Anglicare “Emergency Foster Care Scheme”
Years of Operation	1988 - 1992
Role Of Facility	Emergency foster care in the metropolitan area.
Sponsoring Agency	Anglican Health and Welfare Services / Anglicare [see entry]
Other facilities in Signposts that are related to the Sponsoring Agency	See the entry “Anglican Church” in the earlier section of Signposts, “Non-Government Agencies and their Subsidiary Institutions”
Address(es)	Placement was with various families in the metropolitan area
Brief History	From 1988 until 1992, Anglicare ran an Emergency Foster Care scheme. In 1992, Teenshare [see entry] took over from it. In 1991, Anglicare was “made responsible for the Temporary Foster Care (TFC) Service to young people over the age of 14 and their families.” (Annual Report of the Department for Community Services, June 30th 1991).
Records	Departmental case records for young people placed in Anglicare programs by the Department may reside with the Department for Child Protection. Anglicare holds referral forms, some case notes and carer files.
Access	While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire.
Contact Details	Freedom of Information Department of Communities Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959 Telephone: (08) 6414 3344 Country free call: 1800 176 888 Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au Website: www.communities.wa.gov.au Anglicare Records: Fostering Futures Manager, Anglicare WA GPO Box C138, Perth WA 6839 Telephone: (08) 9325 7033 Email: fosteringfuturesstaff@anglicarewa.org.au Web: www.anglicarewa.org.au/
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