Support for Forgotten Australians
Group of children at an orphanage.
Support Groups which assist Forgotten Australians as a specific and identified part (or whole) of their work include:
- Care Leavers of Australia Network (CLAN), a national group based in Sydney. Phone 02 9709 4520 or 0425 204 747, or visit www.clan.org.au/pages/index.php
- Historical Abuse Network (HAN), based in Brisbane, is funded by the Queensland Department of Communities to assist people who were in Queensland institutions. Phone 07 3844 0966 or visit www.han.merivale.org.au
- VANISH, based in Melbourne, is funded by the Victorian Department of Human Services to assist people who were in Victorian institutions. Phone 03 9328 8611 or visit www.vanish.org.au
- Families Australia is Australia’s national peak, independent, not-for-profit organisation which promotes the interests of families. Families Australia is proud to be supporting AFA by auspicing funding, providing secretariat support and delivering on agreed projects. Phone 02 6273 4885 or visit www.familiesaustralia.org.au
