Find out where to contact a Permanent Care Service nearest you.
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.
Contact individual organisations for more information about the services they offer.
| Locations | Office address | Phone, Fax, email |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs | Permanent Care Program Department of Families, Fairness and Housing 883 Whitehorse Road Box Hill 3128 |
Tel: 1300 528 558 Fax: (03) 9483 6400 Email: APCeastern@dhhs.vic.gov.au |
| Southern and bayside suburbs, Dandenong, Frankston, Mornington Peninsula and surrounding areas |
Adoption and Permanent Care Program |
Tel: 03 8792 8999 Fax: (03) 9521 5220 Email: uniting.carerenquiries@vt.uniting.org |
| Geelong, Warrnambool, Portland, Hamilton |
Permanent Care Program Department of Families, Fairness and Housing 2nd Floor Corner Little Malop and Fenwick Streets Geelong 3220 |
Tel: (03) 4243 5111 Email: APCBarwon@dhhs.vic.gov.au |
| Ballarat, Ararat, Stawell, Horsham, golden plains, Hepburn, Hindmarsh, Moorabool, northern Grampians, Pyrenees, Yarriambiack and West Wimmera | Adoption and Permanent Care Program Child and Family Services Ballarat Ludbrook House 115 Lydiard Street Ballarat 3350 |
Tel: (03) 5337 3333 Fax: (03) 5332 1724 Email: adoppermcare@cafs.org.au |
| Bendigo, Maryborough, Castlemaine, Echuca, Swan Hill, Mildura and surrounding areas |
Adoption and Permanent Care Program Anglicare Victoria, Central and Northern Region 175-187 Hargreaves Street Bendigo 3550 P.O. Box 315, Bendigo 3552 |
Tel: (03) 5440 1100 Fax: (03) 5440 1108 Email: carerenquiries@anglicarevic.org.au |
| Northern suburbs | Permanent Care Program Department of Families, Fairness, and Housing 679 High Street Preston 3072 |
Tel: (03) 9479 0558 Fax: (03) 9479 0537 Email: PCNorth@dhhs.vic.gov.au |
| Western suburbs | Adoption and Permanent Care Program Anglicare Western 41 Somerville Road Yarraville 3013 |
Tel: (03) 9396 7400 Fax: (03) 9689 7499 Email: APCWest@anglicarevic.org.au |
| Gippsland - Central, East, South and surrounding areas | Adoption and Permanent Care Program Anglicare Gippsland 190 Commercial Road Morwell 3840 |
Tel: (03) 5135 9555 Fax: (03) 5133 9595 Email: Gippsland.Adoption&PermCare@anglicarevic.org.au |
| Shepparton, Seymour, Benalla, Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounding areas |
Permanent Care Program Department of Families, Fairness and Housing 163 Wellsford Street Shepparton 3630 |
Tel: (03) 5832 1500 Fax: (03) 5831 1851 Email: adoption.and.permanent.care.ovens.murray.goulburn@dhhs.vic.gov.au |
| Statewide | Adoption and Permanent Care CatholicCare 3 Wingfield St Footscray 3011 |
Tel: (03) 9689 3888 Fax: (03) 9689 4901 Email: adoptions@ccam.org.au |