Harold Lodge was established at Ingleburn around 1984 by Sydney City Mission as a family group home. Sydney City Mission changed to Mission Australia in 1996. In 2004 Harold Lodge provided mediation, long term accommodation and supportive intervention to homeless youth aged 14-18. In 2013 Mission Australia still managed Harold Lodge.
Lemongrove Lodge was established at Penrith by Sydney City Mission in the 1980s. It operated as a family group home. Sydney City Mission changed to Mission Australia in 1996, which in 2004 managed Lemongrove Lodge as Lemongrove Lodge Transitional Youth Services, a secure accommodation service for homeless youth aged 16 to 21. In 2013 Lemongrove…
Clifton Lodge was established around the 1970s by Sydney City Mission as a residential youth service. It was in North Sydney. Sydney City Mission changed to Mission Australia in 1996. By 2004 Clifton Lodge had become an early intervention service, Clifton Youth Services.
Stretch-A-Family Inc. was an adolescent fostering and residential care provider for children aged seven to 18. It was founded in 1976, as part of the Young People’s Refuge. In 1984 the two programs split and Stretch-A-Family set up its own supported accommodation program, On Track, in 1994. In 2020, Stretch-A-Family stopped providing residential care, and…
Mission Australia was formed in 1996 when Sydney City Mission, Adelaide City Mission, Wollongong City Mission, Perth City Mission (also known as Jesus People Inc.), Brisbane City Mission, Mission Australia Northern New South Wales, Mission Australia Southern New South Wales, Mission Australia Group Training and Mission Employment all joined forces. It provides a range of…
The Youth Welfare Association of Australia was a charity founded by Sydney businessman LO Bailey to fund and run his children’s homes. Bailey was its President and its Vice-President was Florence Madge Cockburn, Bailey’s chief executive in his lingerie business. The YWAA office was in Surry Hills. It was renamed the Australian Youth and Health…
The Australian Youth and Health Foundation is a public company, created in 1985, as the new form of the Youth Welfare Association of Australia (YWAA). In 2012 the Australian Youth and Health Foundation was based in Surry Hills, Sydney. The YWAA was originally founded by Leslie Owen Bailey, a lingerie manufacturer and natural health enthusiast…
Pathways Adolescent Unit at Wyong commenced in February 1991 and the first resident arrived in April of the same year. Pathways runs an Intervention Support Program for residential care and support clients living in the community. In 2008 Pathways Adolescent Unit became Pathways Out of Home Care Youth Accommodation Service.
Brophy Family and Youth Services evolved from the Brophy Memorial Hostel in 1992. It continues to provide a range of services for youth and families in the Portland, Hamilton and Warrnambool regions.
The Windsor Youth Welfare Service was established in 1973. It included a residential unit, and provided support and supervision for approximately 100 young women per year aged 13 to 18 years. Young women were referred to the Windsor Youth Welfare Service from regional Centres; Winlaton, Allambie and the Children’s Court. The Service also operated a…
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