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 respite care for children.
Christian Brethren Family Care came into being in 1968. From 1969, it ran a family group home (Bethany) at 123 Shannon Street, 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 respite care for children.
Sources used to compile this entry: Finding Your Story: a resource manual to the records of the Stolen Generations, Public Record Office Victoria, 2005. Also available at https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/koorie-services/finding-your-story; James Jenkinson Consulting, Guide to out-of-home care services 1940-2000 - Volume One: Agency Descriptions, Department of Human Services, Unpublished, November 2001, https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/DHS.3004.011.0367.pdf.
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Last updated: 7 August 2023
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