For nearly 90 years, Webster-Cantrell Hall has served children and families in the Macon County area.  Over the years the agency has touched thousands of lives and helped many children overcome difficult problems.  From its humble beginnings as an orphanage to the child welfare agency it is today, Webster-Cantrell Hall has a history rich in loving and caring for the underprivileged.  It is the descendent of two separate yet similar entities who merged together to better serve children and families.  Although the face and name of the agency has changed through the years, its commitment to providing children and families with a loving, nurturing environment has never changed.

In the early 1900's there was a tremendous need in the community to provide a place to live for children who had lost their parents or whose parents could not care for them.  These children were orphans and had nowhere to go.