The Copelen Street Family Centre grew out of a Parents and Children's Centre, established in 1974 in the buildings of the Methodist Babies' Home, at 12 Copelen Street, South Yarra.
This centre offered a variety of programs including Adoption and Permanent Care, parent skills training, a day care centre, a drop-in centre, and family counselling and support.
It was also a provider of foster care in the inner suburbs of Melbourne.
In 1984, the adoption legislation in Victoria led to Copelen setting up an Adoption Information Service.
By the end of the 1980s it was decided to sell the South Yarra property to enable Copelen Street's programs to be located closer to their client base in Windsor. In 1991, the Centre was renamed Copelen Child and Family Services.
Last updated:
28 July 2023
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