A successful YFCC luncheon event was held in August to mark Homelessness Week. Over 40 guests attended the luncheon held at the Gateway Hotel in Devonport. Guests included Leonie Hiscutt MLC, Acting Devonport Mayor Annette Rockliff and Mike Gaffney MLC. Bianca Allford was the first guest speaker, providing a powerful and personal account of her experiences [...]
Name: Elizabeth Singleton YFCC Service Area: Board Member Length of time working with YFCC: Since the inception of the merger with C.C. Inc. Burnie What you like about your role: I find the position of Board Member very rewarding, and being actively able to support such a great organisation. A bit about you: I come from [...]
YFCC would like to introduce Tony Schindler and Ros Buitenhuis as our new Youth Drug & Alcohol Counsellors based in our Devonport office. Tony comes to us with a broad range of social work experience and a keen eye for detail. Having grown up in Western Australia Tony now calls Tasmania home and enjoys living on his rural property taking care of a [...]
30 days of learning across the city. Visit the Living + Learning Devonport Facebook site for all events. How Bazaar Poster
A quick note to let you know from Monday 13th August we will be closed. We will reopen on September 3rd in the new library at the Paranaple Centre. Our new address is; Devonport Library Paranaple Centre 137 Rooke Street (PO Box 124) Devonport 7310 Our phone numbers will remain the same but over the [...]
This year marked the 7th Annual HELP film festival. The prospective film makers were asked to produce a short film that focused on the theme of this year’s HELP film festival: “Stereotypes” in relation to homelessness, alcohol and other drug usage with a focus on positive solutions. Close to 100 students participated, resulting in seven amazing [...]
YFCC partnered with St John First Aid this month to deliver a Community First Aid workshop at the Junction Hub in Devonport. Fifteen participants were provided with information and “live practice” on various first aid skills with the aim to make them better prepared to respond to an emergency situation before medical help arrives. On completion [...]
Name: Chris Stokes YFCC Service Area: Finance & Administration Location: Mix of 62 Stewart Street (being screamed at by Graham) & home (being screamed at by children) Length of time working with YFCC: Nearly 9 years (13th longest standing current YFCC employee) What you like about your role: Lack of human interaction highlighting my shortcomings. Also [...]
Share your story and help Family Planning Tasmania celebrate 45 years of delivering sexual and reproductive health services in Tasmania! This July 18th, Family Planning Tasmania will celebrate their 45th birthday, and they want YOU to be a part of it. Family Planning Tasmania (FPT) are asking members of the public and stakeholder organisations to Describe [...]
The Theme for the 2018 HELP Film Festival is “Stereotypes” in relation to Youth homelessness and/or Youth alcohol and other drug usage with a focus on positive solutions. The HELP Film Festival is in its 8th year. This year films will have a focus on stereotypes in relation to homelessness and/or alcohol and other drug issues. [...]
Acknowledgement of Country
Our organisation acknowledges the palawa people as the Traditional Custodians of lutruwita/Tasmania. We recognise their enduring connection to land, sea, and community, and we pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present.
We also acknowledge and honour the ongoing contributions of Aboriginal and Torress Strait Islander peoples across Australia and their rich cultural heritage, which continues to shape and strengthen our communities today.
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