peace Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN
• 2007    First Gala (Golf-related event)
• 2007    Plymouth facility sold and TreeHouse headquarters relocated to Edina
• 2008    Passport to the Future:  Opportunity Fair launched
• 2009    TreeHouse celebrates 25th Anniversary with Legacy of Hope gala
• 2009    St. Louis Park TreeHouse launched at St. Louis Park Evangelical Free Church
• 2010    New website launched
• 2010    New Strategic Plan developed by Board; Saving Teens Lives introduced