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WHAT’S IN

A NAME

A Name and a History to Be Proud Of
How CLH Developmental Support Services came to be

We can hardly believe it has been three years since CLH Developmental Support Services and CLH Foundation undertook the strategic planning
that would identify the core priorities of the organization.

The strategic plan Leading the Way: 2019-2022 identified the need to revitalize the brand identity and imaging of both CLH and CLH
Foundation. The decision was made to keep “CLH” in tribute to the indelible legacy of Community Living Huronia, but modernized to
acknowledge the evolution of the organization, programming, and developmental services sector. From that forward thinking, CLH
Developmental Support Services was born. While CLH may no longer stand for “Community Living Huronia”, CLH will continue to stand for the
innovation and excellence for which it has always been known.

DID YOU KNOW?

• Organized by Evelyn Banks, parents in our community began to advocate for educational opportunities for their
children in the public-school system in 1960. In September of that year, the first eight local children attended
segregated classes at Regent Public School. The “Huronia Association” grew out of this movement, which was known
over time by several different names.

• In the Spring of 1966, the organization was incorporated as Huronia Society for the Mentally Retarded. In 1977, the
Huronia Society for the Mentally Retarded changed its name to Huronia Association for the Mentally Retarded
(H.A.M.R.).

• In 1981, a new name was adopted – the Central Administration for Community Living Huronia (CLH).

• In 2019, CLH Developmental Support Services legally changed its name.

• CLH is no longer used as an acronym, but is a name of its own. For a comparison, think of 3M (Fun fact: 3M was
officially known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company until 2002, when the name was legally
changed to 3M).

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