The Far North Queensland Youth Assistance Fund was established by Ted Elliott, with the assistance of well known local identities, in August 1972 to assist disadvantaged youth in Far North Queensland to live a normal life and take advantage of education, sporting and youth club activities available to them. The Fund also assists children and…
The Bethesda Children’s Centre Committee was the body responsible for operating the Bethesda Family Group Home in Mt Isa. In the 2001 publication Missing Pieces, records relating to the Bethesda Family Group home were described as including admission and discharge sheets, weekly reports, and some miscellaneous records. The publication also stated, “Unfortunately there are no…
The Benevolent Society is a charitable institution that was founded in Australia in 1813. It provides care and support the aged, parents, children and the sick. In Queensland, The Benevolent Society runs Post Adoption Support Queensland which offers information, counselling and support to people affected by adoption. It runs Early Years Centres and Kindergartens throughout…
Post Adoption Support, Queensland, run by the Benevolent Society, commenced operation in 2010. It receives funding from the Queensland Government Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (Child Safety). It offers a range of services for individuals affected by adoption as well as providing resources for professionals, community forums and tailored training seminars.
Micah Projects is a community based not-for profit organisation that provides a range of support and advocacy services to individuals and families. One of its initiatives is to provide support services toForgotten Australians and Care Leavers in the form of state-wide information and referral; drop in space for individual support and group activities; community education,…
The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary were first established in Australia in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1941, and worked primarily with Aboriginal people. In Queensland they took over the care of the Leprosarium on Fantome Island and the primary school on Palm Island, both Aboriginal settlements under Government control. They also ran the Xavier Home for Crippled…
The Society of the Sacred Advent is an Anglican religious order founded at Brisbane, Australia, in 1892 by Caroline Grace Millicent Short (1839-1922). In 2014 the order was still active in Brisbane.
Save the Children Fund, Queensland was established in 1919 in Brisbane and runs programs throughout Queensland. It works with communities across the country, delivering programs to help disadvantaged, Indigenous, migrant and refugee children and young people reach their full potential. Save the Children Fund developed programs for children in Australia back in the 1950s.
The Silky Oaks Haven for Children, in Manly West, was operated by the Open Brethren and the Council of Silky Oaks Children’s Haven. It was established at Toowong in 1940 and moved to Manly in 1946, and was licensed as a foster home. The first State children were admitted to Silky Oaks in April 1950….
The Bethesda Mothers’ Hospital, in Rockhampton, was run by the Salvation Army. It functioned as a maternity hospital and a rescue home for girls. Before 1938, it was known as the Glenties Mothers’ Hospital. In 1968, it was again renamed Bethesda Hospital and Hostel. An article in Rockhampton’s Morning Bulletin on 2 July 1938 stated…
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