Great Mates – Armadale Youth Crisis Accommodation began in 2003 to provide crisis and transitional accommodation to local youth who were homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. It is thought to have closed around 2007. Great Mates – Armadale Youth Crisis Accommodation began as a funded program of the Commonwealth/State funded Supported Accommodation Assistance…
The Golden Mile Youth Hostel was established in Kalgoorlie in 1989 and was run by a private committee of management. At that time it provided crisis relief and medium term accommodation to young men aged 15-25 years. By 1995, Golden Mile offered emergency accommodation only. It closed in 1999 and the building was re-opened later…
The City of Canning Youth Accommodation Service was established in 1994. Since that time it has provided medium-term supported accommodation for young people aged between 15 and 25 years. In 2021, it continued to offer supported accommodation for 16-21 year olds for up to twelve months. The City of Canning Youth Accommodation Service began in…
Calvary Welfare Services began operation in 1985 providing emergency accommodation and support services to teenagers and young people who were homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. In 1993, Calvary Welfare Services became known as Calvary Youth Services Mandurah Inc. Calvary Welfare Services was funded through the Youth Supported Accommodation Program (YSAAP) from 1987 to…
Armadale Youth Accommodation Service opened in 1989 to provide emergency accommodation services for young people, run by an independent management committee which ceased in 2002. It was funded through the Youth Supported Accommodation Program (YSAAP). Some young people may have been referred by child welfare authorities, but self-referrals were possible. It was run by Anglicare…
Wanslea was established as a Home for young children in Cottesloe. It was run by a private management committee, taking private admissions. By the 1960s, children who were wards were also sent to Wanslea and in the 1980s, school-age children were placed there. From 1985 the model of ‘care’ changed from orphanage-style accommodation to cottage…
South Hedland Group Home was established in 1979. It was government-run and provided emergency and short term accommodation for up to eight young Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in a family setting. Another home, the Port Hedland Group Home, was also in the area, giving child welfare authorities a choice of placements. By at least 2000,…
Port Hedland Group Home was established in 1977. It was government-run and provided emergency and short term accommodation for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Port Hedland. By 1979, another group home had been opened in South Hedland, giving child welfare authorities a choice of placements. The Port Hedland Group Home probably closed around 1983.
Nulungu, in Broome, was established in 1971 by the Christian Brothers as a school. Over the years, Nulungu also accommodated Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children who were wards of the State when they came to Broome for medical treatment. These children may have records held by child welfare authorities. In 1994, Nulungu became St Mary’s College…
The Northam Group Home was established in 1980, providing government-run emergency and short-term accommodation for up to eight Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children from babies to young teenagers, with some long-term admissions. In 2002, the Northam Group Home closed due to staff shortages, but it was open in 2004, possibly closing permanently in 2005. Government reports…
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