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 [...]

Our pledge: YFCC pledge to support parents, families and communities with keeping children safe, while promoting the importance of children’s safety and well being. Children do best when life is on an even keel and their parents have the support they need. By being kind to parents, supporting family-friendly policies, and building connected communities, we’re all [...]

I have been working in my role as Helping Young Families – Key worker for about a month now and am working out of our Burnie Office. I am a person that really enjoys working with people. This role is well suited to my personality and skill set as I receive great joy from assisting, enabling [...]

My name is Karina and I have been lucky enough to start in a new role as the Community Voices project worker back in April 2019. I am passionate about the youth sector and enjoy working alongside like minded people at YFCC. I have lived on the north-west coast all my life. My family and I [...]

YFCC are offering programs in both Devonport and Burnie during the July School holidays. Please click below to see what is available and for booking details. July School Holidays - Devonport July School Holidays - Burnie

Cancer Council Tasmania has developed a resource for young men to remind them of the importance of self-checking called 'DON'T DELAY check your balls today!' Testicular Cancer - The importance of self-checking

One of the services offered by the Transitional Accommodation Support Services (TASS), is providing information to TASS clients on ways to manage money that includes working with the client on their financial awareness. This may include the following: identifying needs (shelter, clothing and food) and wants (shoes, latest phone and Batman figurines), ways to save, budgeting [...]

Client X has been working with various IFSS programs for a number of years due to concerns when Client X's child was born. Client X was married and was a heavy substance user at the time of birth of their child. At this time Client X decided they had to stop using substances and provide a [...]

Cassie has been working for our Crisis Accommodation Team for the past 3 and a half year and just taken on a position with TASS - our Transitional Accommodation Support Services based in Burnie. What you like about your role: The diversity of working with a wide range of young people from different backgrounds presenting with different issues. Working [...]

Name: Damian Collins aka Damo YFCC Service Area: Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs – Team Leader Location: Devonport & Burnie offices Length of time working with YFCC: Approaching 5 years What you like about your role: Diversity – Having a leadership role in an organisation the size of YFCC provides the opportunity to really effect change. This can range from [...]