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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
Open Minds - Woolloongabba
Assists with disabilities and chronic illness
Open Support - St Vincent's Private Hospital
Provides crisis accommodation and outreach support to women and children fleeing domestic violence.
Operation Sunshine WA Incorporated
Supporting children in out-of-home care, escaping domestic violence, and experiencing disadvantage across Western Australia.
Orana Support Service Incorporated
Orana Support Service Incorporated is a homeless service, operating a women's refugee, Sturt House and boarding house. We assist people with tenancy support.
Orana Youth Shelter - Queensland Baptist Care
Providing supported accommodation to homeless young people aged 15 to 18
Orange Local Aboriginal Lands Council
OLALC run a variety of community based projects including education, domestic violence support, transition to work activities and play groups.
Orange Sky Laundry Inc
Orange Sky Laundry is the world's first free mobile laundry service for the homeless. A crazy idea in 2014 to put two washing machines and two dryers in a van and wash and dry clothes for free. Starting in the streets of Brisbane, Orange Sky has now grown to 9 services across Australia in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Sydney, Sunshine Coast, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide, SE Melbourne and now does over 5.8 tonnes of laundry every week. However most importantly, having over 1,200 hours of positive and genuine conversations every week.
Orbost North Primary School
Orbost North is a small, friendly, semi-rural primary school set in large, spacious, well-maintained grounds at the top end of town. It is a school that prides itself on catering for the individual needs of all its children, within its safe, nurturing environment. We offer small, multi-grade classes with an excellent student/teacher ratio and a comprehensive curriculum.
Orbost Primary School
Orbost Primary School strives to challenge all students and provide support for those students who need it. Our key school values of Community, Challenge, Creativity and Curiousity underpin our approach to teaching and learning as well as our relationships and interactions with each other.
Orbost Secondary College
Orbost Secondary College pride themselves on being a caring and progressive school where students are encouraged and supported to achieve their best. They aim to provide a high quality diverse education, fostering positive skills and attitudes for lifelong learning.
Orelia Primary School
Education of 4-12 year old children
Ormeau State School
School
Orygen - headspace Melton
Provides Youth Mental Health and access for young people aged 12-25
Various locations around Australia
Orygen - Parkville
Working with young people, our partners and one another, we're redefining what's possible in global youth mental health research, policy, education and clinical care.
Orygen Youth Inpatient Psychiatric Unit - Footscray
Orygen Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (Orygen IPU) is a 22 bed facility, comprised of 16 Low Dependency Unit beds and 6 Intensive Care Area beds. The unit provides tertiary mental health services for young people (15-25) who are experiencing acute mental health difficulties. During their admission, the young people are engaged in collaborative care with a range of health professionals, such as: Occupational Therapists, Psychiatrists, Nursing staff, Social Workers, Exercise Physiologists and Peer Support Workers.
Our House Our Haven
Our House Our Haven is a mental health nurse lead outpatient not-for-profit service for people with severe and complex mental health in the Ipswich and Lockyer Valley areas. Our professionals provide therapy and social support to meet the mental health needs and goals of our community within a unique hobby farm type environment.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School - Thursday Island
Small Catholic school striving to overcome the challenges of providing equitable education to students in the remote Torres Strait (off tip of Queensland). We are in a very remote, poorly serviced area. We teach Prep to Year 6 with two campuses on Hammond Island and Thursday Island. School of special character - predominantly First Nation students, high percentage English as Second Language Learners, low socio economic background.
Our Place LGBTIQA+ Drop-in - City Of Swan
Our Place is a LGBTIQA+ drop-in for young people aged 12-25yrs,
delivered in partnership with; The City Of Swan, headspace Midland, Swan City Youth Service and Youth Focus.
The service provides a safe space for LGBTIQA+ young people to build friendships, connect with support services and be themselves.
Various locations around Australia
Our Plan C Inc.
Building community resilience and regeneration is what we do.
We educate, train, inform, support, mentor, implement, respond, research, influence, partner with and facilitate connections.
Outback Mobile Resource Unit Inc
The Outback Mobile Resource Unit Inc (or Mobile Toy Library) is a children's service providing both child care and play group sessions to children and families in the remote and isolated regions of Far Western New South Wales. We cover an area approximately 220,000 square km and travel to various towns, communities and properties, offering activities aimed at enhancing children's learning and social skills and providing support and resources to parents.
The program endeavours to cover all aspects of a child's development, including social development, gross and fine motor skills, cognitive ability, language and self-help and caters to children of all ages (0-12). The service provides activities that can teach these skills in a fun and interesting way.
The OMRU generally tries to attend each venue once every 3 or 4 weeks and are often required to spend up to three or four nights a week out of town.
We are funded by the Department of Social Services
Outcare - Tidda
Tidda supports women with undiagnosed or unsupported disability to transition and successfully reintegrate back into the community after leaving prison.
Funded by the Sisters of St John of God, the program works alongside women to ensure they have access to the skills, knowledge and means they need to live independently.
The Tidda team take a multidisciplinary approach to ensure clients receive a diagnosis and access long-term support via NDIS services and plan management. We work alongside people with unmet needs who face a range of barriers caused by physical, psychosocial or neurological disability.
Tidda case managers coordinate specialists to ensure long-term support is in place before release, and continue to provide ongoing support by
assisting clients with accommodation, employment and developing positive relationships with their families including children.
Outcare Ltd - East Perth
Outcare specialises in working with people prior to and after their release from prison as well as those at risk of becoming embedded in the criminal justice system. We have a presence in every major correctional facility in the metropolitan area (except Wandoo) and deliver a range of services within the community. We run culturally specific programs for Aboriginal people, as well as specialist programs for people with cognitive disabilities and mental health issues. As families of prisoners need support, we offer a range of services to assist them and keep families connected.
Our practical support assists people to rehabilitate and reintegrate into the community. We can help with such aspects as:
finding steady accommodation
referral to health and addiction support agencies
helping to find a job
training and personal skill development
community engagement activities
emergency relief and financial assistance
general advocacy
Outloud
Operating since 1987, Outloud is a CALD-focused social impact arts organisation that creates meaningful opportunities for young people in Western Sydney. Our award-winning projects address nationally relevant issues on a local level. We specialise in early-intervention harm-reduction that celebrates the strengths of socially-marginalised young people and provides personalised individual support. Our projects bring together service providers and professional artists to create supportive platforms to help young people express and move through problems they are facing, while building a genuine community around themselves. We aim to build self-efficacy alongside social cohesion. We help young people create the future they want to see for themselves.
Overflow Foundation Limited
Overflow Foundation provides drug and alcohol support and mental health support to youth in the Logan area and surrounds. Overflow Foundation's Founder has worked in Logan for over 12 years and has a passion for helping children, young people, families, and the community change their lives for the better.
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.
