Substation33
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Delivered $36K across 2 government contracts for 1 buyer.
Substation33 is a Youth and Family Services social enterprise based in the Brisbane suburb of Kingston. Substation33 opened its doors in January 2013 as an electronic waste recycling centre, providing a workplace where volunteers and employees gain confidence and skills for the transition to sustainable employment. Its purpose is to provide training and employment opportunities through the recycling of electronic waste. More recently, Substation33 has started an Innovation Lab and has designed and developed a number of products for commercial, social and educational purposes. These included Flooded Road Smart Warning Signs, Electric ?e-bikes?, 3D printers, a vertical garden monitoring system, to name just a few. These projects provide an opportunity for up-cycling and e-waste diversion from land-fill, which has environmental benefits, and skills development and transfer between professional mentors and volunteers, students and people seeking to return to the workforce, which provides social and economic benefits to the community. Products and services include Waste Management & Landfill. Primary beneficiaries include Long Term Unemployed People. Social Traders status: Certification Expired. Membership: Connections Membership.
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Delivery Evidence
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This is a formal submission by YFS Ltd to the Department of Social Services. The document likely contains organizational perspectives, service delivery information, and potentially evidence about YFS programs including their Logan-based services. As a redacted submission, it may …
Source →This appears to be an evaluation summary document for YFS's RESOLVE program. The document likely contains evidence and learning outcomes from the program's implementation. Without access to the full content, specific findings cannot be determined, but the document title suggests …
Source →Youthlink works with young people aged 12-21 years from Logan and Redlands areas who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and not engaged in school. The program targets vulnerable youth with multiple risk factors including housing instability and educational disengagement.
Source →This is a parliamentary submission by YFS to the Queensland Youth Justice Reform Select Committee. The document likely contains YFS's evidence-based perspectives on youth justice issues, potentially including data and outcomes from their Logan-based wraparound support services. S…
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Youthlink works with young people aged 12-21 years from Logan and Redlands areas who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and not engaged in school. The program targets vulnerable youth with multiple risk factors including housing instability and educational disengagement.
Source →The Link Youth Justice Housing program provides an alternative housing model to young people aged 16-22 who have involvement with the criminal justice system. The program appears to offer wraparound support combining housing stability with justice system involvement, though speci…
Source →YouthLink provides services to young people in a safe, non-judgmental and youth-friendly environment, supporting them in determining their own futures. The organization appears to offer wraparound support services, though specific evidence of outcomes is not provided in the snipp…
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Mentoring programs reduce reoffending by 20-40% when sustained for 6+ months. Cultural mentoring (Indigenous-specific) shows stronger effects (35-45% reduction). Key success factors: mentor consistency, cultural matching, family engagement.
Source →Family satisfaction surveys conducted pre/post intervention
Source: Australian Living Map of Alternatives (ALMA), a curated evidence base of community programs. Programs are linked to this organisation by ABN; a program may be delivered by another part of the organisation.
Grant Funding
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Source: ACNC Annual Information Statement, FY2023 · Large charity · 80% of income from government. A point-in-time regulatory snapshot — figures can lag a year and a single filing is not a full picture of an organisation's health. Liquidity is shown only where a balance sheet was filed.
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