UnitingCare Queensland is the health and community service provider of the Uniting Church. It provides health and community services through its service streams – Child and Family Services, UnitingCare Health, Blue Care and ARRCS (Australian Regional and Remote Community Services). UnitingCare Queensland holds some records relating to Homes run by the former Methodist, Presbyterian and…
The State Library of Queensland was established in 1896 and opened in 1902. The State Library is the legal deposit library for Queensland, the main reference and research library of Queensland and its primary role is to ensure Queensland’s documentary heritage is collected, preserved and made accessible to the public. The Library holds some records…
Queensland State Archives (QSA) is the lead agency for record keeping across Queensland’s public authorities. QSA manages a comprehensive recordkeeping policy framework to ensure the consistent creation, management, disposal, storage, preservation and retrieval of government information.
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….
Teen Challenge was established in Brisbane in 1971. It provides long-term residential treatment and rehabilitation services for young people aged 16-29 who are experiencing life-controlling problems.
The Peirson Memorial Trust was founded in 1947, following the donation of land and properties belonging to the Peirson family in Goodwood to the Ann Street Presbyterian Church, Brisbane, for the purposes of establishing a training farm for boys. It ran a number of children’s homes in Queensland. In 2013, the Peirson Memorial Trust provides…
Churches of Christ in Queensland is a group of mainstream Christian churches and divisional services which have provided a range of care and support services for the Queensland community for over 125 years. Churches of Christ in Queensland operates a range of services through Churches of Christ Care, including early childhood services, child protection, affordable…
The Presbyterian Church of Queensland which was formed in 1849, is a protestant church which continues to exist. In 1977, 75 percent of the Presbyterian Church of Australia joined with the majority of the membership of the Congregational Union of Australia and the Methodist Church of Australasia, to form the Uniting Church in Australia. The…
Family Spirit was created in 2018 through the merger of the Marist180 and CatholicCare Sydney adoption services. Family Spirit deals with all forms of foster care and adoption and guardianship services. Family Spirit provides access to records relating to adoptions and some former Homes run by the Catholic Church.
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