Name:    Maddie Sheridan YFCC Service Area:  ATODS Team – Regional Alcohol & Drug Service (RADS) Location:   Burnie – West Coast – Circular Head Length of time working with YFCC:   Almost two years What you like about your role:   I like that I get flexibility in creating my own style and approach in my counselling. I like [...]

The YFCC School holiday program ran from the 17th to the 31st of January with approximately 50 young people participating.  Firstly, we kicked off with learn to surf and stand up paddle boarding at the Burnie Yacht Club. A huge thanks to Sea Lyons Surf School and WhatSUP for taking the time to show our participants [...]

Cultural Awareness Training (AOD Focus) 2019 The 'Cultural Awareness Training (CAT)' course is part of the Primary Health Tasmania 'wungana makuminya' project. To ensure equity of access to organisations across the state, the Drug Education Network (DEN) is currently accepting expressions of interest (EOI) for the last funded positions on this course. The eligibility criteria for [...]

Targeted programs for youth in the local Devonport and Burnie regions received a boost recently with YFCC’s weekly ARVOs program receiving a grant from the LUCRF Super Community Program. The funding, provided over two years, will enable YFCC to expand and continue these important services for local youth. The ARVOs Program provides social engagement and inclusion [...]

Following a 12 month project planning period, YFCC have submitted a successful funding application for $10,000 to the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF). The application is to partner with Devonport Community House and Devonport City Council to work with the local community in the planning and delivery of a natural playscape in Highfield Park in Devonport. The [...]

We have a range of exciting School holidays programs running through the Summer holidays! These include; Beach day + BBQ - Learn to Surf or Stand Up Paddle Board Barefoot Bowling + Pizza Indoor Sports & create a delicious healthy lunch Please remember - bookings are essential and all activities are at no cost to participants [...]

Meet the team at your local Specsavers For the past year, the team at Specsavers Devonport, led by Optometrist Shahmani Kentler and Retailer Anafa Chak, has supported YFCC through the Specsavers Community program donating a portion of every pair of glasses sold to the charity. Shahmani, Anafa and the team are committed to caring for the [...]

Family Planning Tasmania’s LARC4U project continues with new contraception resources available and opportunities for staff to deliver contraception education sessions to community groups. Our new Contraception App is due to be completed in December. So stay tuned. Clinic familiarisation visits are also available to organisations to bring youth to our clinic to get to know their [...]

Truffles Ingredients 250g plain sweet biscuits (Arnotts Marie biscuits or milk coffee) 1⁄2 cup desiccated coconut, fine 2 tablespoons cocoa 340g condensed milk (Nestle Sweetened Condensed Milk) 3⁄4 cup of fine desiccated coconut (for rolling the balls in) Crush the biscuits in a food processor until it is fine (like flour). Combine in a large bowl, the crushed biscuits, [...]

Name:  Alicia Harvey YFCC Service Area:  Crisis Accommodation and Support Service Location:  Burnie Length of time working with YFCC:  12 years What you like about your role:  I enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team that is focused on achieving self-directed client outcomes with marginalised and disenfranchised clients. I particularly enjoy that this role allows advocating for [...]