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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.

In addition to 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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Real Hope Church Inverell

Real Hope Inverell is a church with a heart for outreach and serving the community around them.
We have provided drought support in the past for farmers. Every year we host a Christmas event in Inverell along with other Inverell Churches to provide free food and entertainment for the Inverell community.
Increasingly, as the economic climate gets tougher, we are providing aid to families in need each week, including fuel and grocery vouchers and helping with funeral expenses.

Various locations around Australia

T 0408387709

E realhopeinverell@gmail.com

W realhopeinverell.com/

Red Rose Foundation

The Red Rose Foundation works to end domestic violence deaths including homicide and suicide through supporting victims and their children in high risk domestic violence, training, resources & research

Various locations around Australia

E info@redrosefoundation.com.au

W redrosefoundation.com.au

Redcliffe Hospital - Indigenous Hospital Liaison Service

Indigenous Hospital Liaisons at Redcliffe Hospital assist the hospital journey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our community. We provide culturally appropriate support, advocacy and advice to our Indigenous patients and support their return to the community.

Redland Community Centre Inc.

Redland Community Centre is a non-profit community based organisation with offices in Cleveland and Capalaba. We are endorsed by the federal government as a public benevolent institution and registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not for profits Commission (ACNC).
The Centre generally provides services to people in the suburbs of the Redland City Council area, including the Bay Islands, and the Brisbane suburbs of Wynnum/Manly.
The Centre supports the community through a number of valuable “one stop shop” community focused services including:

an Emergency Relief program
highly regarded and effective parenting “Focus on Families “ and Toddler Tactics” programs
a variety of family and individual support services
short term generalist and crisis counselling
Redland No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS)
a variety of courses, activities and programs
access to other agencies that provide services from our Capalaba office

Redlands Centre for Women Inc.

The Redlands Centre for Women (RCW) was founded by Katrina Beutel and incorporated in 2011 as a not for profit organisation.

RCW is run by a group of dedicated and passionate volunteers. We strive to provide opportunities for women in the Redlands area to be empowered, educated and connected.

Our main focus is to provide pamper gifts and programs to women of all ages living in the Redlands.

Presently we undertake the following core initiatives:

The giving of Pink Pamper Packs to those struggling through a difficult time
The giving of Nurture Boxes to all women whom birth at the Redlands Hospital
Young Parents Connect group for first time young mums aged 15-21
‘Live your Best Life’ 5 week self-development program
Topic Nights
Coffee & Chat sessions
Annual International Women’s Day High Tea
OUR VISION

Women of all ages in the Redlands are empowered and supported to live positive, connected and fulfilling lives.

Cleveland QLD 4163

W redlandscentreforwomen.com/

Regional Alliance West

Not for Profit who provide supports to community members who are suffering hardship. We offer the following services:
Community Legal Centre,

Indigenous Women's Legal Outreach,

Reintegration,

Money Business,

Financial Counselling,

Trauma Counselling,

Homelessness,

Tenant Advocacy,

Emergency Relief.

Geraldton WA 6530

T 0899380628

E leeanner@raw.org.au

W raw.org.au

Rekindling the Spirit Ltd

Health and Wellbeing supports for the Aboriginal community Lismore and surroundings areas. The services

Relationships Australia - Kwinana

Provides Family and Mental Health Support as well as Case management and Advocacy for families.

Relationships Australia Canberra & Region

Relationships Australia Canberra & Region (RACR) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that supports all people in Australia to maintain safe and respectful relationships: with themselves, their families and their broader communities.

Deakin ACT 2600

E enquiries@racr.org.au

W racr.org.au/

Relationships Australia WA - West Leederville

Provides a range of family and relationships services, including counselling, mediation, dispute resolution, education. https://www.relationshipswa.org.au/

West Leederville WA 6007

W relationshipswa.org.au/

Re-Love

Re-Love is an environmental charity that rescues furniture, white goods and technology and distributes directly to people in need. We work with women and children impacted by domestic violence, homelessness, people seeking asylum and indigenous youth and families. Our service is volunteer run, and free to our community.
We re-home 10-15 families every week.

Various locations around Australia

E info@relove.org.au

W relove.org.au

Removals for Hope

Provide furniture removals service and help to furnish houses for people at risk of homelessness

Various locations around Australia

T 0413770888

E Removalsforhope@gmail.com

W removalsforhope.com

Rendu House - St Vincent de Paul

The St Vincent de Paul Society is committed to actively and passionately speaking out against the causes of poverty and inequality on behalf of the people we serve.

