Jackson Hills: Better together
“YFS is always on the precipice of wanting to better understand the community’s needs, so they can position their service to be as effective as possible.”
Chris-Maree Sultmann: Building Capacity for Care
“With rapid growth and expansion, organisations and people within them can oftentimes lose their way...I think YFS has done a remarkable job of holding on to its founding ethos of existing for this community – to confront disadvantage and to walk alongside those in need.”
Nick: Solid foundations for the next generation
“When [university] students come in we try to give them the best possible placement so they are ready for whatever journey they take. You only get one chance to lay the foundations for your practice and you want to get that right.”
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Amy: Strategic steps to safety
“They were like a breath of fresh air, right from the start. They literally pulled everything together...I will be forever grateful to the team.”
Tamara Charlton: Family and doing what it takes
“I realised that I’m not in this world to make money for other people. I’m in this world to help people who are doing it tough.”
Cath Bartolo: Like a family…a very big family.
“By being at YFS for a long time, I was privileged to see the changes that occurred in our clients’ lives over many years. They would return to YFS to tell us about their employment, their homes, and their children’s education – a result of YFS’ influence in their lives.”
Rangi: Kicking goals, creating change
“You can’t change someone, they have to want it for themself. [But] you can speak truth to them, check in on them.”
Philip Beresford: A commitment to morality
“YFS is making such a difference to the community that I live in that it encourages me to keep giving and try to make it more effective to achieve [even] more for more people.”
Casey: Finding financial freedom
"Financial literacy is everything. Our system, our whole society runs on a financial system and if you don't know how to use that system, then you become downtrodden."
Maria Leebeek: Community connections for hopeful futures
“The strength of YFS is in the relationships it has with people, the trust that the community has in the organisation, and the organisation’s ability to work together to make change because lasting change only happens through those processes.”