Welcome to the Child Migrants Trust

The Child Migrants Trust was established in 1987 by Margaret Humphreys OAM, a Nottinghamshire Social Worker. It addresses the issues surrounding the deportation of children from Britain. In the post-war period, child migrants as young as three were shipped to Canada, New Zealand, the former Rhodesia and Australia, a practice that continued as late as 1970.

The Child Migrants Trust, a registered charity in both Australia and Britain, provides a range of social work services, including counselling and support  for family reunions. The Trust's offices in Nottingham, UK as well as Perth and Melbourne in Australia also offer information, advice and family research to former child migrants and their families.

Please take time to browse our new website. It displays useful information and memorable photographs of former child migrants, as children and adults, to give you a window into our vital work.

Family Restoration Fund

Please go to our Contact section to register your interest in using this new Fund.  Application forms will be available soon.

Please go to the Department of Health website for the full Press release.