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- - Finding a place to live
    - Finding and keeping a place to live
      
      YFS works with people who are homeless - or about to become homeless - to help them find somewhere secure to live, and to develop the skills and supports they need to maintain a tenancy.
      
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  - Families with children
    - Families with children
      
      Our Step by Step program helps vulnerable families function better, through hands-on assistance with practical matters and counselling to address underlying issues.
      
      For Browns Plains and Beaudesert families with complex issues, the Intensive Family Support program works closely with parents to help them improve their children’s safety and care.
      
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  - Young people
    - Young people
      
      Our YouthLink program works specifically with young people aged 12 to 18 who are finding life a bit out of control. YouthLink provides practical help tailored to each young person's needs and goals.
      
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  - Managing money and debts
    - Managing money and debts
      
      Our financial services help people understand their money, bills, and how to get a better deal. We aim to help people avoid getting into a financial mess, and to help them sort out their finances is they get into difficulty through unemployment, sickness, or family problems.
      
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  - Substance use
    - Substance use
      
      The YFS SHIFT program works with young people who feel like their substance use is getting out of control, affecting relationships, impacting how they feel physically or mentally, or preventing them from achieving what they want out of life.
      
      We help young people to identify goals and develop a plan to lead healthy independent lives.
      
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  - People with a disability
    - People with a disability
      
      We encourage you to be active in your community, and we champion your abilities and independence.
      
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  - Domestic and family violence
    - Domestic and family violence
      
      YFS is committed to ending domestic and family violence by working with perpetrators of domestic and family violence to change their behaviour through our Responsible Men program, which includes counselling and group education.
      
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  - Mental health
    - Mental health
      
      YFS' Personal Helpers and Mentors program (PHaMs) provides a non-clinical, practical service to people with a severe mental illness which significantly affects their ability to manage daily activities and live independently (psycho- social disability).
      
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  - Legal help
    - Legal help
      
      Is a community legal centre in the Logan community. Although we are for all ages we do specialise in providing information, advice, and representation for clients 10 - 25 years of age who find themselves needing help with criminal law matters.
      
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  - Community education
    - Community education
      
      YFS provides community education in a range of areas, such as domestic violence and respectful relationships, money management and legal topics.
      
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  - Social enterprises
    - Social enterprises
      
      YFS has three social enterprises that share YFS' vision and values. Their purpose is to deliver competitive services to benefit customers, employees and the planet.
      
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  - Employment Preparation
    - ParentsNext
      
      YFS ParentsNext is for Logan parents of young children. We help parents prepare for future employment and gain confidence, skills and knowledge so they are ready to join the workforce when their children start school.
      
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YFS is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a range of services to the people of Logan and surrounds.

We cater to people who are disadvantaged, vulnerable or want to improve their circumstance. YFS also champions social enterprise, with three of varying size and purpose.

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YFS is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a range of services to the people of Logan and surrounds.

We cater to people who are disadvantaged, vulnerable or want to improve their circumstance. YFS also champions social enterprise, with three of varying size and purpose.

Finding and keeping a place to live

Families with children

Young people

Managing money and debts

Substance use

People with a disability

Domestic and family violence

Mental health

Legal help

Community education

Social enterprises

ParentsNext

How we can help

R4Respect

YFS Legal

ParentsNext employment preparation

YFS 2015-16 Impact Report

Social Enterprises

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ParentsNext
employment preparation

YFS 2015-16
Impact Report