Social Impact

YMCA Social Impact is the charitable arm of the Y Brisbane and officially operates as Y-Care (South East Queensland) Inc. Our vision is to be an unbreakable organisation that maximises impact across all of our programs. We are a team consisting of more than 160 staff and 120 volunteers that believe in the power of inspired young people. We operate multiple programs within four key service streams including:

Community Housing
Food for All (Schools’ Breakfast Program)
Social Enterprise (Op Shops and Salon)
Youth Education and Empowerment (Vocational School, Community Hubs, School-Based Mentoring, and Skilling Queenslanders for Work)

We make a real difference through providing people with a real opportunity to reach their full potential

700+

students attending our Vocational Schools each year

7,280

annual mentoring hours providing transformative experiences for volunteers and students

6,000,000+

breakfasts provided via our Schools' Breakfast Program

Our Social Impact Programs

We give people a real opportunity to reach their full potential and are committed to making a positive difference in our community. Our diverse range of programs and services to the community are spread all over South East Queensland.

Schools' Breakfast Program

Vocational Schools

Employment & Training

Affordable Housing

Community Centres

Social Enterprise

We are a mission-driven organisation that is committed to creating measurable and long lasting impact through our programs and activities.

Contact Our Team

General Enquiries

41-45 Mary Street
Kingston QLD 4114

07 3440 4300
07 3440 4399
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Media Enquiries

107 Brunswick St
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

07 3253 1700
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Our Partners

The Y Social Impact team works to address a diverse range of needs across an extremely large area. It is only with the help of our supporters and partners that we can continue to make a big impact.

Many of the businesses and organisations in our community choose to show what’s important to them by investing significant resources to transform lives – now and in the future. To all our supporters, past, present, and future, THANK YOU!