Welcome to Innisfail Youth & Family Care Inc.

Innisfail Youth and Family Care Inc. (IYFC) is a not-for profit organisation providing care, support and accommodation. We collaborate in a holistic way to empower youth, families and individuals to create better futures.

Emergency Relief Program

Our Emergency Relief Program provides food vouchers to eligible individuals and families in our community on low incomes. In special circumstances we may be able to provide assistance with emergency accommodation, rent arrears and transport (like bus/train tickets or fuel), subject to assessment.

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Youth Services

Our youth services are designed to empower young people aged 12 to 21 across the Cassowary Coast Region through individualised support, safe accommodation, meaningful recreation, and therapeutic care.

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Housing

Innisfail Youth and Family Care Inc. (IYFC) supports low-income households and those experiencing crisis through the provision of safe, secure, and affordable housing.

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Domestic Violence Support Service

Domestic violence can be experienced by people from any walk of life, culture, or age. You may feel isolated, confused, conflicted, ashamed, or afraid and like no one understands what you’re going through.

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Youth Services

At Innisfail Youth and Family Care Inc. (IYFC), our Youth Services are designed to empower young people aged 12 to 21 across the Cassowary Coast Region through individualised support, safe accommodation, meaningful recreation, and therapeutic care.

Whether a young person is experiencing homelessness, disengaging from school or family life, facing challenges with mental health, or simply needing a safe space to connect and grow, our programs are here to help. All services are delivered in a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and developmentally appropriate way by our dedicated team of Youth Workers.

Youth Shelter

The Youth Shelter provides safe and supported short term emergency accommodation to young people aged 12-21 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and can accommodate up to 8 young people at a time.

Youth Support Service

The Youth Support Service provides individualised support to young people in the community. This program targets those who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging from school, family, work, or community.

Youth Recreation and Support Centre

The Innisfail Youth Recreation and Support Centre provides free, supervised recreation activities and support for young people aged 12 to 17 in the community. It is a safe space for young people to socialise, connect, and build life skills.

Child Safety Residential Services

IYFC is a licensed residential care provider offering placements for children aged 0–17 who are in the care of the Department of Child Safety, when family-based placements are not available.

Housing

Innisfail Youth and Family Care Inc. (IYFC) supports low-income households and those experiencing crisis through the provision of safe, secure, and affordable housing.

We believe it’s important that people with mobility challenges have access to housing that meets their needs.

Immediate Housing Response (IHR)

IHR is targeted at people experiencing, or at imminent risk of, homelessness. It includes separate programs for individuals and couples, and for families with dependents.

Crisis Accommodation Programs

IYFC’s Crisis Accommodation programs offer semi-supported, short-term accommodation to families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, typically for a duration of three months.

Wet Tropics Community Housing (Community Rent Scheme)

Under the Community Rent Scheme, IYFC leases properties from the private rental market to provide transitional accommodation for individuals on low incomes who are struggling to secure long-term housing.

Cassowary Coast Regional Council Community Housing Portfolio

IYFC manages the Cassowary Coast Regional Council Community Housing Portfolio, which primarily offers long-term accommodation for elderly pensioners.

Long Term Community Housing

IYFC provides sustainable long-term housing for people on the Department of Housing’s social housing register.

Agent for the Department of Housing and Public Works

Innisfail Youth and Family Care Inc. acts as the local agent for the Department of Housing and Public Works.