Party safely: Parties at home
https://youtu.be/nImpAJSQW94 It’s party season! Festive celebrations are getting into full swing, with BBQs and other get-togethers becoming more commonplace. Add Schoolies get-togethers to the mix and you have a recipe for strained neighbourly relations! Keep your party at home drama-free by following the tips in this video, by Logan’s community legal centre, YFS Legal. Party […]
Council recognises YFS Men4Respect for making Logan safer
Council recognises YFS Men4Respect for making Logan safer A YFS program that backs young men to challenge violence-supportive attitudes and actions has taken out a 2020 Logan City Council Safe City Award. Launched in late 2019, Men4Respect has been recognised for helping make Logan more welcoming, inclusive and safe. YFS chief executive Cath Bartolo congratulated […]
Community Spirit Awards: Meet the Logan social enterprise turning trash into treasure
Community Spirit Awards: Meet the Logan social enterprise turning trash into treasure On Mornings with Rebecca Levingston, ABC | November 10 2020, 8:30am Hear the radio story Meet the social enterprise from Logan who are turning electronic trash into treasure, building laptops for local school students who need them most. And they’re creating jobs while […]
Substation 33 bridges digital divide in Logan by delivering electronics to people in need during pandemic
Substation 33 bridges digital divide in Logan by delivering electronics to people in need during pandemic By Edwina Seselja, ABC Radio Brisbane | November 10 2020 It has been the year we focused on distance — 1.5 metres to be exact — and as much of the world was forced to work and study from […]
Jobless New Zealander, 61, not eligible for JobSeeker payment and living out of car since coronavirus hit
Jobless New Zealander, 61, not eligible for JobSeeker payment and living out of car since coronavirus hit By Anna Hartley, ABC | OCTOBER 17 2020 Maurie McCluthie’s life started to unravel when she became ill and lost her job as a disability carer. A family dispute forced her from her home and she drained what […]
Help for Pacific islanders struggling through COVID-19 in Queensland
Help for Pacific islanders struggling through COVID-19 in Queensland By Liam Fox, ABC News | October 23 2020 – 7:00am An NGO working in the Australian state of Queensland says there has been a spike in out-of-work Pacific islanders and New Zealanders during the COVID-19 economic slowdown, because they’re not entitled to most Australian welfare. […]
YFS e-News for October 2020
Keep up-to-date with our outcomes in recent weeks by taking a look at our latest e-newsletter.
Hear young people’s perspectives about chroming
Hear young people’s perspectives about chroming An animation created in partnership with Griffith University gives the young people YFS and ATSICHS support through the Logan Community Youth Response and Diversion Program a voice on the complex matter of inhalant use. Hear what young people feel about chroming. Find out why children and young people do […]
New service for struggling locals
MEDIA RELEASE – 2 September 2020 COVID-19 might be creating headaches about money, but a local service is answering the call for help. Financial capability workers from YFS are now at Yarrabilba and Jimboomba to support people who are struggling financially. YFS Chief Executive Cath Bartolo said the workers were ready to help locals with […]
Emergency Relief… comes to Yarrabilba and Jimboomba
Yarrabilba Bulletin | 1 September 2020 Are You Having Trouble Paying Bills Or Budgeting? YFS (Youth & Family Service in Logan) is starting a free service in September for people living in Yarrabilba and Jimboomba who are struggling financially. One of the organisation’s Financial Capability workers now offer appointments at the Yarrabilba Sport and Community […]