NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT US?
In 2017, youthconnections.com.au is rebranding as YC GROUP.
We’ve worked within the community sector for over 21 years now, with long-term experience in youth-specific transition, education, training, employment and social support. As a brand, youthconnections.com.au has been closely aligned with that service delivery.
But with significant sector shifts, changing government funding expectations and most importantly, the growing and intersecting needs of our beneficiaries, we needed to evolve.
Enter YC GROUP.
So what’s changed?
YC GROUP is now the parent company of our organisation, which comprises of multiple subsidiary companies working across education, training, pre-employment, employment, disability and social enterprise services.
How We Look:
YC GROUP visually represents where our brand has evolved to. While our subsidiary companies all retain distinctive aesthetics of their own, the parent company required a brand identity that could attract philanthropic, government, commercial and individual support and partnership from all sectors and industries.
Who We Serve:
We no longer service exclusively young people. Increasingly, we are widening our focus to incorporate individuals and families experiencing entrenched disadvantage and long-term unemployment. We are also working with individuals beyond the life-stage of adolescence. This new brand acts as a springboard for us to launch into other untapped areas of community need.
Where We Work:
In the past we have worked almost exclusively in welfare and direct youth transition support services. However, changing government funding expectations and sector shifts are stimulating innovation and encouraging the incubation of social enterprises. These businesses combine social purpose and commerce to establish alternative revenue streams for our organisation. YC GROUP can effectively encompass both the direct service and social enterprise arms of our work.
What hasn’t changed?
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
Over the last 21 years, our WHY has remained consistent and has bolstered us against external and internal challenges. We know exactly why we exist:
We’re building a better future, one person at a time.
We truly believe that empowerment is foundational to a fulfilling, purposeful life. We equip those we serve with the support, skills, services and tools they need to build a better, more expansive, more possibility-fueled future.
How this looks in 2017 and beyond is:
Supporting individuals, families and communities to successfully transition through education and training, gain meaningful employment, access social services and cultivate engagement in their community.
While the specificities of our services have and will naturally evolve over time to respond to changing client needs, we won’t ever waver on our core belief. YOU CAN is the commitment YC GROUP makes to every person we work with.
YOU CAN build a better future.
YOU CAN make a positive impact.
YOU CAN contribute to your community socially, economically and civically.
Welcome to the era of YC GROUP.