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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.
Name
Details
Centacare Kimberley - Broome
Emergency Relief, we offer people facing financial hardship access to food, home goods and clothing vouchers.
Breakfast Program offers a free nutritional meal on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from to individuals, couples and families who are facing financial hardship and/or are homeless.
Homeless Outreach Service works with people sleeping rough in the Broome region to support them to secure and maintain long term accommodation.
Intensive Housing Support Program offers families, who have been referred by the Housing Authority, assistance to move from Aboriginal Communities into Derby or Broome.
Mental Health Support Service works with people living with a mental illness with a primary focus on helping them to secure stable accommodation.
In partnership with Broome Aboriginal Short Stay Accommodation crisis accommodation.
Centacare Kimberley - Derby
We are a community organisation that services the peoples of Derby, Mowanjum, Pandanas Park. Looma and Fitzroy communities.
We offer services in the following areas..
Homelessness, Tenancy and Mental Health support , Advocacy
Emergency Relief ( Food, accommodation,)
Transitional Housing
Reintegration
Family Support
Centacare New England North West
Centacare NENW has established a strong footprint in rural and remote communities within our region, creating key relationships and networks with local agencies, health care and mental health care services, Elders and community leaders.
Centacare North Queensland - Bowen
Providing the financial resilience service to members of the Bowen and Collinsville community. This is a free service.
Centacare North Queensland - Normanton
Outreach in Normanton
Centacare Outer North Youth Homelessness Service
Centacare’s Outer North Youth Homelessness Service (Youth Services Elizabeth) provides case management, early intervention, outreach, post-crisis and wait-list support to young people aged 15-25 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Services are delivered across the Playford, Gawler and Barossa regions. Emergency and intensive accommodation support for young people aged 15-18 years who are living homeless is provided at Carlow Place, a 24-hour supported core-and-cluster residential facility at Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Park SA 5113
Centerpoint Church
Making Gods love known through a Christ-centred church by bringing the message of hope found in Jesus to our Community, City, and World.
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation
For over 40 years, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (Congress) has provided support and advocacy for Aboriginal people in the struggle for justice and equity.
We are one of the most experienced Aboriginal primary health care services in the country, a strong political advocate of closing the gap on Aboriginal health disadvantage and a national leader in improving health outcomes for all Aboriginal people.
Central Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Unit (CAAFLU) Aboriginal Corporation
Established in 2000, CAAFLU is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO). We provide culturally appropriate, holistic, trauma-informed legal services and casework support services to Aboriginal people experiencing domestic, family, and/or sexual violence (DFSV), predominantly women. We are the only organisation in Central Australia/the Barkly dedicated exclusively to assisting Aboriginal victim-survivors of DFSV and the only DFSV-specific legal service in the region. Our primary function is to provide culturally appropriate, high quality, confidential legal advice and casework, court representation, information, assistance, advocacy, case management support and referrals. We also deliver community-led early intervention and prevention programs (EIP), community legal education (CLE) and undertake policy and law reform work.
Central Australian Affordable Housing Company
Located on Arrernte country, CAAH is an Aboriginal controlled, not-for-profit, Registered community housing provider in Alice Springs / Mparntwe. We provide social and community housing to people who are in low income group .
Our strategies to meet this purpose are:
Creating new affordable developments and community housing options
Promoting and advocating for the ‘community housing sector’ in Alice Springs
Applying best practice tenancy and asset management
Central Australian Womens Legal Service
Provides free legal support to women in Central Australia
Central Coast Kids in Need Incorporated
We are a small volunteer group of approximately 18 members, we have no paid employees, we get no government assistance and are a not for profit organisation established 28 years ago. Central Coast Kids in Need assist local families with accommodation costs to stay with their sick children while undergoing specialised treatment in Sydney/Newcastle hospitals we also assist with high cost prescription items, specialised formula’s, quality of life equipment and travel expenses.
A large proportion of these children are cancer patients, premi babies with life threatening health issues, bone marrow transplants, organ transplants, spina bifida, cystic fibrosis, Autism and ADHD and children with disabilities.
Central Coast Primary Care
Health on the Streets program - assertive homeless outreach with a registered nurse to do health and welfare checks
Central Highlands Regional Council
Local Government - Disaster Management and Disaster Recovery Operations
Central Highlands Rural Health
Central Highlands Rural Health services Macedon Ranges Shire and Hepburn Shire. We have rural Hospitals in Kyneton and Daylesford, Residential Aged Care in Daylesford, Trentham and Creswick and operate Community Aged Care services and Community Health services across the region. Our Community Health services provide a range of low cost or free (mostly government funded) support to local residents, including for drug and alcohol issues, financial, housing, disaster relief and other social issues, and mental health support for residents and local schools.
