Family Group Home 7 (Kalimna) (1958—1968)
For your application
The information below will assist you to fill out Part 2 of the Application for Redress.
Name of institution:
Family Group Home 7 (Kalimna)
Institution type:
Family Group Home
Street:
15 Kenneth Street
Suburb or town:
EAST PRESTON
State:
VIC
Postcode:
3072
Country:
Australia
About institution
Institution included through:
Family Group Home 7 (Kalimna)
Notes:
The Family Group Home Program began in the Children's Welfare Department in 1956. At first, each of the Departments group homes accommodated eight children, under the care of a cottage mother (and often a cottage father too). By 1974 there were 40 Departmental homes around Victoria, housing 209 children. From the 1980s, the Department offered other models of residential care services, in addition to family group homes.