On 1 January 2015, the Victorian Government established the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) to integrate health and human services policies, programs and services. The new DHHS brings together the former Department of Health, former Department of Human Services and Sport and Recreation Victoria. DHHS is responsible for dealing with children placed in…
Melbourne Ragged Boys’ Home and Mission was established in 1895 as residential accommodation for homeless boys in Melbourne. It also continued the work of the Latrobe St School and Mission, where girls could attend classes. This work was carried out in a separate building and was often referred to by this name for some years…
Glastonbury Community Services was established in 2011. Previously, the organisation was called Glastonbury Child and Family Services. Based in Geelong, Glastonbury is a provider of out-of-home care, family and community services in regional Victoria. Glastonbury Community Services merged in 2015 with Time for Youth and Barwon Youth to become Barwon, Child Youth & Family.
Menzies Inc. is a not for profit organisation that was established in 2000. It was previously known as the Menzies Home for Children. Menzies Inc. has provided residential care to children and young people since 2000 in a suburban home setting. The ages of children range from to 4 to 17 and up to four…
The United Protestant Association of Victoria was one of four branches of the United Protestant Association in Australia. Other branches existed in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania. The four branches acted independently of each other, although all attempted to run children’s Homes. The Victorian effort was small and shortlived; it appears there was only…
Houghton Lodge Hostel was established in Bendigo in 1973 to provide accommodation for young people who had been in institutions to assist them in their transition from school to employment. It was run by a local Board of Management.
The Warrnambool Home for Boys was established in Warrnambool in 1972 by Father Tom Brophy to provide accommodation for boys in that area who were unable to live at home. It was renamed the Brophy Memorial Boys’ Home in 1976. Father Tom Brophy established the Warrnambool Home for Boys in 1972 in a property in…
Brophy Memorial Hostel was established in Warrnambool in 1976 to continue the work of Father Tom Brophy to provide accommodation for boys and in 1978, girls, who could no longer live at home. From 1992 it was known as the Brophy Family and Youth Services. The hostel closed in 1994. Brophy Memorial Hostel was incorporated…
Brophy Family and Youth Services evolved from the Brophy Memorial Hostel in 1992. It continues to provide a range of services for youth and families in the Portland, Hamilton and Warrnambool regions.
The Dorrie Black Children’s Home operated in Synnot Street Werribee from the mid-1950s until approximately 1970. It was a state-registered Home for children aged under 5, run by Mrs Dorothy Black. An article published in The Age in 1997 provided details of the cruel treatment of babies and children at Dorrie Black Children’s Home. Former…
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