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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
North East Multicultural Association
North East Multicultural Association (NEMA) was established in February 2005 as the first ethnic community council in North East Victoria, with a vision to support existing and new migrants, raise cultural awareness, and promote the benefits of diversity. NEMA acknowledges the economic, cultural and social contribution migrants made to the region, and recognises the importance of cultural heritage through celebrations such as Harmony Day and the Diwali festival.
North Melbourne Community Centre
North Melbourne Community Centre (NMCC) is a community hub owned by City of Melbourne Council and managed by YMCA Victoria. We share the facility with City of Melbourne Family Services who offer maternal health services, and social services, as well as Drummond Street Youth Services and Brotherhood of Saint Laurence HIPPY.
We offer rooms for hire to local organisations, community groups and health and employment services; including homework clubs and tutoring services, social meetings for community groups, food kitchens, free sports programs, and much more. In total we have more than 30 organisations and services who use our spaces on a permanent and ongoing basis to support our local community.
Located beside the Sutton Street public housing towers, we have become a true community hub to support one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in the City of Melbourne.
North Midlands Project Incorporated
North Midlands Project works to make the regional Western Australian communities of Carnamah, Coorow, Eneabba, Mingenew, Morawa, Perenjori and Three Springs (collectively the 'North Midlands') to be known for their happy, healthy communities and vibrant, connected towns. We deliver an annual program of health, education, arts, culture and heritage activities with the aim of improving access, connectedness, social cohesion and good mental health.
North Qld Domestic Violence Resource Service
Conduct a service in the North Qld region which provides direct support services, community education, training for service providers and coordination of domestic violence responses which actively promotes and enhances the safety of women and children involved in domestic and family violence.
North Queensland Combined Women's Services Inc
The Women's Centre Townsville provides a broad range of free community services for women and their families.
including, the Sexual Assault Support service,
a Specialist Homelessness Service and a Women’s Health Service. Also offers free counselling services to women over 15 in the Townsville region.
North Shore Community Centre
The North Shore Community Centre is a friendly, safe and welcoming space for our community to connect with others, improve and maintain physical and mental health, find support and be involved in their community.
North Shore Mums Smiles2U
North Shore Mums Smiles2U is a 100% voluntary charity which aims to bring care and comfort to the many children, adults and carers who pass through our Emergency Doors of our local hospitals every day.
We provide activity bags, toiletries and care packs to parents and children who find themselves in hospital unexpectedly.
We were created almost 6 years ago and are a Registered Charity. We support 8 hospitals across the North Shore and Central Coast.
Our philosophy is that everyone deserves the chance to smile. Even when life is at its hardest moment. A moment is all it takes.
Various locations around Australia
North Side Progress Association
Its objectives are:
To work for the general improvement in public amenities, services and access for the north shore of the Hastings River in the Port Macquarie Hastings Local Government area.
To have special concern for the residents of the area.
To take all practical steps to conserve the environment of the area.
To encourage a spirit of civic awareness, co-operation and social responsibility within the local community
North Townsville Community Hub Inc
Statement of purpose
The purpose of the North Townsville Community Hub is to enable families and individuals within our community to gain skills for a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
Target Groups and Stakeholders
Based on the identified market trends and profiles of the current and potential future community service area as well as the competitive environment, NOTCH concentrates its efforts on the following segments:
Families , Individuals and children ,Youth at Risk, Volunteers,
Community groups using the Centre , emergency relief, natural disaster support, community connections, strategic planning, community consultation.
North West Mental Health - NAMHS Hotham St Community Team
Hotham Street Community Team provides mental health care to over 600 consumers with severe and chronic mental illness. The service also provides care for those who may be experiencing an acute phase of their illness, or a crisis.
Care is provided from a multidisciplinary perspective, in a consumer oriented, recovery focused manner.
North West Mental Health NPARCS
We are a voluntary residential service for mental health recovery. NPARCS is run jointly by Northern Area mental health and our recovery partner, WellWays. Our participants might want a transition back home after hospital, or come from home wanting additional support for a period of time. We work together on people's recovery goals.
North West Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service
North West Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (NWSWDVCAS) provide women & their children experiencing domestic & family violence with case coordination, safety assessments, safety planning, information, referrals & court advocacy.
We provide intense case management support to our most at risk & vulnerable clients & assist with their legal, social and welfare needs. We have focus workers to help Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander women & women from multicultural backgrounds.
At Blacktown & Mt Druitt Local Courts we help women obtain legal protection through ADVO's, tailored to meet their needs. We also provide women with information & referrals to services, including but not limited to, legal services, accommodation, counselling, financial assistance & health Services.
We assist in conjunction with the NSW Police force to prepare women for Court Hearings with monthly DV Clinics & information necessary to prepare them for giving evidence at Court.
Various locations around Australia
North West Youth Accommodation Service
NWYAS is a Specialist Homelessness Service which provides supported accommodation, case management and mobile support to young people at risk of, or experiencing homelessness.
Case Workers support young people and young families aged between 16 and 25 years old with developing the living skills and tenancy education required to manage indepednet housing in the greater community. Case Workers support young people to link in with services to address their identified concerns, which could include accessing services for mental health support, healthly relationships and counselling, parenting skills and emplyment and training.
