Adoption and Permanent Care Services - Contacts
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Adoption and permanent care provide a stable and secure family life for children who, for various reasons, cannot live with their birth family.
Contact Information
The following list provides contact information for a range of services and organisations that are involved with various aspects of adoption and permanent care. These include agencies that place children, Adoption and Family Records Services and support groups to parties to adoption and permanent care. Contact individual organisations for detailed information about the services they offer.
Adoption and Permanent Care Services
The following organisations offer services such as relinquishment counselling, applicant assessment, placement of children and post-placement supervision. Each non-government agency also has an Adoption and Family Records Service.
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Eastern Metropolitan Region |
North and West Metropolitan Region Northern Adoption and Permanent Care Program Department of Human Services 145 Smith Street Fitzroy 3065 Telephone: (03) 9412 5376 Fax: (03) 9412 5300 Northern suburbs |
| Southern Region Adoption and Permanent Care Program Uniting Care Connections - Copelen 274 High St Windsor 3181 Telephone: (03) 9521 5666 Fax: (03) 9519 6600 Southern and bayside suburbs, Dandenong, Frankston, Mornington Peninsula and surrounding areas. |
Western Adoption and Permanent Care Program Anglicare Western 41 Somerville Road Yarraville 3013 Telephone: (03) 9687 5200 Fax: (03) 9689 6110 Western suburbs |
| Barwon-South Western Region Adoption and Permanent Care Program Department of Human Services 2nd Floor Cnr Little Malop & Fenwick Streets Geelong 3220 Telephone: (03) 5226 4540 Fax: (03) 5226 4550 Geelong, Warrnambool, Portland, Hamilton |
Gippsland Region Adoption and Permanent Care Program Anglicare Gippsland 65 Church Street Morwell 3840 Telephone: (03) 5133 9998 Fax: (03) 5133 9601 Central and Eastern Gippsland |
| Grampians Region Adoption and Permanent Care Program Child and Family Services Ballarat Ludbrook House 115 Lydiard Street Ballarat 3350 Telephone: (03) 5332 1434 Fax: (03) 5332 1724 Ballarat, Horsham, Stawell and surrounding areas |
Hume Region Adoption and Permanent Care Program Department of Human Services 163 Wellsford Street Shepparton 3630 Teephone: (03) 5832 1500 Fax: (03) 5831 1851 Shepparton, Seymour, Benalla, Wangaratta, Wodonga and sourronding areas. |
| Loddon Mallee Region Adoption and Permanent Care Program St Lukes Anglicare 175-187 Hargreaves Street Bendigo 3550 P.O.Box 315, Bendigo 3552 Telephone: (03) 5440 1100 Fax: (03) 5442 2316 Bendigo, Marybourough, Castlemaine, Echuca, Swan Hill, Mildura and surrounding areas |
Centacare Catholic Family Services 576 Victoria Parade East Melbourne. 3002 Telephone: (03) 9419 5633 |
| Statewide | |
Adoption and Family Records Service (A&FRS) This service provides information to people affected by previous adoptions and also asists them to find relatives from whom they have been separated by adoption. Also enquiries about records of former wards of state. Level 20 570 Bourke Street Melbourne. 3000 Telephone: (03) 8608 5700 or 1300 769 926 (for the cost of a local call) |
Intercountry Adoption Service Department of Human Services Level 20 570 Bourke Street Melbourne. 3000 Telephone: (03) 8608 5700 |
| Self-Help and Support Groups |
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| Adoptive Families Association of Victoria afav@vicnet.net.au www.vicnet.net/~afav |
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| Adopted Persons Origins, Advocacy and Kinship (OAK) P.O. Box 5260BB Melbourne 3001 |
Association of Relinquishing Mothers (Arms) Telephone: (03) 9769 0232 |
| Intercountry Adoptive Parents Australian Society for Intercountry Aid (Children) (ASIAC) Victoria P.O. Box 189 Glen Waverley 3150 Telephone: (03) 9808 6613 Fax: (03) 9888 8345 |
Facts International Adoption Association (FACTS) 14 Jelbart Crt Eltham 3095 Telephone: (03) 9431 2514 |
| Australian African Children's Aid and Support Association (AACASA) 148 Lebanon Street Strathmore VIC 3041 Ph: 9379 3045 |
Families with Children from China - Australia (FCC) P.O. Box 4041 Houpton Gardens LPO Victoria 3162 Ph: 9563 5002 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FCC-Australia |
| Intercountry Adoption Resourch Network (Australia) (ICARN(A) President: Jacqui Wilson Box 12238 A'Beckett Street Melbourne. 3001 Telephone: (03) 9439 2418 |
International Adoptive Parent's Association (IAPA) Adoption Coordinator Lynette Kramer Halprin lyn.len@bigpond.net.au P.O. Box 3127 Ripponlea, 3185 |
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| Victorian Adoption Network for Information and Self-Help (VANISH) 199 Cardigan Street Carlton 3053 Telpehone: (03) 9348 2111 Freecall: 1800 334 043 email: vanish@vicnet.net.au |
There are currently many support groups in metropolitan and country Victoria for people affected by adoption issues. Contact VANISH for information about groups in your local area.