Youth Assist Inc. is the managing agency of The Visy Cares Centre located in Dandenong.

The Centre is the key provider of services to youth in Melbourne's south-east region.

The Centre provides an integrated and comprehensive range of services and activities for young people aged 12 - 25, dealing with over 24,000 contacts per. annum. The Centre is recognised as the leading co-located youth centre in Australia and both state and federal governments have studied it as a potential model for youth service delivery.

Health Care - drug & alcohol counselling, nursing services, sexual assault counselling, physiotherapy, dietary advice, contraception, depression & suicide counselling, antenatal care & a young mum's group, disability services, health & education promotion.

Specialist advice - legal, family matters & family counselling, housing & accommodation referral, employment & career guidance, resume assistance, financial counselling.

Entertainment & leisure - community meetings, art & drama groups, Battle of the Bands, young men's & women's support groups, drug & alcohol support groups

Training & workshops - personal development & job skills training, parenting skills, self-help cooking classes, employment training, entrepreneurial groups, accredited training, young person's magazine.