Good Will-Hinckley
Hinckley Good Will Home Historic District | |
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne | |
NRHP reference No. | 87000232[1] |
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Added to NRHP | January 9, 1987 |
Good Will-Hinckley is a charitable organization in Fairfield, Maine. Organized in 1889 by George W. Hinckley, the membership-driven organization is dedicated to educating youth and changing lives. It has a campus of more than 600 acres (240 ha) in Fairfield, on which it operates the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, a boarding and day school focused on agricultural and outdoor education, and the Glenn Stratton Learning Center, a day treatment school focused on children with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. It is also home to the L. C. Bates Museum, one of the oldest natural history museums in Maine. They also provide residential services for the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, College students, Transitional Living students and residential treatment youth.
History
The Good Will Home Association was organized in 1889 by George Walter Hinckley, a native of Guilford, Connecticut who trained both for the ministry and as a teacher. As a young man he was impressed by the changes effected in under-privileged and troubled youth when given a suitably nurturing environment, and to this end he established a home on a 125-acre (51 ha) farm in the northeastern part of Fairfield, Maine, a rural community in southern Somerset. Hinckley traveled widely to raise funds for the Good Will School, and had by his death in 1950 grown the campus to 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) and 45 buildings, and served more than 3,000 underprivileged and needy youth.[2]
Sometime thereafter the organization, then operating as the Hinckley School, began marketing itself as a
Organization
Good Will-Hinckley is the operating name of the Good Will Home Association, a nonprofit member-driven organization dedicated to propagating Hinckley's legacy.[6] The organization operates five programs from its campus (now just 600 acres (240 ha)): The Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, a secondary charter school for students who do not thrive in traditional academic settings, the Glenn Stratton Learning Center, a day treatment center for children with a focus on social, emotional and behavioral challenges, the L. C. Bates Museum of natural history, Roundel Residential Treatment program engages youth that are experiencing significant social, emotional and behavioral challenges and need supportive housing and treatment, and College Step Up and Transitional Living program provides year round housing and support for youth attending College or in need of a supportive environment to secure employment as well as stable housing and network development. The organization provides on-campus housing for Maine Academy of Natural Sciences students who live too far away, and for those who require an alternative home environment.[7]
Campus
Good Will-Hinckley's campus is located in northeastern Fairfield, on the west side of
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "NRHP nomination for Hinckley Good Will Home Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Good Will Home Association v. Erwin, 266 A.2d 218 (1970)". Justia.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Good Will Home Association v. Erwin, 285 A.2d 374 (1971)". Justia.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Back to school: Good Will-Hinckley undertakes a painful rebirth to become Maine's only agricultural academy". Maine Biz. July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Good Will Home Association". Good Will-Hinckley. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "GWHA Program Chart" (PDF). Good Will-Hinckley. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.