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New South Wales - Organisation
Eddy's Place (1989 - )
- From
- 1989
- Categories
- Catholic and Home
- Alternative Names
- Eddy's Place Supported Accommodation Unit (also known as)
Eddy's Place Supported Accommodation Unit is located in Wollongong and was established in 1989 to provide supported residential care for twelve to eighteen year olds. From 1989 until 2001 Eddy's Place was run by the Christian Brothers and managed by Eddy's Adolescent and Support Services. From 2001 until 2009 it was run by Edmund Rice Community Services and since 2009 it has been run by MacKillop Family Services. Eddy's Place was still operating in 2016.
Publications
Online Resources
- 'Christian Brothers work to help 'vulnerable young'', The Catholic Weekly, The Catholic Weekly - Sydney, 5 October 2003, http://web.archive.org/web/20130516125517/http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/03/oct/5/17.html. Details
- Gerard Jones, 'Transition of NSW Services - MacKillop Family Services', Catholic Social Services Victoria, 24 July 2014, https://web.archive.org/web/20190404054422/http://www.css.org.au/Portals/51/PathwaystoPartnership23July2014GerardJones.pdf. Details
- MacKillop Family Services, MacKillop Family Services Annual Report 2009-2010, 2010, https://web.archive.org/web/20120321193529/http://www.mackillop.org.au/document.doc?id=165. Details
- Thinee, Kristy and Bradford, Tracy, Connecting Kin: Guide to Records, A guide to help people separated from their families search for their records [completed in 1998], New South Wales Department of Community Services, Sydney, New South Wales, 1998, https://clan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/connectkin_guide.pdf. Details
Sources used to compile this entry: MacKillop Family Services, MacKillop Family Services Annual Report 2009-2010, 2010, https://web.archive.org/web/20120321193529/http://www.mackillop.org.au/document.doc?id=165;
Thinee, Kristy and Bradford, Tracy, Connecting Kin: Guide to Records, A guide to help people separated from their families search for their records [completed in 1998], New South Wales Department of Community Services, Sydney, New South Wales, 1998, https://clan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/connectkin_guide.pdf.
Prepared by: Melissa Downing
Created: 7 March 2011, Last modified: 12 November 2018