The Crisis Accommodation Support Service in Devonport has had the pleasure of meeting some furry faces once a week, since December last year. Claire and her team at Delta Therapy Dogs have been gracious enough to visit our service for an hour and a half on a weekly basis, which has allowed our residents, and workers, [...]

Every six months, YFCC conducts a phone survey of around 10% of our clients across all programs and services delivered by the organisation. The most recent survey was conducted in May of this year. Overall, feedback on YFCC services was extremely positive, with some useful suggestions for the organisation to consider. 67% of clients surveyed had [...]

During February/March 2021 YFCC invited Stakeholders with whom YFCC has varying working relationships, to participate in its annual Stakeholder Survey conducted via Survey Monkey. The survey distribution process was updated this year, with around 50% of email requests to complete the survey being sent out by relevant Managers, Team Leaders and Staff. The remaining 50% of [...]

Communities for Children’s Helping Young Families workers will be hosting an event at the Burnie Cinema for Families week on Friday 21st May at 12pm. We will be viewing the brand new Peter Rabbit 2 movie. Each family member will be receiving a drink, popcorn and a goody bag on arrival. Face painting and craft will [...]

For Families week 2021 the Family Support Team in Devonport have teamed up with Devonport City Council to host an event ‘Family Night’. Families are invited to a BBQ dinner and games under the multi-story carpark from 5pm onwards. At 6.30pm families can move inside the Paranaple Centre to watch a movie, which will be decided [...]

Name: Sharon Radford YFCC Service Area: Helping Young Families (HYF) Location: Burnie What you like about your role: I am passionate about helping families that have challenging needs. We all need a hand at times and reaching out is sometimes hard. If I can make that easier for some families then I feel that I am [...]

Name: Donna Maria Ann Mlejnek YFCC Service Area: Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS) Location: Devonport What you like about your role: The team have been great. I also like the outreach component of the role. A bit about you: I have recently relocated from the mainland (I lived in Howlong, near Albury Wodonga). I am very [...]

We provide crisis accommodation for young people who need a place to stay. Our accommodation services are located in both Burnie and Devonport. Our Crisis Accommodation Support Service (CASS) team provide 13-20 year old’s who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless, a place to stay for up to 6 weeks. The service can [...]

Pregnancy Support available at Family Planning Tasmania Clinics. Around one in three women has an unplanned or unexpected pregnancy at some time in their life Unplanned pregnancy can leave some women feeling confused and scared, whereas others may feel happy and excited; all these feelings are normal. Clients can discuss pregnancy options including becoming a parent, [...]

We need your Help! Family Planning Tasmania Stakeholder Feedback Survey 2021 Over the past two years, Family Planning Tasmania has endeavored to raise the awareness of the services and programs we deliver. We have focused on engagement and education of health service providers as well as the promotion of key services such as pregnancy support, clinical services and the My Choice [...]