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GIVIT helps thousands of Australians in need every year by providing items, services and vouchers. GIVIT helps people impacted by natural disasters, domestic and family violence or homelessness, First Nations Australians, people living with disability or mental ill-health, and much more.

How to get help through GIVIT

To access donated items or services through GIVIT, please connect with a support organisation registered with GIVIT that can assess your needs and provide assistance. This organisation can then place a request on GIVIT on your behalf. Click here for more information on how to get support through GIVIT.

To find relevant organisations in your area, simply use the search fields below. Support organisations working with GIVIT that require anonymity will not be listed below.

To complement the search function below, at the bottom of this page is a list of organisations and services that may be able to support you, depending on what you're experiencing. This includes disaster and emergency recovery support.

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St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland - Gladstone

Provide support to community members in need. Financial, clothing, assistance with bills and other matters. Social support also. "A hand up not a hand out"

Gladstone QLD 4680

E 409@test.zeroseven.com.au

W vinnies.org.au

St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland - Ipswich Accommodation Support Service

Ipswich Accommodation Support Service provides crisis accommodation and associated support services to families and single people, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. These support services include client driven case management, advocacy, support networks and referral pathways.

Our program includes:

Centre-based support for families and single people in crisis - Advocacy and advice around housing needs - Emergency accommodation for families and single people who are experiencing homelessness - Home visits to support clients in achieving their goals - Social and emotional skills - Life skills such as budgeting

St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland - Lucinda House

Residential rehabilitation for women with alcohol and other drug issues

St Vincent de Paul Society St Mary's Conference Charleville

Emergency relief and support to people in need

Various locations around Australia

T 1800846643

E 4112@test.zeroseven.com.au

W vinnies.org.au

St Vincent de Paul Support Services NSW - Metro Case Management

Work with men, women & families, who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless, currently homeless and rehousing with ongoing support

Woolloomooloo NSW 2011

E 1703@test.zeroseven.com.au

W vinnies.org.au/

St Vincent de Paul Tasmania

Charity, providing emergency assistance and other assistance to people in need in our local communities

St Vincent's Hospital Foundation

Saving live and caring for our community for over 125 years. St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne was built on the kindness of our community. It is for this reason we have always been known as the people’s hospital.
We provide emergency and medical services, aged care, mental health, palliative and residential care to thousands of patients each year.

St. Merkorious Charity

St Merkorious Charity was founded in 2013 with a vision to tackle poverty from the root with a continued spirit of love, compassion, and tolerance. Our main mission is to relieve hunger and food insecurity by providing nutritious food, clothing, and hygiene products to empower communities in need and inspire hope. We ensure that every meal of the 2500+ weekly meals we currently provide is nutritious, fresh, and delicious, because we understand that being able to eat food that is both tasty and good will support our clients in body and spirit. Our food services include:

- Delivering food hampers and hot meals to clients in a private, discreet, and supportive way

- Holding regular community meals across Greater Sydney to give our homeless and other disadvantaged clients are chance to share meals, chat, and feel connected.

-A successful Breakfast Club pilot at Bass High School, which helped increase student engagement to their studies and school community

St. Peter and Paul Association for Syriac Catholic in Queensland Inc

To foster a strong inclusive community where all people are safe, valued and empowered. The overarching goal of supporting these communities is to create a healthy and friendly environment, enhance a sense of belonging, acceptance of others, and integration into the Australian community, as well as teaching the values of love and forgiveness. We believe that creating this positive environment will have a positive impact on Australia and its diverse communities.
The Mercy Program will assist Christian migrants from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan to settle in Queensland. Activities are designed to reduce identified barriers to their participation. Everyone comes via Visas 200,202 and experienced and/or witnessed war horrors war, bombings, physical and psychological terror.

St. Vincent de Paul - Amelie House

Amelie House is a crisis accommodation and case management service for unaccompanied women or women with children who have experienced domestic/family violence and/or homelessness. We provide safe individual unit accommodation.
The service operates within a client centred service delivery framework based on the principles of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment and incorporates both trauma informed and culturally competent practices.
We also assist with a range of issues that lead single men and women and families to become homeless or at risk of homelessness. All our services provide case-management and advocacy for each person that we assist.

Various locations around Australia

E 3746@test.zeroseven.com.au

W vinnies.org.au/

StandBy NT - Support After Suicide

Standby is a suicide postvention service in the Northern Territory - supporting suicide affected people and groups.

