Fremantle Community Youth Services began in 1977 in a three-bedroom home on Quarry Street, Fremantle, offering short to medium term accommodation to young people. It was run by the City of Fremantle, and, between 1985 and 1989, it was run by Mofflyn Child and Famiyl Care Services. In 2001 the service offered medium and long…
The Australian Aborigines’ Evangelical Mission (AAEM) was established in Sydney in 1947. The AAEM ran a number of Aboriginal missions and hostels in Western Australia between 1949 and the 1980s. The recent history of the AAEM, and the location of any records, is unknown.
Catherine House Incorporated was the name of the management committee that ran Catherine House, Broome until around 1991. The committee was formed from among interested citizens in Broome to develop a Home for Aboriginal children that could be run with funds supplied by the authorities responsible for child welfare.
MercyCare was created in 2002 when the Mercy Community Services joined Mercy Hospital Mount Lawley to take over the service ministries of the Sisters of Mercy.
The Department of Native Welfare (DNW) operated from 1955, taking over the responsilibies of the Department of Native Affairs. The head of the Department, the Commissioner of Native Welfare, was the legal guardian of all Aboriginal children in Western Australia who were not already wards under the Child Welfare Act 1947. Following the Native Welfare…
The Young Single Women’s Refuge was established in Mount Lawley around 1980 by The Collective. It was a 24-hour refuge service, located in a three-bedroom house. Young women were admitted. The service closed in 1991. The Young Single Women’s Refuge was established in a three-bedroom house in Mount Lawley in the early 1980s by The…
StreetsYde, an inner-city emergency accommodation program for young people aged 12-25 years, was established in 1989 by the YMCA Perth. From that time StreetsYde provided emergency and short term accommodation and support to young people in crisis. The emergency accommodation program closed on 31 March 2014. StreetsYde was established by the YMCA Perth in 1989…
Victoria Park Youth Accommodation (VPYA) began in 1983 to provide crisis accommodation for young people aged 18-25 years. It was privately run by a management committee. By 1995 the service had three houses for up to 15 young people aged 12-25 years, offering medium to long-term accommodation. In 2001, the service extended to young people…
TINOCA was established in 1988 to provide crisis accommodation for youth in the northern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area. Throughout it’s history it has been managed by a private management committee. TINOCA (Teenagers in need of crisis accommodation) is run by a private committee of management. It opened on 27 March 1988 with funding…
Langford Youth Accommodation Service began around 1986 in Thornlie, with a hostel called Ravenhill providing accommodation for young people aged 15-18 years. The service was run by a private committee of management. It closed in 2001. The Langford Youth Accommodation Service began around 1986 and by 1991 was receiving funding from the Youth Supported Accommodation…
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