Northampton District High School
Northampton District High School is located in the rural setting of Northampton, 54km north of Geraldton. Providing high quality education for the local community, it caters to children from Kindergarten to Year 10. We truly believe that all students are deserving of a quality education, no matter where they live. To this end, our staff work hard to ensure that they receive every benefit that a close knit and caring community can offer, while simultaneously being able to engage in learning processes seen in high performing schools elsewhere in the state. There is a school-wide focus on continual improvement. Students benefit from having committed and experienced teaching and support staff, many of whom are long-standing members of the community. Teaching staff provide a dynamic and varied curriculum that enriches students’ learning and provides a solid foundation for them to achieve their potential. Underpinning all academic success is a school culture that enables a strong sense of belonging, respect and progress; something that we are very proud of. It is this culture and our constant drive for progress that is encapsulated in our school motto and vision: ‘A place to learn; a place to grow’.
Northern Area Community & Youth Services Inc
NACYS provides counselling/psychotherapy, case management, support, and advocacy for at risk and vulnerable members of the Northern and Outer Northern Adelaide communities, across the lifespan. Clients to the service typically have complex mental health issues, trauma backgrounds, child protection issues and alcohol and other drug concerns. Supports such as psychotherapy are not time limited and offered free to clients. NACYS has a 55 place long day childcare centre targeting the most at risk and vulnerable children.
Northern Beaches Womens Shelter
We are a crisis accommodation women's shelter for adult women who are at risk or experiencing homelessness.
Northern Community CareWorks
Provide services to the community in the following ways:
(i) providing free employment training and work experience programs and support services;
(ii) delivering a range of social, health and wellbeing activities and events;
(iii) hosting community meals and activities to facilitate community engagement, connection and social welfare; and
(iv) providing pastoral care to people experiencing helplessness
We also operate an Op Shop with clothing and furniture for the people of Darebin City. We are located in the buildling owed and operated by Northern Community Church of Christ but operate as a separate registered organisation.
Northern Compassion (Tenacious House)
Tenacious House is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2014. This is a voluntary residential recovery centre with a program designed to empower men to take control of their lives and overcome issues such as addiction anxiety and depression.
The program is design equip men with the tools to succeed in life and support them on a pathway into employment or education.
Professionals working with Tenacious House include doctors, psychologists, occupational therapists and qualified
The Program
The Tenacious House program is an evidence-based, community-focused program (meaning we do what works
and we support one another).
The program runs for an initial 5 months, after which the length of stay is determined by need.
Northern Grampians Shire Council
Local Government in Western Victoria
The organisation is currently supporting smaller townships in the shire with Flood Recovery.
Northern Health
We are a branch of Melbourne Health, and operate as a mental health service operating out of various sites providing care to individuals affected by mental illness.
We deliver a comprehensive range of specialist, community and hospital-based mental health services for youth, adult and aged people who are experiencing, or are at risk of developing a serious mental illness.
Services are delivered through six programs spanning 32 sites across the northern and western suburbs of Melbourne.
Northern Health Foundation
Northern Health is the major provider of acute, maternity, sub-acute and specialist services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north. Our emergency department treats over 107,000 patients each year, cares for over 94,000 patients admitted to hospital, and assists with the delivery of over 4,000 babies each year. The Northern Health catchment includes three of the state's six growth areas and a very diverse community, with people who were born in more than 185 countries. The Northern Health catchment is the home to a significant number of the state’s lower socio economic and most disadvantaged groups.
Various locations around Australia
Northern Land Council
The Northern Land Council is an independant statutory authority of the Commonwealth. It is responsible for assisting Aboriginal peoples in the Top End of the Northern Territory to acquire and manage their traditional lands and seas.
Community Planning & Development Program
The Community Planning and Development (CP&D) Program helps Aboriginal people in the NLC region to drive their own development projects and secure benefits from the use of their land and waters.
Initiated in 2016, the CP&D Program supports Aboriginal groups to plan and implement projects that deliver lasting benefits that
Northern Rivers Children's Services
Not for profit organisation - provision of Family Day Care, Early Childhood Services, Outside Of School Hours care, In home Care, and Ready Set Go. Ready Set Go is a Commonwealth Funded Communities for Children project and is a child development and parent support program for children 0 - 6 years for families in Lismore and Goonellabah Priority groups for funding include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, families with long term financial hardship or disadvantage and families with complex family stressors. Ready Set Go supports families to access support services.
Northern Rivers Community Gateway
Northern Rivers Community Gateway (NRCG) is a not-for-profit, incorporated community organisation formed in 1976 and incorporated in 1977.
The Northern Rivers Community Gateway is governed by a Board of Directors. The board is made up of professionals working and residing across NSW.
Northern Rivers Community Gateway receives funding for its projects and programs from a variety of agencies, sponsors, donors and fund raising initiatives.
Northern Rivers Housing
The Northern Rivers Housing is a not-for-profit company managing long-term social and affordable housing for people with special needs and residents with low and moderate incomes in the far North Coast region of New South Wales in Australia.
The Company is the largest Community Housing provider in this region.
Planning is well under way for future expansion of the Company’s property portfolio in all these local government areas. Growth will continue to be sourced from stock transfers from Housing NSW, new acquisitions including redeveloped properties, and properties developed by NCCH Community Housing in partnership with other regional organisations.
NCCH currently manages in excess of 900 properties across the far North Coast of NSW managing 950 tenancies.
NCCH acknowledges the Bundjalung, Arakwal, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl peoples who are the traditional custodians of the land that comprises the Northern Rivers.
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.