Provides face to face and telephone support to all people living in the NT. Understands and responds to peoples’ needs. Provides locally tailored community awareness and training workshops. Provides information and referrals, support services and resources in your region

StandBy Support After Suicide - NSW

Postvention Support Service

StandbyU - Magnolia Place

StandbyU Foundation exists to foster the Connections that link people in need to those who care. Together, with some very special community partners, we create Connected Communities that fight isolation with Connection. ​Our world-first StandbyU Shield is an evidence-based, immediate, tangible and measurable solution that combines the strength of human relationships and the power of technology that connects those at risk to those who care. Together, we can provide 24/7 support to those at risk, with no intake. Magnolia Place is a safe space in the heart of Westfield Helensvale, where anyone experiencing abuse or isolation can get the support they, or their loved ones, need to see a brighter future, without fear or judgement. With no intake form, no eligibility criteria and no waiting list - pick up the phone or pop into Magnolia Place for a tea, coffee and confidential conversation with experienced practitioners - who can work with you and link you in with meaningful support.

STAR Community Services

STAR supports the elderly and people with disability to live independently, engage with the wider community and achieve their goals.

With the generous support of local community volunteers, we offer a wide range aged care and disability support services to ensure that the vulnerable members of our community can access affordable and reliable services such as Home Care Packages, transport, in-home help, social activities, companionship and more.

Various locations around Australia

T 0738216699

E 4734@test.zeroseven.com.au

W starcommunityservices.org.au/

Starick Services Inc. - Rivervale

Starick is a not-for-profit domestic and family violence service that assists women and children. Starick has been working in the south east metropolitan corridor of Perth since 1985, providing a diverse range of services for women and children escaping domestic and family violence.

Starick provides crisis and medium-term housing, court and legal support, counselling, support groups, programs for children and a community op shop.

Our services include two refuges, outreach services for women and children living in the community and transitional housing for women who have recently left the refuge. We also offer our Safe at Home programs to assist women to stay in their homes after domestic violence.

We rely on community funding to provide non-core programs to the women and children in our service such as children’s counselling, baby massage, yoga for trauma and therapeutic writing programs.

Various locations around Australia

T 0894785300

E 4692@test.zeroseven.com.au

W starick.org.au

STARTTS - Auburn

NSW Service for the Treatment And Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Auburn branch

STARTTS - Carramar

STARTTS is a nonprofit organisation established to assist refugee survivors of torture and trauma rebuild their lives in Australia. STARTTS services form a part of the NSW public health system through our recognition as an Affiliated Health Organisation (AHO).
STARTTS clients are survivors of torture and trauma in the context of organised violence and state terrorism the majority of who have arrived to Australia under the Refugee and Humanitarian Program. STARTTS utilises a holistic approach to address the impact of torture and trauma on the individual, family and community through health assessment and referral, information provision, counselling, psychotherapy and other clinical interventions, community development, advocacy and training of other service providers. STARTTS has a proud 25 year history of successful projects and is funded through a variety of funding sources including the NSW Health, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and Department of Immigration and Citiz

STARTTS - Fairfield

Trauma counselling for people of refugee and asylum seekers backgrounds

STARTTS - Liverpool

NSW Service for the Treatment And Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS) - Liverpool branch

Stationery Aid Ltd

Stationery Aid donates education resources in the form of yearly stationery and booklist packs to disadvantaged school students, giving them a helping hand to kickstart the school year. The education resources for our packs are predominantly sourced from used and unused excess school stationery, diverting perfectly usable waste from landfill. Items are sorted, cleaned and renewed to the highest quality standard. We also accept new items.

Stay Play Learn - Robinson River School

A preschool in a remote community in the NT
We are seeking resources for our newly started program, Stay Play Learn, whereby young children and their families attend to play and learn.

Staying Home Leaving Violence

SHLV is a free service that helps women and their children to separate from a violent relationship and stay safely at home. SHLV provides a range of support such as safety planning, improving home security, assistance in managing finances, support for children, helping women throughout the complicated legal process, information and referrals to other services and support to continue to live free from violence.

Step by Step Recovery Support Service

Step by Step provides post-disaster psychosocial support to bushfire and flood affected residents living in the Lithgow, Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury regions. We provide personalised case-management support to people affected by the recent disaster events. We are a free, mobile outreach service providing tailored assistance with insurance, rebuilding, links to recovery resources and services as well as immediate emotional and social support. We focus on strengthening people's well-being and resilience as they start on the road to recovery.

