YFS e-News for June 2020
Keep up-to-date with our outcomes in recent weeks by taking a look at our latest e-newsletter.
A safe way to make contact
Yarrabilba Bulletin | 1 May2020 There Is Help Out There – Not Now Not Ever In Logan You Can Report Domestic Violence Online. The Queensland Police Service has launched an online tool to report domestic and family violence. www.police.qld.gov.au/domestic-violence The tool might be a safer way of making contact for people who need help. If […]
Family violence services in Logan and Jimboomba urge people to speak up as serious abuse escalates
By Angela Kelly, Jimboomba Times | 30 April, 1pm TWENTY per cent of the abuse family counselling services are dealing with is related to COVID-19. Services providing counselling and protection for victims of domestic violence have been inundated with calls with violent abuse escalating as families are forced to stay at home. Logan and Redlands […]
Logan Council, Logan Together and Substation33 provide refurbished computers for schoolchildren, seniors and people with disabilities
By Jimboomba Times | 24 April 2020 LEARNING from home will be easier for more Logan families this term with rebuilt computers provided to families in need. The rebuilt computers are being rolled out by the electronic waste recycling team at Substation33, the social enterprise arm of Logan’s YFS community support services. The project is […]
VIDEO: Logan Council, Logan Together and Substation33 provide refurbished computers for schoolchildren, seniors and people with disabilities
ONLINE: Ella Misisa of Slacks Creek receives a refurbished computer to assist with learning from home. Jimboomba Times | April 24 2020 – 3:00PM LEARNING from home will be easier for more Logan families this term with rebuilt computers provided to families in need. The rebuilt computers are being rolled out by the electronic waste […]
Substation33 Recycling Computers for our Community
By Logan City Council | 23 April 2020 Learning from home is now easier for more Logan families, thanks to our new ‘Computers For Our Community’ program. Council is a proud supporter of this initiative partnering with Substation33 and YFS to provide rebuilt computers for school children, seniors and people with disabilities. We want to […]
Logan COVID-19 Response
By Bert Van Manem MP | 16 April 2020 Our community is amazing and is stepping up to help those in significant hardship due to COVID-19 and don’t have the support of family and friends. Thank you Logan City Council, YFS, Lighthouse Care, Logan City SES for making the magic happen. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/34By0cY.
In Your Suburb: Redcliffe and Logan
By 7 News Brisbane | 15 April 2020 They’re at opposite ends of the South East, but Redcliffe and Logan have at least one thing in common – they’re resilient. How local businesses are adapting to help their community during Covid 19. 7 News talked to YFS CEO Cath Bartolo and the SES about the […]
Packs of kindness help beat cabin fever and care for needy neighbours
By Judith Kerr, Quest Newspapers | April 9, 2020 YESTERDAY’S historic $130 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy package is not the only kindness pack on offer. Logan MP and Labor Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers was also doing his bit to stave off cabin fever and is sending out “Care Cards” to his constituents. Mr Chalmers was […]
Boffins build coronavirus computers for needy students as schools go online
By Judith Kerr, Quest Newspapers | April 8, 2020 A TEAM of volunteer computer boffins is working around the clock over the next two weeks to build computers so the poorest students in the southeast will be able to log on to lessons on day one of Term 2. Social enterprise company Substation 33, which […]