Central Land Council
The Central Land Council represents and provides services to Aboriginal traditional owners and residents of Central Australia.
Aboriginal people collectively own more than 417,000 square kilometres of inalienable freehold land across the southern half of the Northern Territory.
The CLC supports them by;
advocating with them and on their behalf;
helping them to claim back their country and manage it;
assisting them with the economic development of their land;
promoting community development and improving service delivery;
consulting with landowners on employment, development, mining and other land use proposals;
protecting Aboriginal culture and sacred sites;
fighting for the legal recognition of Aboriginal people's rights;
helping to resolve land disputes, native title claims and compensation cases;
administering permits to visit Aboriginal land.
Central Queensland Indigenous Development
Central Queensland Indigenous Development has a number of programs that work with vulnerable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. Programs include:
Family Wellbeing - working with families to prevent children entering the child protection care system;
Foster & Kinship Care - supporting Foster and Kinship Carers and children placed in their care;
Homeless to Housing - supporting individuals and families to access and maintain secure and safe housing;
Ngudyu Yadaba - supporting children and young people to engage in education and lifestyle choices that are conducive to positive adult outcomes;
Drug and Alcohol Programs - supporting adults to address substance misuse issues so as to be able to contribute positively to community.
Central Queensland Indigenous Development - Hervey Bay
CQID – Central Queensland Indigenous Development is a community controlled organisation dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Our Hervey Bay office offers a free service that aims to improve the social, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children in their homes, families and community reduces the risk of our children entering or re-entering the child protection system.
Our programs include:
Family Well-Being
Family Violence Victim Support
Family Participation
Central West Suicide Prevention Network
Our objectives are,
1. To raise awareness and reduce stigma within the community of issues relating to suicide and mental health
2. To recognise, accept and support vulnerable people affected by mental illness, suicide and/or self-harming behaviour
3. To provide support services and information to those individuals and families who have been directly impacted by suicide
4. To develop programs to build the capacity and resilience of vulnerable individuals and promotion of positive help seeking behaviour
5. To address issues leading to suicide and self-harming behaviour with those individuals suffering distress, misfortune or helplessness and refer them to appropriate support services
6. To promote, educate and train individuals, carers and the community in suicide prevention, intervention, postvention and self-harming behaviour
7. To research, develop and implement strategies for the prevention of suicide
Central West Women's Health Centre Inc.
Central West Women’s Health Centre is a community based, non-government organisation run by and for women. We are a public benevolent institution providing a direct service to disadvantaged women and children, many of whom have experienced domestic and family violence, sexual assault, financial hardship, mental and other health issues, or insecure housing situations.
Centre Against Sexual Violence
A not-for-profit support and organisation for women and girls from the age of 12 who have experienced sexual violence at any time in life and their supporters. We also offer community education and group work, and advocacy through the court system.
Centre Education Programme
The Centre Education Programme is a flexible learning centre delivering alternative education options for young people who are marginalised from mainstream education and society. Students range in age from 13 - 18 years, including First Nations young people. Their stories are many and varied but all have a deep sense of social dislocation at their heart. Every young person that chooses to study with The Centre Education Programme receives individual attention, focus and acceptance.
Kingston QLD 4114
Centre for Accessibility Australia
The Centre for Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) is an award-winning not-for-profit organisation that promotes accessibility throughout Australia. Our current focus is the incorporation of digital accessibility, so that people with disabilities can have equal access to technology and the internet. Founded in 2018, the Centre was established to promote the accessibility movement through advocacy, research, training services, auditing services and celebrations such as the Australian Access Awards.
The Centre For Accessibility Australia (CFA Australia) receives requests from individuals with disability, the families and carers for computer equipment to help overcome digital access issues. For an example of how equipment is used, please view the news item CFA Australia and ASCCA team up to support people with disability in equipment rollout - Centre For Accessibility Australia.
Centre for Asylum Seekers and Refugees and Detainees - CARAD
CARAD - Coalition for asylum seekers, refugees and detainees is a non-profit organisation working with refugees and asylum seekers living in Western Australian.
Centre for Men Australia Limited
The Centre for Men and Families exists to create a safe community for men to connect, learn, be loved, and belong, so that they can journey deeper and experience transformation of the heart and bring the gift of who they truly are into the world, moving from being a source of dysfunction to a source of life and fulfillment for themselves, their families and our society.
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.