Stepping Stone Clubhouse

Stepping Stone is a community intentionally organised to support individuals living with the effects of mental illness. Through participation in a clubhouse people are given the opportunities to rejoin the worlds of friendships, family, important work, employment, education, and to access the services and supports they may individually need. A clubhouse is a restorative environment for people who have had their lives drastically disrupted, and need the support of others who believe that recovery from mental illness is possible for all.

Stepping Stone House

The Stepping Stone House Vision is to end Youth Homelessness in Australia. Stepping Stone House provides homeless and at-risk youth with accommodation and personal development to help them become independent and the very best they can be.
We have 3 key aims:
Keep our young people alive
Keep our young people out of jail
Equip our young people with knowledge and skills that will support them in achieving their dreams

Stepping Stone House has helped over 500 young people to become self-sufficient and independent young adults. We place significant focus on creating a FUN environment and wonderful childhood memories.
Through a combination of adventure education, team sport, community volunteering, mentoring and counselling, we equip young people with the confidence, self-care and life skills they need to become the very best they can be. We stand out from many homeless refuges as a dedicated community providing a home-away-from-home environment.

Various locations around Australia

T (02) 9558 3529

E 3473@test.zeroseven.com.au

W steppingstonehouse.com.au/

Frequently asked questions

 

 

Dedicated support services

In addition to the search function above that allows you to identify relevant organisations near you, listed below are a range of organisations, services and government resources that may be able to help you.

Some of these organisations may not be registered with GIVIT. We’ve compiled the list below to ensure you get relevant and tailored support for your situation, regardless of whether that includes donated items and services through GIVIT.

You can use the search function above to check if an organisation listed below is registered with GIVIT.

If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero 000 for emergency assistance.

 

Disaster and emergency recovery

If a natural disaster or emergency event has impacted you, lease visit your state or territory government’s disaster support page to see what assistance is available, including disaster payments, grants and financial aid.

Queensland Government

Victoria Government

New South Wales Government

Western Australia Government

South Australia Government

Northern Territory Government

Tasmania Government

Australian Capital Territory Government

You can also access information via national resources - National Emergency Management Authority and Services Australia.

 

Domestic and family violence

If your life is in danger, call Triple Zero 000 for emergency assistance.

If you have experienced or are at risk of family and domestic violence and/or sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault, Family & Domestic Violence Counselling Line on 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732). 1800 RESPECT is also contactable via text, online chat or video call and is available 24 hours.

 

Financial hardship

The National Debt Helpine provides free, independent and confidential financial counselling via phone or live chat, Monday to Friday. You can call them on 1800 007 007.

Mob Strong Debt Helpline is a free advice service about money matters for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. They can be contacted on 1800 808 488, Monday to Friday.

 

Homelessness

If you’re experiencing or at risk of homelessness, you can find homeless shelters near you by searching on the Ask Izzy website.

Your state or territory government can also help. Listed below are the options by state or territory.

 

Mental health, depression or anxiety

If you or someone else’s life is in daanger, call Triple Zero 000.

You can access 24/7 crisis support by calling Lifeline on 13 11 14. You can also contact Lifeline via text or online chat.

You can talk to a counsellor 24/7 through Beyond Blue. You can also access brief counselling with Beyond Blue via online chat.

If you’re a young person aged 12-25, you can talk to a trained clinician, you can contact Headspace 7 days a week between 9am and 1pm by calling 1800 650 890 or via online chat.

 

For First Nations Australians

If you’re a First Nations Australian and you are going through a tough time, you can call 13YARN (13 92 76) to talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander crisis supporter.

 

Children or young people experiencing hardship

Children and young people aged 5 – 25 can access support through Kids Helpline by calling 1800 55 1800 or through online chat 24/7.

 

For people living with disability

The Disability Gateway is an Australian Government service to help people with disability, their family, friends and carers find the support they need. They can be contacted on 1800 643 787, Monday to Friday.

 

For refugees and asylum seekers

If you’re a refugee or asylum seeker and you need help, you can contact the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre on 03 9326 6066 Monday to Friday for support.

 

For people struggling with addiction

The National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline is a 24/7 service that provides free and confidential advice about alcohol and other drugs. You can call them on 1800 250 015.

Alternatively, Alcohol & Drug Counselling Online offers 24/7 online chat counselling.

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