The Citizens Welfare Service of Victoria came into being in 1947. Previously it was known as the Charity Organisation Society of Melbourne. The name change coincided with a change in focus towards casework and counselling, employing only professionally trained social workers and expanding its ‘client group’ into Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs. The CWS ran…
Uniting – Connections came into being in July 2017. Previously the organisation was called Connections UnitingCare. It was a community service organisation that was part of Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited. Uniting – Connections had an adoptions and permanent care program, and provided a range of services for children, young people and families. Its predecessor…
The Royal Melbourne Hospital Archives collects records relating to the Royal Melbourne Hospital (Melbourne Hospital prior to 1935), Melbourne Health, NorthWestern Mental Health and the Royal Melbourne Hospital – Royal Park Campus (the former Mount Royal Hospital). It also holds some records of the predecessor institutions to the RMH Royal Park Campus, including the Immigrants’…
Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand was established in 2008 as the formal framework for the mission of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. In 2014, Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service (Victoria) and Rosemount Good Shepherd Youth and Family Service (based in New South Wales) merged with Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand to become one…
The Commission for Children and Young People was formed in March 2013 to replace The Office of the Child Safety Commissioner.
The Uniting Church Archives (Victoria) collects the records of the Uniting Church post 1977, and its constituent churches prior to 1977 (Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches). The archives were established at the formation of the Uniting Church in Australia to be a central repository for the historical records of the Synod, presbyteries and parishes of…
The Care Leaver Records Service is located in the Freedom of Information (FOI) unit of Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH). The Care Leaver Records Service is a single point of entry for all those applying for the out of home care records – both former wards as well as those who have a…
UnitingCare Werribee Support and Housing is an advocacy, housing and support service. It began as Werribee Youth Housing in 1985, later becoming Werribee Support and Housing Inc. and in 2002, it became part of UnitingCare Victoria & Tasmania. UnitingCare Werribee Support and Housing provides foster care through the Bridges program. In 2017, it became Uniting…
Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited was formed in July 2017 and is the community services organisation of the Uniting Church of Australia in Victoria and Tasmania. At its establishment Uniting brought together 24 founding agencies, including 21 UnitingCare agencies and Wesley Mission Victoria. The Uniting Heritage Service is for people (and their family members) who…
Harrison Community Services came into being in 1994. Previously it was known as Harrison House Youth Services. The name change reflected a broadening of services, to include families as well as young people. Run by the Uniting Church, it was based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. In 2000, it became part of UnitingCare Victoria….
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