Universe/Timeline:
Marvel Universe
Department H was associated with a youth home in Orloo named Hullhouse. Through unexplained means, "Hellhouse" was a breeding ground for super-powered children, allowing the department to mold them from an early age into potential field agents and servants to their country. Several members of Alpha Flight grew up in Hellhouse, as did potential applicants held in the Beta Flight wing during Director X's tenure with Department H.