St Magdalen’s Retreat at Tempe, near Arncliffe, provided accommodation for females over the age of 12 years by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. It was established in 1887 and was used by the New South Wales Government as a care institution, as well as accepting voluntary admissions from families who could not care for…
First known as the Good Shepherd Sisters, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan were founded by Archbishop Polding in the House of the Good Shepherd, Pitt Street, Sydney on 2 February 1857. They were the first institute of religious women founded in Australia. In 1866 the Sisters changed their name to the Congregation of the…
St Anne’s Children’s (Emergency) Centre was established in 1979 at Cabramatta in what had been one of the St Anne’s Group Homes. It offered emergency care for children until 1985 when the Sisters of Charity withdrew entirely from this area of ministry. From the 1960s, a result of the trend against institutionalised care, children admitted…
The Theresian Emergency Centre was opened in 1965 by the Sisters of Charity. The Centre was located at Monte Oliveto Convent, Edgecliff. It was dedicated to short-term, ‘crisis’ accommodation for children. The Centre closed in January 1983 when the Sisters withdrew from this area of ministry in Edgecliff. The Theresian Emergency Centre was established on…
St Anne’s Orphanage was a children’s home that was opened at George Street Liverpool in 1888 by the Sisters of Charity. It was dedicated principally to the care of girls, although young boys were occasionally admitted. The Orphanage was relocated to smaller premises at Medley Street Liverpool in 1970 and continued to receive children until…
Boys’ Town Engadine was a children’s home run by the Salesians of Don Bosco. It was founded in 1939. It was a residential school for adolescent boys which also received some children transferred from the ACT. In 2010 Boys’ Town Engadine adopted the name Dunlea Centre. Boys’ Town was founded in 1939 by Father Thomas…
St Vincent’s Boys’ Home was established in 1891 by the St Vincent de Paul Society. It was originally located in Surry Hills as a refuge for homeless children. It then moved to Redfern, then to Five Dock, and finally to Westmead in 1896. From 1896 until 1968, the Home was run as a joint venture…
Marist180 provides residential care for children and young people who are unable to live at home with their families. The focus of the not for profit organisation is on assisting families, children & young people at risk. Marist180 also provides residential support to Unaccompanied Humanitarian Minors. The organisation began as Marist Community Services in 1994…
The Marist Brothers is a Catholic congregation that states its mission is the Christian education of young people, particularly those most neglected. The Marist Brothers ran St Vincent’s Boys Home from 1898. The Marist Brothers had a monastery next to the Mittagong Cottage Homes and Mittagong Farm Home, and provided spiritual guidance to Catholic state…
Eddy’s Adolescent and Support Services was a private charity, established in 1989 to provide supported residential care for children aged 12 to 18. Eddy’s Adolescent and Support Services operated Eddy’s Place and according to the publication Connecting Kin, Eddy’s Adolescent and Support Services also ran a service called Eddy’s Annexe, a non-residential alternate education project…
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