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The larger homes were disposed of and the society moved to providing support for adolescents leaving care. Two adolescent hostels were opened Putney in 1975, and the long-standing premises in Esher House, East
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changed the direction of child care: adoption became the preferred option followed by fostering and the large children's homes that the society had been running were deprecated. It was recommended that children's homes should have no more than 12 residents.
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which could house 250 boys at a time. This succeeded and by 1874, 1,300 boys had graduated. A second frigate was obtained thanks to a £5,000 donation from
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