Wimmera Community Care was founded in 1981 when Wimmera Family Group Homes and Wimmera Emergency Housing amalgamated. It operated family group homes, Residential Care, foster care, Shared Family Care and Adolescent Community Placement in the Wimmera region of Victoria. The organisation changed its name to Wimmera UnitingCare in 2010. Wimmera Community Care ran two family…
In 1971, the Methodist Department of Childcare merged with the Presbyterian Department of Social Services to create the Presbyterian and Methodist Child Care Service. Graeme Gregory was the Director. The merger led to a reorganisation of the adoption services of the Presbyterian and Methodist Babies’ Homes. The Child Care Service was the sole Victorian agency…
Share Care was established in 1983 in Abbotsford as a small, community based foster care program servicing the City of Yarra. Share Care arranged respite, emergency and longer-term care and accommodation for children in the homes of approved caregivers. Share Care aimed to strengthen and support families, assist with the prevention of family breakdown, and…
Goulburn Valley Family Care Inc. was established in Shepparton in 1984 to provide non-government, non-profit services to families throughout the Goulburn Valley region. In the late 1990s it became the major provider of family services for the West Hume region. In 2006, the organisation was renamed FamilyCare which offers support services to people with disabilities,…
Marian Lodge Training Centre was established by the St John of God Brothers. It was adjacent to St John Of God Training Centre in Cheltenham. Marian Lodge catered for boys described as having moderate intellectual disabilities and being unable to follow a special schooling program, but able to benefit from other training.
Christian Brethren Family Care came into being in 1968. From 1969, it ran Bethany family group home in Box Hill North. In the late 1970s, Christian Brethren Family Care closed the family group home and concentrated on its Temporary Emergency Care program. In 2010, the organisation Christian Brethren Family Care Inc. operates as Temcare, providing…
Glenelg Foster Care was established in 1983 by Lutheran Children’s Homes. The Lutheran Church had decided to move its child care services from cottage homes in eastern Melbourne, to foster care services in the Glenelg region in south western Victoria. Glenelg Foster Care’s headquarters were in Warrnambool. In 1991, Glenelg Foster Care amalgamated with other…
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…
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