ATWC does not hold any records prior to 2000. any adoption records that were held by ATWC were transferred to the Adoption Information Services Unit in the mid-1990s. We understand that this agency is now under Oranga Tamariki.
Gender and age: Mixed.
Capacity:
Controlling organisation: Anglican Trust for Women and Children Anglican Children’s Trust, Auckland. Third-party provider to State, faith-based
Operational Period: Not in 1962 Register or c. 1969 list1976: The organisation controlling these homes also arranges foster-home placements.
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.
https://atwc.org.nz/get-involved/threads-of-caring/
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Mentioned in R6740845 Directory of Residential Facilities for Children in the Department of Social Welfare and Voluntary Agencies 1983
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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