The Xavier Children's Support Network, in Mt Gravatt, was the new name for the Xavier Home for Crippled Children. The name changed in 1994 when the model of care changed from institutional to a community based model. The organisation is run by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. In 2016 the name changed again to InFocus Disability Services. By 2018, the name had reverted to Xavier.
Xavier supports families with children with severe disabilities from the ages of infancy to 18 years.
The support plan for families includes:
In 2016 Xavier Children's Support Network changed its name to InFocus Disability Services, and in 2018 this was changed again to Xavier.
1949 - 1994 Xavier Home for Crippled Children
1994 - Xavier Children's Support Network
Sources used to compile this entry: 'A Piece of the Story': National Directory of Records of Catholic Organisations Caring for Children Separated from Families, Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission & Australian Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes, 1999, https://cssa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/A-Piece-of-the-Story.pdf. p.83-84.; Xavier Children's Support Network, 2013, http://www.xcsn.org/.
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 29 June 2011, Last modified: 13 September 2022
Last updated: 18 January 2023
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