GATEWAYS for Youth and Families is located in Pierce County, Washington and serves the Community with the same pioneering spirit, innovation and common-sense solutions since 1890 when our Founding Mothers first incorporated the organization as the Children's Industrial Home and dedicated the organization to improving the lives of disadvantaged and ill-treated children. We continue to operate as a private Child Placement Agency for foster children, but we've expanded our services beyond the hospital, school, gymnasium, nursery and dormitories built for the children at the Home on the Hill.