Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
- Catholic Marriage Care Ltd
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Marriage Care (York branch); 1960s-present
Other form(s) of name
- Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, York branch
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Marriage Care was established as a charity in 1946 to support families in the Catholic community whose relationships came under stress after the trauma and upheaval of World War II. It is not known exactly when the York branch opened, however it is likely to be sometime between 1953 and 1969, when the organisation was called the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council.
Now Marriage Care is a national charity, serving the whole community from over 50 centres across England and Wales, with a network of trained volunteers. Every Marriage Care specialist undertakes a rigorous training programme and operates to professional standards. Marriage Care is an organisational member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
The organisation continues to offer various forms of relationship counselling.
Places
St Bede's Pastoral Centre; 21-23 Blossom Street, York
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
A charitable organisation, abiding by Catholic values, offering relationship counselling to members.
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Marriage Care was established as a charity in 1946 to support families in the Catholic community whose relationships came under stress after the trauma and upheaval of World War II. It is not known exactly when the York branch opened, however it is likely to be sometime between 1953 and 1969, when the organisation was called the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council.\n\nNow Marriage Care is a national charity, serving the whole community from over 50 centres across England and Wales, with a network of trained volunteers. Every Marriage Care specialist undertakes a rigorous training programme and operates to professional standards. Marriage Care is an organisational member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.\n\nThe organisation continues to offer various forms of relationship counselling.
Relationships area
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Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa