Youth Week Tasmania will see the return of a favourite Youth Week event with RANT arts bringing back Reclaim the Lane. Things will be a little different than previous years due to social distancing and contact tracing requirements. All the same ingredients will be on offer (art workshops, live music and a platform for Devonport’s young [...]

We’re here to help you have your say. We listen, we support, and we help to empower you to get what you need to live the life that you want and deserve. We can provide support to young adults who access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). One of our advocates recently helped a young adult [...]

The Community Voices Project has been a partnership between YFCC, WISE Employment and Creativity Australia. After what has been a wonderful 2 years providing support for our local youth, the project finished up on the 31st of March. The project aim was to assist young people with opportunities to re-engage in education, training and employment. Attendance [...]

A client was referred to TASS in late 2018. They were a full time High School student who requested support to obtain independent accommodation predominately to be able to work more hours and apply for apprenticeships. They had no other family in Tasmania. During their engagement with TASS their situation changed significantly. They were very motivated [...]

DEN has a training opportunity for community services students, new entrants to the community service sector, and for organisation support roles who have contact with people experiencing negative impacts from alcohol or other drugs. The Brief Intervention Scaffold workshop is an interactive, evidence-based opportunity to build knowledge and skills for short brief interventions based on the [...]

During our 2021 January summer school holidays, we were excited to run a selection of 12 free activities for young people aged 12 and up in both Burnie and Devonport. Young NW Tasmanians were able to choose from a plethora of activities including surf lessons with the Coast Rider Surf School, skating lessons with the Drop [...]

SignPost is Working It Out’s website and mobile app directory of LGBTIQ+ inclusive businesses and services in Tasmania. Currently we have funding from Devonport City Council’s community grants program to increase the number of listings in Devonport under our Making Inclusion Stick project. I’m Zac, the project officer for Making Inclusion Stick. I am a young [...]

headspace Devonport has expanded and headspace Burnie is now open! What is headspace? headspace Centres act as a one-stop-shop for young people who need help with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drugs or work and study support. Our centres are designed not just for young people, but with them, to ensure they are [...]

We have a Young People section on FindHelpTAS: https://www.findhelptas.org.au/programs/?p_cat=young-people

Name: Roz Crowden YFCC Service Area: Project Worker for Survival Strategies in the Kitchen Length of time with YFCC: Nearly 3 weeks What do you like about your role? So far I have met some awesome people who have been really welcoming and helping me settle in. I’m really looking forward to helping people feel confident [...]