Name: Lindsay Hodgkinson YFCC Service Area: Family Support Location: Devonport/Burnie What you like about your role: I like the diversity of my role. It provides me the ability to work with my colleagues to support families, while also being in the leadership role for the team. I enjoy the close relationships we have created within the [...]

Name: Damian Collins aka ‘Damo’ YFCC Service Area: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Service Location: Mostly Burnie and Devonport What you like about your role: The variety of tasks I deal with in any given day/week/month. Also, I get to do a lot of the boring tasks (reports, planning, strategy) so the team can do the [...]

YFCC is proud to share that during 2024 we have amalgamated several internal committees to form the Diversity and Inclusion Working Group. The Diversity and Inclusion Working Group aims to ensure YFCC becomes the most equitable organisation it can be and is accountable and transparent in all aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion. The working group [...]

On Wednesday 9th October over 200 Northwest Coasters gathered in Devonport to celebrate and recognise 54 young people from right across the Coast, who were nominated for the Inspiring Youth Awards. The awards are designed to capture the everyday positive contributions young people make to our community and let them know they are seen and appreciated. [...]

Name: Ethan Williams YFCC Service Area: Accommodation Services Location: Launceston What I like about my role? I have thoroughly enjoyed having an impact on the lives of young people in moments where they are experiencing difficulty in their lives. Every day is unique, and seeing the young people develop and progress through so much is very [...]

YFCC is committed to demonstrating child safe conduct and take the safety of all children seriously. The Family Support team continue to enhance their own understanding, ideas and values around the child safe principles with reflection often occurring regarding child safe practices. YFCC as an organisation is committed to regularly reviewing all 10 principles and continue [...]

Helping Young Families (HYF) is a program designed for parents to enhance their own parenting capacity with support. This program is for those families with children aged 0 – 12 years old (including pregnancy) in the Burnie Municipality, offering assistance through parenting support, community connections, social participation, advocacy, and referral to other service providers. HYF is [...]

Name: Kiara Terwee YFCC Service Area: Crisis Accommodation Support Services Youth Coach Location: Devonport & Burnie What do you like about your role? What I like most about my role as a Youth Coach in Crisis Accommodation is the opportunity to work closely with young people from all walks of life, each with their own unique [...]

Name: Evie Lintner YFCC Service Area: Crisis Accommodation Services Youth Coach & Fit for Work Location: Devonport What I like about my role? I have been working with Youth for the past 5 years. I love working in this industry and supporting young people to achieve their goals and strive for their ambitions. Both CASS and [...]