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 [...]

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I have been a cleaner for various places for most of my adult life and was employed by YFCC on 14-09-2006 to clean their Devonport Offices. It is a good, friendly working environment, one in which I am welcomed and appreciated into. When I had to take time off due to going fully blind I was [...]

One of the main services offered by YFCC is our Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATODS) service. We offer ATOD counselling right across the NorthWest and West Coasts as well as a regular service to King Island. Through therapeutic counselling and case management we are able to work with a broad range of community members to [...]

Many Thanks to Synectic Group for their generous donation of toys and gifts this year. Synectic staff, clients and the extended Synectic family donated the gifts, all of which will help to make for a happy Christmas for our clients! Donations included games, books, toys and sporting equipment and will no doubt bring a smile to [...]

Earlier this year with the support of the Tasmanian Government, Lifeline Tasmania has set up A Tasmanian Lifeline to provide support, information and referrals for Tasmanians doing it tough. As you would be aware, many Tasmanians are experiencing anxiety, worry, fear, social isolation, financial distress and a sense of helplessness because of the coronavirus pandemic. We [...]

One of the services offered by YFCC is our Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS). This service offers assistance to families through parenting support, community connection, social participation, advocacy and referrals to other service providers, as needed. Our focus is to increase the wellbeing and safety of children, young people and their families. This is achieved through [...]

On Thursday, 3rd of December, YFCC hosted our Youth Week Tasmania event at the Devonport paranaple centre. Youth Week Tasmania provides young people aged 12-25 years with a unique platform to display their talent and skills, to inspire others, express their views and ideas and have open conversations about issues of concern and how to actively [...]

November 2020 marked a significant milestone for YFCC as we celebrated 40 years of offering services and supports to North West Tasmanians. The organisation started with a small group of concerned community members working to address the issue of homelessness for young women in the community. From humble beginnings we have grown to now offer a [...]