Givit homepage
Need help?
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.
Name
Details
The Benevolent Society - East Maitland
Family Preservation - Supporting families with children at risk of Significant Harm
The Benevolent Society - Liverpool
Tertiary child protection service providing intensive family support to vulnerable families at risk of entering OOHC.
The Benevolent Society - Loganholme
Our vision is for a just society where all Australians can live their best life.
Right from the start, we’ve been there for anyone who needs us, at the heart of change. As Australia’s first charity, we have survived and thrived, and continue to do so through challenge and opportunity.
We’re guided to reach our vision and face the challenges of every new day by our principles and values. They provide a framework on how we work together, collaborate with others and make a positive difference to the community.
The Benevolent Society - Milton
The Milton office in Brisbane is home to Post Adoption Support Queensland and the Queensland headquarters of Social Leadership Australia.
The Benevolent Society - Nerang
C/- North Gold Coast Early Years Centre
The Benevolent Society Coomera Springs Early Years Centre
Early Years Centres are a one-stop-shop family hub which supports the varying needs of families and their children from conception with pre-natal services.
Services are offered free and include infant health checks, supported playgroups, infant massage classes, immunisation clinics, parenting programs, playgroups, toy library, family support services, community based midwifery services and a coordinated program approach to working with local early years services and allied health professionals.
Upper Coomera QLD 4209
W benevolent.org.au/services-and-programs/list-of-programs/early-years-centre
The Bikers Hand Inc
Supports local charities by sourcing products such as food, clothing, hygiene items and we hand out free of charge to those charities so they can help those people at grass roots level.
We also supply breakfast supplies to many schools for breakfast programmes.
We support over 32 local charities from Campbelltown to Singleton
The Brain Injury Community Inc
Peer support and assistance to Brain Injury Survivors
Various locations around Australia
The Brook RED Centre Inc
Brook RED is a peer run community service providing support for any individual who has a lived mental health experience. We use the unique insights and connections that a peer perspective offers, in order to support people in building and defining the life they choose to live.
The Buttery
The Buttery is an independent, not-for-profit, charitable, community based organisation specialising in the treatment of mental health, gambling and alcohol and other issues. Its services include residential treatment and community outreach programs. It is located near Bangalow in northern NSW and was founded in 1973. It is now the largest not-for-profit provider of residential and community-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in the NSW Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast Regions. All programs are evidence-based and subject to on-going quality assurance evaluation. Its programs are accredited under Australian Service Excellence Standards. Last year The Buttery provided treatment to more than 2,400 teenagers and adults and assisted the family members of people affected by drug and alcohol, gambling and mental health issues. The Buttery is funded by a combination of government contracts and grants as well as charitable fundraising. It is a deductible gift recipient.
The Cage Youth Foundation
Self funded charity providing information and support for young people and their families across Redland City . We provide a range of services from Lifeskills, Mentoring, School Programs, Womens & Mens Group’s and Counselling services.
The Canberra Hospital
Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and their families.
The Carers Foundation Australia
The Carers Foundation Australia (TCFA) Provides wellness programs to support the emotional, physical and mental health of unpaid family cares in communities across Qld to prevent health crisis breakdowns.
Carers are identified and referred to TCFA, then attend wellness programs to restore their own health, connect with others and learn strategies to cope ongoing. Carers are accepted from the ages of 12 years old, and are usually from disadvantaged backgrounds and circumstances.
There is no cost for the carers to attend the programs which consist of comprehensive one and three day programs to allow the carers restore their own health since the y do not have time to themselves due to their caring responsibilities.
TCFA is the only charity that provides wellness programs for Carers in Australia
The Centre Education Programme
The young people who attend our schools have typically experienced one or more significant and complex educational, social, developmental, psychological, health, legal or familial situations which demand unique responses. Such interventions are embedded within an educational framework but also typically involve medical, multidisciplinary, legal and/or social support personnel network systems.
Kingston QLD 4114
The Centre For Women & Co. Ltd.
At The Centre For Women & Co. our vision is to achieve social justice for all women by promoting equity, respect, safety and diversity in our communities; all whilst staying true to our core values of: Integrity, Compassion & Respect.
The Champion Project
We are a registered NFP helping people facing lifestyle barriers and the vulnerable in our community to connect and find purpose. Counselling, budgeting, food assistance, mentoring, computer skills training, working with children and families whose parents are incarcerated and those experiencing family and domestic violence and who are facing or at risk of homelessness. We run a Friday night meals program to families and individuals referred to us by the Police, Community Services / child protection and local assistance associations. This allows us to visit those who are in a season of hardship and do not know where to get help. Our meals program provide opportunity to build relationship and identify needs in order to connect people with the assistance and support that they need. We are proactively linking the people we engage with to local businesses with the prospect of part-time or fulltime employment.
The Children's Hospital Westmead - Social Work Department
The Social Workers at The Children's Hospital at Westmead work with children and their families to help them cope with, and adjust to, the diagnosis and the impact of their health condition.
We provide:
- Crisis Intervention Counselling for children, siblings and families in periods of acute trauma and high stress situations.
-Counselling for children, siblings, parents/carers and families to help with adjustment to illness, making decisions or coping with grief and trauma.
