Shandel Pile Helping Young Families Program - Family Support Team Located in Burnie. What I like about my role: I enjoy the opportunity to work directly with parents and children and, hopefully, make a positive difference in their lives. I love being able to facilitate programs, build connections with families and support parents to achieve their own goals. A bit about me: Originally a West Coast girl, [...]

Building Stronger Families Workshops We’re pleased to continue the series of free workshops to deliver practical advice and support to parents and carers with children aged 0-17 years. The fourth workshop in the series has the theme ‘Neurodivergent & Thriving’ with the focus on supporting participants with neurodivergent children, and will take place in [...]

Spotlight on Retail and Hospitality Event Launceston YFCC are hosting a Spotlight on Retail and Hospitality event in Launceston in October. The series of spotlight events aim to connect jobseekers with employment opportunities in different sectors and this time the focus is on both the retail and hospitality industries. It’s an opportunity to connect with [...]

Inspiring Youth Awards update We are pleased to share that, with only weeks to go, we have already received more than 40 nominations for the Inspiring Youth Awards. This year, thanks to the outstanding support of our sponsor, Hardings Group, we have seen a broader range of young people being nominated, with strong representation from communities right [...]

From the CEO Her Excellency the Honourable Caroline Wells, Governor of Tasmania It's a busy time of year at YFCC as we prepare our annual reports, undertake external audits, and make arrangements for our upcoming AGM. While these important governance and accountability activities keep us focused behind the scenes, two particularly exciting developments have kept smiles [...]

Australia's longest-running and largest LGBTIQA+ youth survey is now open! In Our Words will be our fifth time running this survey, and we need LGBTIQA+ young people (ages 14-21) to tell us about their health, wellbeing, lives, challenges and joys! Results from this survey - funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing [...]

After many years of looking for a more suitable site in Burnie, that will improve the experiences of both our staff and our clients, we are excited to announce we have found a new venue at 32 Marine Terrace, Burnie. This means that both the Reid Street site in Upper Burnie and Wilson Street site in [...]

Name: Rebecca Blaazer-McQueen YFCC Service Area: Fit for Work Location: Launceston What I like about my role: I am new to this role but have been supporting youth in the Launceston area for the last few years and have over 20 years experience working within the community sector. I enjoy working with young people as they [...]

A New Light for Wurayni: Artwork That Reflects the Journey to Independence Recently, Wurayni Youth to Independence Facility proudly received a donation of First Nations artwork titled A New Light, created by artist Rory Combo, from our long-standing collaborative partner AKG. This generous gift holds deep meaning for our facility and the young people we support. [...]

The Employment Services team regularly transport young people in YFCC vehicles to and from appointments etc., with the Driver Mentor Program taking young people for supervised driving sessions every working day. The internal cameras fitted to each YFCC vehicle provide for a safer environment for both young people and YFCC staff. Young people are always reminded [...]