This website contains resources and support for Australians who spent time as a child in a children’s home, orphanage, asylum, foster placement, training school, and other forms of residential out-of-home facility in Australia before the end of 1989.
AFA stands with Forgotten Australians, advocating for meaningful policy change, public recognition, and access to services that reflect their diverse needs.
Through education, storytelling, and representation, it works to ensure their voices are included in national conversations that impact their lives.
Despite facing neglect, abuse, and long-term trauma, Forgotten Australians continue to show extraordinary resilience.
AFA's mission is to honour their strength, create space for healing, and fight for the justice and dignity they have long been denied.
There are estimated to be 500,000 Forgotten Australians.