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Family Group Home
Family Group Home is the name given to a model of 'care' where small groups of children are accommodated in buildings that approximate the size and form of a average family home. They began to appear in as a form of 'care' in Australia from the late 1940s, following concerns about the lack of individual attention given to children in large-scale institutions. Family Group Homes could be run by government departments or by non-government organisations. In Tasmania, Family Group Homes were not introduced until about 1980. In Tasmania, Family Group Homes run by the Social Welfare Department provided temporary 'care' for children.
Cameron Crescent Family Home, Katherine (1973 - ?)
Chinnery Family Home (1968 - ?)
Forrest Crescent Family Home, Alice Springs (1972 - )
Hamilton Family Home (1968 - ?)
Harney Family Home (1968 - 1985)
House 67, Batchelor (1972 - ?)
House 76, Batchelor (1972 - ?)
Parke Crescent Family Home, Alice Springs (1972 - ?)
Ryan House (1974 - ?)
Tambling House Family Home (1976 - 1978)
Tennant Creek Family Home (1973 - ?)
Female Rescue Home
Female Rescue Homes' began as institutions associated with the female rescue movement which was based on Evangelical Christian principles, and aimed to reform 'fallen women' (women engaged in prostitution) through a combination of prayer and hard work. The operations of the female rescue homes in Australia were not limited to the rescue of fallen women. Increasingly, these homes catered to single mothers and their babies. Some female rescue homes specialised in women with particular difficulties, such as alcohol and drug dependency, or women released from prison. Despite the evolution of this type of institution from the 1850s, the term 'female rescue home' was still in use in some states in the mid-twentieth century.
Receiving Home, Alice Springs (1959 - 1966)
Receiving Home, Darwin (1957 - 1961)
Foster Care
Foster Care is a method of out-of-home 'care' provided to children and young people who are temporarily or permanently unable to live with their families of origin. Foster care places these children in private family homes.
Apprenticed
Boarding Out (1850s - 1960s)