- Assistance in putting together a plan to address a family's psychological and social needs.
- Provide information and assistance in accessing practical resources particularly for socially/financially disadvantaged families
- Family violence assessment and support with safety planning.
The Community Centre (Livingstone Shire Council)
The Community Centre is a place for the community to access supportive information and to meet, learn and share each others skills and knowledge.
The Community Centre is partly funded through the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disabiltiy Services. The centre provides Capricorn Coast residents with a public community hubspace that is safe, welcoming, vibrant, accessible, available to all and offers:
General Information and referral assistance;
Outreach services;
Enhanced choices;
Networking and social and social events;
Participation in programs and activities that build skills;
Affordable meeting spaces on a permanent or casual basis , and
Life long learning opportunities.
We also provide important linkages, capacity building educational and partnership opportunities for:
Individuals requiring support;
Community services providers;
Community organisations, clubs and groups, and
Community development staff and council
The Community Place Inc.
The Community Place Inc. operates two community centres in the Brisbane North area - Stafford and Kalinga. Our Community Centre is a non-profit community organisation that provides activities, places, opportunities and services for people to connect, share and learn together. The Community Place facilitates the development of wellbeing for all members of the community. We provide a connected and inclusive service to support social, cultural and community growth. We offer a wide variety of weekly free programs and activities for the whole community. We have a focus on providing educational support, social support, community support and community development programs for the whole community.
The Compass Institute Inc
Compass provides day services supports, skill development and further learning for people with disabilities via 5 centres including a 20 acre working farm.
The Compassionate Friends QLD Inc
The Compassionate Friends is an international self-help support organisation for bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents grieving the loss of a child. We offer friendship and understanding by reaching out to bereaved parents, to the surviving siblings and other family members to support them in the grief and trauma which follows the death of a child, through a range of support services and resources.
Bereaved parents and family members often find the need to talk to someone who has had an experience similar to their own and who truly understand. This allows many to draw comfort from the stories of other parents who have been there and learn from their accounts. All bereaved family members are welcome. The Compassionate Friends is non-denominational, it has no religious affiliation.
The Coonamble Women's Shed
The Women's shed is run by a small committee of volunteers. This was made to help support our community because of the great impact of the drought.
The women's Shed create a safe environment they promote healthy social connections. The women's shed is a place were you can go and enjoy a coffee do art and crafts, learn new skills or just relax and unwind. The women's shed has maintained an average 15-20 visitors and community members that use the facility on a daily basis
The Cottage
We provide education and psycho-social support for adolescents with chronic mental health conditions, with a goal of re-connecting them to mainstream education
The Courage Project
The Courage Project is a collaboration between Bravehearts and Mackay Women’s Service (MWS) to deliver a mental health service to disadvantaged and disengaged children and young people (under the age of 14) that have experienced trauma related issues. The Courage Project will provide therapeutic and advocacy supports to children and young people who have experienced, or are at risk of experiencing, physical and/or sexual assault and are at risk of self-harm. The service is available to clients residing in the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac Council Regions. The service will use evidence based, trauma informed approaches to support children and young people in their healing journey. The multidisciplinary team will work with children and young people individually as well as and their non-offending family members and support services.
The Courage Project is supported by funding from Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) through the Australian Government’s PHN Program.
Various locations around Australia
The CREW Rockingham
Emergency Food Relief and Hampers, Weekly community meals for the hungry and those needing friendship, Hot soup and rolls delivered in a soup van around the city, free op shop for people in need, items for those sleeping rough.
Frequently asked questions
To receive donated items, services or vouchers through GIVIT, you must first connect with a relevant support organisation who can assess your needs and provide assistance. This organisation can then place a request(s) on GIVIT on your behalf.
To find relevant organisations in your area, use the search fields and filters above. Once you’ve input your filters, make sure you click ‘FIND AN ORGANISATION’ to find relevant organisations.
Thousands of organisations across Australia are registered with GIVIT, working across a variety of causes, hardships and demographics. Our priority is to respect and maintain the privacy, safety, dignity and independence of people reaching out for help. By connecting with a relevant support organisastion, your needs can be assessed and verified, and you can receive tailored support, which may include the organisation requesting items or services on your behalf through GIVIT.
The support organisation that is assisting you can request arrange of donated items and services through GIVIT on your behalf. This may include furniture, household items, whitegoods and appliances. You can also request baby items, toiletries, toys and educational supplies, kid’s or adult’s clothing, digital devices like mobile phones or laptops.
GIVIT may also be able to help you buy groceries, fuel or medication in the form of vouchers. You can check our ‘What’s needed’ list for an idea of what can be requested through GIVIT.
Your requests may be filled through a donor donating the money needed to purchase the item new, or through a donor donating the actual item or service.
Your support organisation can also request time and skills such as tradespeople, cleaners, health and social support, tutoring and transport assistance.
See GIVIT’s Prohibited List for details of what can’t be requested through GIVIT.
We recommend you speak with the support organisation that you’re working with. They may not be registered with GIVIT, or they may not have placed your request yet.
Please note that there is no guarantee that your request for donated items or services will be met. We’d love to meet every request placed on GIVIT, but your request being filled is dependent on donation(s) being made by donor(s).
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.
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.
