St Joseph's Babies Home in Glenroy was established in 1975, when the Sisters of St Joseph closed their Foundling Hospital in Broadmeadows. The Glenroy Home established a foster care service, primarily to provide pre-adoptive placements. In 1985, it became part of the new St Joseph's Babies' and Family Service, established when the sisters closed the Receiving Home in Carlton.
1901 - 1975 St Joseph's Foundling Hospital
1975 - 1985 St Joseph's Babies' Home
1985 - 1997 St Joseph's Babies' and Family Service
1997 - MacKillop Family Services
Sources used to compile this entry: 'A Piece of the Story': National Directory of Records of Catholic organisations caring for children separated from their families, Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission & Australian Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes, November 1999, https://cssa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/A-Piece-of-the-Story.pdf.
Prepared by: Cate O'Neill
Created: 17 February 2009, Last modified: 13 May 2013
Last updated: 18 January 2023
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