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Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC)

Youth Advocacy Centre is a Non-profit Organizations brand in South Brisbane, Queensland. It is a nonprofit, and its site is yac.net.au. It holds one address on record, all in Australia. Headcount on record is 41. Its work is tagged community Legal Service, youth Support Advocate Worker and family Support Advocate Worker. It is listed alongside eight similar brands, mostly in Non-profit Organizations.

Profile live Nonprofit Founded 1981 1 office country

Key facts

Counted staff
41
self-reported 11–50 band
Founded
1981
45 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Nonprofit
self-reported
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Description

The Youth Advocacy Centre Inc (YAC) is a legal and social welfare agency for young people aged 10-18 years in and around the greater Brisbane area who are involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the youth justice and/or child protection systems and/or are homeless or at risk of homelessness. It has been operating since 1981.

Limited assistance by telephone is available to young people outside Brisbane. YAC's website has information sheets about a range of areas of law which are relevant to young people and their lives which can be accessed by young people or anyone working with young people.

YAC's multidisciplinary team of lawyers and social welfare caseworkers (homelessness/youth at risk support; family support; bail support; court support; educational engagement) aim to ensure that young people are well advised and represented in relation to legal matters but that the social welfare, environmental or personal issues which are bringing them into contact with the law and legal systems are addressed.

YAC's services are:

  • young person centred and directed
  • voluntary
  • confidential
  • human rights compliant (particularly the Convention on the Rights of the Child)
  • non-discriminatory
  • trauma informed
  • strengths based
  • free.

Specialties

All 4 specialties
  • Community Legal Service
  • Youth Support Advocate Worker
  • Family Support Advocate Worker
  • Community Legal Education Officer

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Offices in 1 countryCountry footprint: 1 country, primary AU. Codes: AU.1 countryprimary AUAU
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All codes: AU

Addresses

  • AULevel 4, 16 Peel Street; South Brisbane, Queensland 4101Primary

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4 employee profiles on record · names withheld.

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FAQ

How many people work at Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC)?

41 counted staff profiles at January 2026, inside the self-reported 11–50 band.

Where does Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC) have offices?

One address on record, Australia only. Primary: Level 4, 16 Peel Street, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101.

Has Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC) raised funding?

None linked to this brand.

What does Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC) list as its specialties?

Four tags on the brand's own list, among them Community Legal Service, Youth Support Advocate Worker and Family Support Advocate Worker.

Which companies are listed alongside Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC)?

Eight peer profiles on record: PeakCare Queensland and Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network.

What is Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC)'s website?