The Independent Order of Oddfellows (IOOF) Orphanage was established in Cottesloe in 1905, for the children of deceased members of the IOOF and, from 1919, children of deceased soldiers. The IOOF managed the orphanage and gave the children training in agriculture and domestic service. The IOOF Orphanage was closed by 1940. The Independent Order of…
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…
Fusion Student Household began in 1995 providing up to four long-term accommodation and support placements to young students aged 15-17 years in the Victoria Park area. In 2001 Fusion Student Household operated two homes in Bentley and Booragoon for young people who could not live at home but wanted to continue their schooling. By 2014,…
Ebenezer Home was established in 1968 in a private home and has since expanded to a number of homes in the northern suburbs of Perth, including Tuart Hill (Balcatta), Girrawheen, Marangaroo, and Balga. At first, it was an Aboriginal Education and Employment Hostel. In 1995 it provided emergency accommodation to up to 18 young women….
Cockburn House was established in 1989 by the Cockburn Youth Services Association as a ‘youth refuge’, providing emergency accommodation services for young people (male and female). It closed in 1993. Cockburn House was a service that began in 1989 as part of the Youth Supported Accommodation Program, which was a sub-program of the Commonwealth/State funded…
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…
Bunbury Youth Accommodation Project was an agency that opened in 1983 to coordinate emergency and medium term supported accommodation services for young people aged 16-24 years in the Bunbury region of Western Australia. By 1989 young people aged 14-25 years were accommodated. From 1993 Bunbury Youth Accommodation Project was renamed Bunyap Inc. In the early…
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…
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