Are you a young person who is interested in your community and community services? Are you aged between 18 and 24 years old? Would you like to gain experience and skills that will assist you with your career? Youth, Family and Community Connections is a non profit organisation providing a range of support to youth, individuals [...]
The 2019 HELP Film Festival is NOW OPEN! YFCC’s HELP Film Festival is back for another year. The 2019 Film Festival theme is “Pay it Forward”. We are asking young people aged 12 to 25 to explore the theme of Pay It Forward and capture the impact of how one small good deed can have a [...]
Every month, up to 36,500 Australian women and girls face the hardship, danger and emotional anxiety of being homeless, as well as the discomfort and lack of dignity that comes with having their period whilst struggling to afford menstrual hygiene products. Share the Dignity has developed the revolutionary Dignity Vending Machine (also known as #Pinkbox) in [...]
Lisa started with YFCC in February this year. She is a Youth worker coordinating the Arvos & School Holiday Programs in both Devonport and Burnie. Lisa decided after nine years of working in aged care she needed a change and thought she would try working with a completely different age group. Lisa grew up on a farm here [...]
Name: Tenille Bolton YFCC Service Area: Admin - Executive Assistant Location: Devonport Length of time working with YFCC: 10 years (During this time I have worked in Admin/NSP, Crisis Accommodation, Family Support, had two children and now in my current role of Executive Assistant). What you like about your role: I enjoy the different aspects of my [...]
Name: Lindsay Hodgkinson YFCC Service Area: Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS) Location: The Junction (64 Stewart Street, Devonport) Length of time working with YFCC: Previous 5 ½ years; recently returned What you like about your role: I am sure there will be many things that I like about my role. As I have only been in the role for 3 days [...]
We have Lift off!!!! Launch of My Choice App for Youth, Parents & Families On Thursday February 14 2019, National Condom Day, we launched Family Planning Tasmania’s new sexual health App My Choice. The launch took place at YFCC youth centre “the Junction” and was supported by Hon. Ruth Forrest, MLC, members of the LARC4U reference [...]
We are very excited to share with you all that Mission Australia will be now offering our employment supports in Ulverstone! As of Tuesday April the 2nd, we will be directly supporting local jobseekers within the Ulverstone area and surrounds. Being based out of the Ulverstone Community House, our employment staff will be looking to support [...]
The Launch of the My Choice App was on Thursday 14th February at the Junction in Burnie. The App provides information about topics such as sexual health, contraception, STI's, periods and respectful relationships. It also incorporates a period and mood calendar so that women can track their periods and speak to their doctor if they have [...]
We are excited to be celebrating Youth Week in April and sharing the achievements and contributions of our local young people. Youth Week is also a great week to engage with young people in our community and share with them the services and supports available to them. During Youth Week we will be hosting two events [...]