Campbelltown NSW 2560

E admin@svdp.org.au

W vinnies.org.au

ReSet

ReSet is an organisation built up from 4 agencies but Wungening Aboriginal Corporation is the lead agencies from the consortium.

ReSet provides support to men and women while in prison and after leaving prison, so that they can have a new beginning that is meaningful and breaks the cycle of offending.

Cannington WA 6107

T 08 9221 1411

W wungening.com.au/reset

RhED

Resourcing Health & Education (RhED) is a service for the sex industry in Victoria. We provide holistic and inclusive services, programmes and resources to Victorian-based sex workers, disseminate relevant and current information to the greater sex industry, and to provide sex-work-centred education to the wider community. RhED is a program of Better Health Network (BHN) https://www.bhn.org.au

Richmond Community Services Inc

Richmond Community Services is a non-profit community organisation providing services to the Hawkesbury. We have a number of services that allow us to provide a range of services to the community. These include our Neighbour Aid service which provides home visiting

Richmond Fellowship Queensland - Bundaberg

We are a community-owned organisation that supports people facing mental health challenges and social disadvantage. Across Queensland, our people and programs encourage self belief and discovery, personal growth and the achievement of life goals

Bundaberg QLD 4670

W rfq.com.au/

RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network)

This Rotary multi club community service project collects donated furniture, appliances & household goods & makes them available to clients of member welfare agencies to set up their secure homes. These clients have experienced homelessness, domestic violence, incarceration, refugee displacement, loss through unemployment, illness or natural disaster. We have a warehouse in East Brunswick & work with 26 of Melbourne's major welfare agencies to supply orders to clients all over inner Melbourne.

Brunswick East VIC 3057

T 0414907263

E donatedgoods@rimern.org.au

W rimern.org.au

Ripley Valley State Secondary College

Education provider

South Ripley QLD 4306

W ripleyvalleyssc.eq.edu.au

Rise & Thrive Co. Ltd

Founded by Janelle Parsons, who is passionate about safe, respectful, thriving connected communities, our mission is
"Transforming Trauma into Triumph."
Our programs have been developed and fine-tuned over the past six years by Janelle Parsons, a seasoned counsellor with a profound personal and professional trauma recovery and psychology background. We assist individuals affected by trauma, providing in-depth self-awareness programs that encompass understanding the impacts of trauma, breaking negative cycles, and employing strategic coping mechanisms. Our success is measured by tangible improvements in participants' emotional resilience and practical coping strategies as they move forward. Join us to embark on a transformative journey towards empowerment and healing.

Our Mission Statement "Transforming Trauma into Triumph" - Rise & Thrive Co is committed to facilitating self-healing and the empowerment of individuals affected by trauma.

Various locations around Australia

W riseandthriveco.org.au

Rise Above - Capital Region Cancer Relief

Rise Above - Capital Region Cancer Relief Provides financial assistance to cancer patients of all ages and types of cancer in the Canberra/Queanbeyan region. Our aim is to ease the financial pressures that are placed on individuals and their families when a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer, allowing the patient to concentrate on dealing with their cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Rise Network - Creative Arts Center (CATA)

Day centre for people with disabilities. some clients are in shared homes some live with parents.

Middle Swan WA 6056

W rise.org.au/

Rise Network - Home Local Help

4 Talus Drive
Mount Richon
WA 6112

Armadale WA 6112

W rise.org.au/

Rise Network - Kira House

Kira House-
Kira House offers 24/7 crisis accommodation for young women aged 14-18years with or without their babies who are escaping FDV or are in crisis.
Kira house supports Young women with case planning to find medium to long term accommodation, return to education or study, develop independent living skills. On leaving Kira House the young women are offered continued support within our outreach program to assist in developing living skills to live safely and independently within the community

Middle Swan WA 6056

T 0408 895 613

W risenetwork.com.au/

Riverstone Neighbourhood Centre and Community Aid Service Inc

Riverstone Neighbourhood Centre is a long established, not for profit charity providing services and programs that are engaging, meaningful and culturally respectful for individuals and families. We offer a diverse range of opportunities for vulnerable people across the life span. We build community capacity, aim to improve life opportunities, promote social cohesion through belonging and inclusion, and support vulnerable individuals and families. We facilitate improved access to essential services and provide enhanced opportunities for connection with our available halls, meeting space, youth centre, community shed and community garden. We build community connections by facilitating local interagencies, community consultation and enabling community engagement on issues of concern, particularly during times of crisis, such as the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now with the recent floods in the Hawkesbury.

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, please 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.

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

 

Mental health, depression or anxiety

If you or someone else’s life is in danger, 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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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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