Community Connections came into being in 1998. Previously, it was known as the South Western Community Care Association Inc, which was founded in 1991. It had offices in Warrnambool, Geelong, Hamilton, Colac, Camperdown and Portland. This organisation ceased operations in 2012.
The Ministering Children’s League was a British organisation founded in 1884, with branches operating globally and across Australia. The League conducted charitable work, such as supporting, fundraising for, and running various institutions such as hospitals, respite/convalescent homes, and children’s homes. The League was non-sectarian and included adult and child members. It operated with the objective…
The Mental Health Authority came into being in 1962, under the terms of the Mental Health Act 1959. The Authority was responsible for policy relating to mental health and control of what was previously called the Mental Hygiene Branch. Between 1944 and 1978 the Mental Hygiene Branch/Mental Health Authority greatly increased its services to patients…
The Broadmeadows Family Centre was a service established by the Mission to the Streets and Lanes in October 1974. It provided family counselling, emergency foster care and a ‘home making’ service. The Centre was set up in response to requests to the Mission for a social worker in that area, and the need to regionalize…
The Victorian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1896. The Society was a local branch of an international organisation. The Children’s Protection Society operated Homes at various times, intended to provide emergency shelter for children while their cases were being investigated. In 1971, the organisation became known as the Children’s…
On 1 July 2010, Kilmany UnitingCare changed its name to Gippsland UnitingCare. In 2017, it merged with other agencies to form the new organisation, Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited.
The Cottage By The Sea was established in 1895. It initially housed convalescing children for two or three week stays, but over time received children in general need. Since 2010, Cottage By The Sea provides short-term relief care for children whose families are experiencing difficulties. The ‘Cottage By The Sea’ was established to provide care…
In 1991 the Copelen Street Family Centre was renamed Copelen Child and Family Services. In 1998, it merged with Grassmere Youth Services to form a new organisation known as Copelen.
The Catholic Social Service Bureau was established in 1935 by Archbishop of Melbourne Daniel Mannix. One of the Bureau’s functions was to administer applications for children to be admitted to the many Catholic children’s homes in Victoria. It also counselled unmarried mothers and arranged foster care placements and adoptions. In 1956, it changed its name…
The Adoption Information Service, Uniting – Connections began in 1984 with the introduction of the Victorian Adoption Act, which provided for the first time rights to the parties to adoption to access to information. Adopted persons, adoptive parents, parents who have relinquished their child and other family members can obtain information about an adoption organised…
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