Anglican Child Care Services was formed in 1978 and worked in conjunction with the Anglican Social Welfare Bureau. It oversaw all child care services provided by the Anglican Church and was responsible for the running of the remaining Anglican Homes for Children: St Mary’s Home for Children, Farr House and Kennion House. In 1988 Anglican…
The Church of England Social Welfare Bureau was established in 1947. The Bureau provided advice, assistance and support to people in need. The Bureau was closely involved with the placement of children into Anglican Homes and into foster care. The Church of England Social Welfare Bureau changed its name to the Anglican Social Welfare Bureau…
Centacare Catholic Family Services was established in 1992 and replaced the Catholic Family Welfare Bureau. Centacare is a Catholic welfare organisation which delivers a range of welfare services across the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide. The organisation has a strong focus on social justice and supports people who have been marginalised or who are experiencing hardship….
The Catholic Family Welfare Bureau was established in 1942 as an overarching social welfare agency of the Catholic Church in South Australia. The Bureau oversaw the running of Catholic institutions run by different religious orders. It also developed policies in relation to child care and coordinated the placement of children in Catholic Homes. The Catholic…
The Anglican Board of Mission – Australia is the new name given to the Australian Board of Mission in 1995. The State Library of New South Wales holds a collection of records relating to its activities around Australia.
The Good Samaritan Order of the Greek Orthodox Church ran Dismus House at Glenelg.
Fuller Street Cottage was one of the Cottage Homes that were established at Kennion House at Walkerville in the mid to late 1970s. The others included Garden Cottage and Smith Street Cottage. Each functioned as a separate group home. Run by the Anglican Church the Fuller Street Cottage was previously the house of the deputy…
The Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel opened in 1967 at Toorak Gardens. Run by the same independent Board of Management as the Morialta Protestant Children’s Home, it provided accommodation for boys who had left the Children’s Home and were studying or working. The Hostel, along with the Children’s Home was renamed Morialta Children’s Homes Incorporated in…
Morialta Children’s Homes Incorporated was the new name given to the Morialta Protestant Children’s Home from 1972. The name referred to both the Children’s Home for younger children at Norton Summit and the Toorak Gardens Boys’ Hostel for older boys who were studying or working. Both were run by the same independent Board of Management….
The Boys’ Probationary School opened at Wistow near Mount Barker in 1900 as a private institution for boys in State care. It was run by the Salvation Army under the control of the government. Boys who were deemed to have behavioural problems were placed there. In 1945 the government ceased control of the School and…
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