ATWC does not hold any records prior to 2000. Access to the records is facilitated by the John Kinder Theological Library but the records are held by the Anglican Diocese of Auckland. The Archivist for the Library also works for the Anglican Diocese of Auckland.
Gender and age: Mixed
Capacity:
Controlling organisation: Anglican Trust for Women and Children
Third-party provider to State, faith-based.
Opened Jan 1930, Registered 14/12/1937.
1974: A new home almost competed as a reception centre.
1976: Admission and assessment for all children coming into care, except babies. Also a reception centre.
Annual reports for the Home from 1930 to 1960s - from John Kinder Theological Library: https://kinderlibrary.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/10226
Threads of caring - ATWC has documented its history including photos of some entities in the 'Threads of Caring' book which was commissioned by means of a bequest from the estate of Enid Cooper to celebrate the 160 plus years’ history of one of Auckland’s oldest non-government organisations. ‘Thread of Caring’ tells a story that is as relevant today as it was when ATWC began in the 1850s. Drawing on archival and oral sources, Threads of Caring delves beneath the institution to the people at its heart and includes the stories of those who came for help, and the commitment and challenges faced by the ATWC’s Christian founders and those who followed them to meet those needs. An integral part of that caring focus has been, and continues to be, the work (paid and unpaid) of many women who raised funds, provided small luxuries, and supported the ATWC to become the organisation it is today.
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Held in Wellington: R19241522 to R19241525 Children's Home - Takapuna - Henry Brett Memorial Home 1908-1980.
Held in Auckland: R23673132 Action file - multiple parties vs multiple parties including Henry Brett Trust Board Inc 1952
'Directory of residential facilities for disturbed children in New Zealand', Department of Social Welfare, 1979. https://natlib.govt.nz/records/40422924
31 September 2020 Affidavit of Anita Ngaire Easton for Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children to the Abuse in Care Inquiry
Information provided by the Anglican Church to the Crown Response Unit on 11 July 2024
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