Name: Chelsea Johnson YFCC Service Area: Malana - Youth at Risk Centre Location: Launceston What do you like about your role? One of the things I really like about my role that no two days are the same. I also really enjoy being able to build rapport with the young people I work with and assist [...]

Name: Jacinta Russell-Arnot YFCC Service Area: Malana - Youth at Risk Centre Location: Launceston What do you like about your role? I love seeing how well our team gets along, the enthusiasm and engagement of the young people with each other and the staff and witnessing their progress. A bit about you: I’m a city girl [...]

YFCC Service Area: Integrated Family Support Services Location: Devonport What do you like about your role? Having worked at Child Safety Case Managment for some time, I really enjoy helping families build on their parenting capacity and, where able to, be reunified with their children. That is why I applied for the IFSS role. Within the [...]

What do we do? CASS' primary goal is to reunify a young person with their family of origin or extended family. If this isn’t possible the young person will be assisted to find and secure independent sustainable accommodation. These goals are achieved through a holistic Client Focused, Youth Coaching Process. The Youth Coaching Process has accommodation [...]

Working It Out is commencing gender identity peer support and discussion groups for anyone wanting to connect with others who are trans and gender diverse or questioning their gender identity. Held in Burnie on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, and Devonport on the 4th Thursday of each month – both groups from 5:30-7:00pm. Anyone wishing [...]

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YFCC has an ongoing commitment to keeping all children and young people safe. Staff are continuously identifying areas for improvement, and implementing appropriate changes through policy and procedure, to ensure that children, young people, families and the community remain safe. "My relationship with my worker was very important to me, we got on well. Being in [...]

Over the past two years, Project Detour has worked with young people (aged 16 to 24 years) who identify as being impacted by crime and/or anti-social behaviours and may be at risk of becoming entrenched in the criminal judicial system. The project has worked with them to address health and wellbeing concerns, foster meaningful relationships, and [...]

Youth Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD) is a national day that was conceived in 1990 to raise awareness and public discussion about child and youth homelessness. It is held every year on the third Wednesday of April. This year, YHMD was Wednesday 17th April. Over the years, YHMD has grown to a national celebration of young people's [...]