I have been a cleaner for various places for most of my adult life and was employed by YFCC on 14-09-2006 to clean their Devonport Offices. It is a good, friendly working environment, one in which I am welcomed and appreciated into. When I had to take time off due to going fully blind I was [...]

One of the main services offered by YFCC is our Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATODS) service. We offer ATOD counselling right across the NorthWest and West Coasts as well as a regular service to King Island. Through therapeutic counselling and case management we are able to work with a broad range of community members to [...]

Many Thanks to Synectic Group for their generous donation of toys and gifts this year. Synectic staff, clients and the extended Synectic family donated the gifts, all of which will help to make for a happy Christmas for our clients! Donations included games, books, toys and sporting equipment and will no doubt bring a smile to [...]

Earlier this year with the support of the Tasmanian Government, Lifeline Tasmania has set up A Tasmanian Lifeline to provide support, information and referrals for Tasmanians doing it tough. As you would be aware, many Tasmanians are experiencing anxiety, worry, fear, social isolation, financial distress and a sense of helplessness because of the coronavirus pandemic. We [...]

One of the services offered by YFCC is our Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS). This service offers assistance to families through parenting support, community connection, social participation, advocacy and referrals to other service providers, as needed. Our focus is to increase the wellbeing and safety of children, young people and their families. This is achieved through [...]

On Thursday, 3rd of December, YFCC hosted our Youth Week Tasmania event at the Devonport paranaple centre. Youth Week Tasmania provides young people aged 12-25 years with a unique platform to display their talent and skills, to inspire others, express their views and ideas and have open conversations about issues of concern and how to actively [...]

November 2020 marked a significant milestone for YFCC as we celebrated 40 years of offering services and supports to North West Tasmanians. The organisation started with a small group of concerned community members working to address the issue of homelessness for young women in the community. From humble beginnings we have grown to now offer a [...]

Easy Truffles Ingredients; 250g packet plain biscuits (e.g. Milk Coffee) 1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder 1 cup of desiccated coconut 395g tin condensed milk   Method; 1. Put the biscuits into a plastic bag and hit with a rolling pin until crushed into small pieces. Transfer to a bowl. Add cocoa powder and 1/4 of the coconut. [...]

“Advocacy Tasmania wishes to acknowledge the huge contributions of all during a year of such unimagined change and complexity across all sectors. Undoubtedly, Christmas/New Year will also be very different for many people this year.   We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Advocacy Tasmania will close from midday on 24th December 2020 reopening at [...]

On Thursday October 8th YFCC was proud to host the inaugural Inspiring Youth Awards. The awards highlighted the many and ongoing contributions young people make to the North West Tasmanian community and provided an opportunity for recognition and reward. We had young people from right across the North West Coast nominated and we had over 80 [...]