On August 5th the red carpet was rolled out for the 2019 HELP film festival screening. The evening was hosted by Lee and Jess from Sea FM and saw 6 films from schools across the north of the state aired on the big screen at Reading Cinema. This year marked the 8th year of the film [...]

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. Feedback on YFCC services was extremely positive, with some useful suggestions for the organisation to consider. 76% of clients surveyed had been [...]

Name: David Stutterd YFCC Service Area: Crisis Accommodation Service Location: Burnie Length of time working with YFCC: Started work at CASS 2001 as a casual. Started full time roster around 2009 What you like about your role: Enjoy working with youth clientele due to them having potential. A bit about you: Partner with Sue since mid-80’s, married around late eighties. Four children, [...]

Name- Daniel Richardson Role- Brief Intervention Officer (Burnie) About me- I spent 23 years in the hospitality industry and I am a qualified Pastry Chef by trade. The hospitality industry is rife with AOD abuse and I have had a number of close friends that have succumbed to their addictions over the years. So last year [...]

YFCC once again hosted a luncheon event in early August to mark Homelessness Week. Over 50 guests attended the luncheon held at the Gateway Hotel in Devonport. Guests included Deputy Premier Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Housing Roger Jaensch, Devonport Mayor Annette Rockliff and a wide range of local government and community service providers. Bella Fountain from [...]

In the July school holidays, we hosted four events for young people to attend: Sports Day & create your own healthy lunch at the Devonport Recreation Centre Movie & Pizza at the Burnie Junction Swimming at Splash in Devonport And Timewarp (a skill development day) at the Burnie Junction We had loads of fun at all [...]

A 17 year old was brought into the service during the 2018 Christmas/New Year period by a friend’s parent. The friend’s parent had discovered that the client was homeless and using methamphetamine, and was seeking support. On initial presentation, the worker observed that the client appeared fatigued and dishevelled. The client answered the worker’s questions and [...]

To read all the information, please click below; TASS Information 2019

Name- Bianca Taylor Role- Casual Youth Worker with the Arvos program About me- I'm a mum of 4, wife and music lover, especially live gigs. I'm a busy person with another job role, I own a small business hiring costumes to the local community and am currently studying at UTas. Future goals are to inspire, educate, [...]

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 and [...]