Link-Up Victoria supports Stolen Generations survivors and their families. Link-Up focuses on healing by helping our people to reclaim their Aboriginal identity and to connect to family and learn about their traditional culture and Country. Link-Up runs group activities and events, and produces resources to promote the stories of the Stolen Generations.
Who is it for?
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were adopted or fostered, who live in Victoria or Tasmania.
- Aboriginal people looking for family who were adopted or fostered.
How it works
- Accessing records: We assist our people to apply for adoption and fostering records and other documents about their own or family members’ removal.
- Official documents: We apply for birth, death, and marriage certificates plus can locate historical records, including photographs and other documents about family connections.
- Health and Wellbeing plans: We work with clients to create a safety plan so that we can fully support you.
- Family and culture: We undertake Aboriginal family research to locate family both living and passed to strengthen knowledge about Aboriginal connections and to inform reunions.
- Reunions: We conduct reunions on traditional country of Stolen Generations survivors that provide powerful healing.
More information
- Visit our website to learn how we support Stolen Generations: linkupvictoria.org.au
Please note that Link-Up is a service for Stolen Generations survivors and their families. They do not provide Confirmation of Aboriginality (COA) certificates or research family genealogies. AIATSIS provides useful resources and guidance to assist with family history research. If you need assistance obtaining a COA, please send us an email at vacca@vacca.org
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