ANNUAL REPORT 2014-15
YFS Chair Albert Hili leads our dynamic Board to guide YFS’ performance and plan for our future.
In 2014-15, the Board developed a new strategic plan that outlines four strategic intentions: financial sustainability, flexible individualised services, strong workforce and positioning YFS as a leader in Logan and surrounds.
Albert described sustainable funding as YFS’ key challenge.
“We’re making progress but we need to accelerate. In 2015-16 I’d like to see us attract more government funding as well as significant non-government funding so we can further develop initiatives like our social enterprises, the #R4Respect youth-led DV prevention campaign and our work with people in crisis through our IRAS team.”
Albert, a highly qualified and experienced accountant, joined the Board as Chair in February 2015 after two years working as YFS Corporate Services Manager and Company Secretary.
Albert was attracted to YFS by the organisation’s youth and family focus.
“I am interested in people-centred work. YFS is an organisation that is vibrant and part of the community.”
“I am impressed by the spread of services YFS offers. They’re a one-stop shop for just about any problem.”
Most of all, Albert is impressed by the quality of the people who work for YFS, from the CEO to the front line.
“Bringing the new Board together is a key achievement – the Board is functioning really well,” he said.
Albert sees the Board’s role as helping the organisation to develop so it can provide more services, increase its impact and become more viable.
“2015-16 will be an important year for us. There’s a lot of work happening in terms of delivering on our strategic plans. That’s going to be exciting and challenging for the rest of this year,” he said.
“Our transition to the NDIS will be a big focus. We have more than 20 years’ experience delivering services for people with a disability; and the NDIS might be an opportunity to expand the scope and scale of that work to help these clients increase their independence and participation.”
“Our positioning is important too. We have dramatically improved how we are projecting ourselves, and it’s important that we continue to do that.”
“We celebrated 30 years’ service and investment in Logan last year, and we’re looking forward to many more as we grow and develop,” he said.
“I could encapsulate the role of the Board in terms of our vision: building independence and participation. We’re building YFS’ independence as an organisation and its impact in the community as a participant in change.”
“The Board is increasing YFS’ independence by making sure it has the right governance and resources to grow and thrive.”
“We’re ensuring YFS is a key participant in our community by making sure the YFS story is told to our stakeholders, community and clients, and by supporting our CEO’s work with local collaborations like Logan Together and Logan City of Choice.”
YFS is funded by the Australian Government and the Queensland Government.
YFS acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are Australia's First Peoples and the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we meet and work.
