The Women’s Centre for Health Matters Inc. (WCHM) is a not-for-profit community organisation based in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It was established in 1990 and was originally known as the Canberra Women’s Health Centre. The WCHM has contributed research, advocacy, services and support around issues impacting women’s health in the ACT and surrounding region….
The ACT Heritage Library is the state library of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It was officially opened in 1995, and is located in the suburb of Woden. The ACT Heritage Library collects, manages and provides access to material relevant to the ACT’s documentary heritage. It offers assistance in researching matters relating to the ACT….
ArchivesACT provides access to records of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government. ArchivesACT was established in 2008, and is located in the suburb of Woden, next to the ACT Heritage Library. The ArchivesACT’s collection includes health medical records, records of births, deaths and marriages, citizenship and naturalisation papers, and coroner’s records. In order to assist…
Narrabundah House Indigenous Supported Accommodation (NHISA) is run in partnership with government and non government agencies. It provides supported accommodation for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men aged 12 to 18 years, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The services offered by Narrabundah House Indigenous Supported Accommodation include culturally based residential and…
Lowana Youth Services, located in Kambah, was established in 1989. It provided transitional housing for young people experiencing homelessness and/or leaving youth justice institutions. It included a safe house for young women escaping family violence. Lowana Youth Services was closed by the ACT government in April 2012 as part of a re-design of specialist homelessness…
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kinship and Foster Care Service is part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (ATSIS), Australian Capital Territory Government. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kinship and Foster Care Service aims to provide culturally appropriate placement options for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people who…
The Office for Children, Youth and Family Support was established in 2004. It is an administrative unit of the Community Services Directorate (formerly the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services). The Office works to provide care, support and protection services to children, young people and families in the Australian Capital Territory. In addition, the…
The Richmond Fellowship of the ACT Inc began providing services in the Australian Capital Territory in 1976. The Richmond Fellowship was first established in England in 1957. It provides supported accommodation services, mentor programs, counselling and support services for youth and families.
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