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Family Group Home
Family Group Home is the name given to a model of 'care' where small groups of children are accommodated in buildings that approximate the size and form of a average family home. They began to appear in as a form of 'care' in Australia from the late 1940s, following concerns about the lack of individual attention given to children in large-scale institutions. Family Group Homes could be run by government departments or by non-government organisations. In Tasmania, Family Group Homes were not introduced until about 1980. In Tasmania, Family Group Homes run by the Social Welfare Department provided temporary 'care' for children.
Bridgewater Care and Assessment Centre (1969 - 1983)
Canowindra (1974? - 2013?)
Darlington Cottage (1974 - 1977)
Darlington House (1983 - )
Gelorup Residential Group Home (2013? - )
Geraldton Group Home (1977 - 1981)
Kindra Cottage Home, Bassendean (1970 - 1975)
Farm School
The Farm School was a model of residential 'care' for children, based in a rural area, which trained children (typically boys) in agricultural duties.
Anglican Farm School, Stoneville (1955 - 1961)
Benmore Presbyterian Children's Home (1947 - 1962?)
Bindoon (1936 - 1966)
Chandler Boys' Farm (1932 - 1937)
Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra (1913 - 1981)
Gerald Mission (1851 - 1855)
Hawkevale (1957 - ?)
Hillston, Anglican Farm School, Stoneville (1962 - 1969)
Hillston, Stoneville (1969 - 1984)
Karalundi Mission (1954 - 1974)
Kenwick Farm (1947 - 1961)
Lake Grace Farm Training School (1964? - 1972?)
Marribank Farm Training School (1951 - 1952)
Millijiddie Station (1981)
Moola Bulla Station (1910 - 1955)
Padbury Boys' Farm School (1946 - 1955)
Redhill Reformatory School (1903 - 1922)
Shiloh (c. 1949 - 1963)
St Kevin's Industrial School (1897 - 1922)
Tardun Farm School (1928 - 2008)
Unemployed Boys' Farm, Wokalup (1932 - 1938)
Wanneroo Native School (1844 - 1851)
Werribee Farm School (1928 - 1962)
Wongutha Mission Training Farm (1954 - 1993)
Female Rescue Home
Female Rescue Homes' began as institutions associated with the female rescue movement which was based on Evangelical Christian principles, and aimed to reform 'fallen women' (women engaged in prostitution) through a combination of prayer and hard work. The operations of the female rescue homes in Australia were not limited to the rescue of fallen women. Increasingly, these homes catered to single mothers and their babies. Some female rescue homes specialised in women with particular difficulties, such as alcohol and drug dependency, or women released from prison. Despite the evolution of this type of institution from the 1850s, the term 'female rescue home' was still in use in some states in the mid-twentieth century.
Alexandra Home for Women (1916 - 1950)
Boulder Rescue Home (1904 - 1914?)
Cornelie Home (1898 - 1903)
Female Home [Poor House, Perth] (1851 - 1909)
Graceville Centre (1903 - )
Home of the Good Shepherd (for 'Destitute Women and Girls') (1902 - 1979?)
House of Mercy (1891 - 1916)
The Open Door (1903 - 1922)
Salvation Army Home for Neglected Girls, Perth (1894 - 1898)
Women's Home, Fremantle (1909 - ?)
Foster Care
Foster Care is a method of out-of-home 'care' provided to children and young people who are temporarily or permanently unable to live with their families of origin. Foster care places these children in private family homes.
Anglicare Emergency Foster Care Scheme (1989 - 1992)
Anglicare Fostering Futures (2010 - 2017)
Anglicare Homesharers (1982 - 1992)
Anglicare Teenshare (1991 - 2010)
Catherine McAuley Centre (1971 - 1991)
Children's Protection Society (1906 - 1994?)
Communicare (1977 - )
Mercy Community Services (Inc) (1997 - 2002)
Methodist Homes for Children (1922 - 1977)
Mofflyn Child and Family Care Services (1984 - 2006)
Uniting WA (2006 - )
Westview (1981 - )
Yorganop Association Incorporated (1986 - )