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Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS) is an essential service and is committed to assisting the Young People and their families in the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Districts of NSW during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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LOCAL BUSINESSES HELP BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER
23 December 2020The lives of disadvantaged young people connected with Southern Youth and Family Services have been enriched this Christmas thanks to the generosity of individuals and the local business community.
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SYFS ANNOUNCE JENNY HILL SCHOLARSHIP
17 September 2020Southern Youth and Family Services have announced the formation of a new Scholarship aimed at assisting disadvantaged and vulnerable youth in training to gain qualifications through the TAFE System. The Annual Scholarship will be known as the Jenny Hill Scholarship and will perfectly complement SYFS existing Jennie George Scholarship which...
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SYFS INVOLVED WITH THIRD SERIES OF ‘FILTHY RICH AND HOMELESS
13 July 2020The critically acclaimed third Series of the documentary ‘Filthy Rich and Homeless’ has just aired on SBS and after consulting on the second Series, SYFS was this time invited to be directly involved by housing one of the privileged Australian participants at their Illawarra Youth Foyer Service.
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SYFS Staff Rise to the Challenge
1 July 2020When COVID-19 struck, one of the major challenges facing SYFS was how to continue maintaining it’s level of care for vulnerable young people and their families whilst adhering to the increased levels of safety for clients and staff alike.
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Young People Prove Adaptable and Mature Throughout COVID-19
22 June 2020While the social and economic impact of COVID-19 has been well documented over the last 3 months, take a moment to reflect on the specific challenges faced by young, vulnerable and disadvantaged people during this unprecedented time.
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When Times are Tough………..
17 April 2020Southern Youth and Family Services support vulnerable young people and families many who are doing it tough. The COVID-19 environment has made it very hard for some of the young people and families but like the rest of the community they are working hard to support the restrictions and all...
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Young Children Raise Money
17 April 2020In this extraordinary and difficult time of a community wide crisis it is important to focus on some positive news.
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SYFS RECOGNISES & REWARDS YOUNG TALENT
9 January 2020SYFS RECOGNISES & REWARDS YOUNG TALENT
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LOCAL BUSINESSES HELP SYFS SPREAD XMAS CHEER
23 December 2019For most people Christmas is a time of happiness, joy and good cheer. An opportunity to buy and receive gifts from family and friends..
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SNEAKY BURGER PROVIDES WORK PLACEMENT AND DONATES PROFITS TO SYFS
2 December 2019When you say the words ‘collaborative partnership’, it would be hard to imagine a better example than the Sneaky Burger / SYFS takeover of the Furphy Bar kitchen prior to the last Illawarra Hawks home game at the WIN Entertainment Centre on Monday November 25th.
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SYFS PROUD TO MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS WITH HAWKS AND DRAGONS
31 October 2019Southern Youth and Family Services are proud of their commitment to support the regions 2 national sporting clubs, in the Illawarra Hawks and St George Illawarra Dragons. SYFS has partnered with the Dragons for a number of years, while the Hawks partnership is now in it’s 4th season, with both...
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LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY ONCE AGAIN SHINES IN SUPPORT OF SYFS YOUTH AND FAMILY AWARDS
21 October 2019The Annual SYFS Youth and Family Awards were held last Thursday at the Warilla Centre, in recognition of the many young people and family members who had made great strides in overcoming personal obstacles to improve their quality of life over the last year.
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SYFS Raffle 2019
12 July 2019Southern Youth and Family Services are again holding a raffle with incredible prizes up for grabs. Tickets are available for purchase from the Warilla Centre, CHAIN or talk to a staff member for more details. Special thanks to all the generous sponsors.
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Shellharbour Youth Provided Employment Opportunity
31 May 2019Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS) were pleased to recently partner with Shellharbour City Council on a new initiative to provide employment opportunities to young people.
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Ride4Rotary Raises Money for Youth at Risk In the Illawarra
31 May 2019Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS) were again pleased to be selected the Charity of choice by Rotary Illawarra for the Ride 4 Rotary Event for 2019.
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Ride4Rotary on Again
10 May 2019The Ride4Rotary is on again this year and will take place on Sunday May 26th at the Unanderra Velodrome.
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Introducing Xander King Clothing
25 March 2019Southern Youth and Family Services are proud to collaborate with a brand new clothing company Xander King! Xander King is a delicious, street-art influenced, apparel brand. Lightly deep fried to a golden crisp, dipped in colours of fun, sprinkled with ironic truth and served in a 'take home' 6-pack box...
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SYFS Youth and Family Awards Evening
12 October 2018SYFS were pleased to hold their Youth and Family Awards Evening to recognise and applaud the young people and family members for their achievement in the face of great adversity.
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