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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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Scripture Union QLD - Tara Shire State College

Scripture Union is a Christian organisation seeking to bring God’s love, hope and good news to children, young people and their families. We work with local schools, local churches of all denominations, and community groups, towards a common vision: To see each child and young person connected and supported in community, serving others, and experiencing fullness of life.

Tara QLD 4421

W suqld.org.au

Scripture Union QLD - Warwick East State School

Chaplain
Scripture Union is a Christian organisation seeking to bring God’s love, hope and good news to children, young people and their families. We work with local schools, local churches of all denominations, and community groups, towards a common vision: To see each child and young person connected and supported in community, serving others, and experiencing fullness of life.

Warwick QLD 4370

T 0432 168 940

W suqld.org.au/

Scripture Union QLD - Western Suburbs State Special School

Queensland school chaplaincy service specialising in support for special needs and high school students.

Scripture Union QLD - William Duncan State School

Chaplaincy service

Nerang QLD 4211

T 07 3112 6400

W suqld.org.au/

SDN Children's Services Moruya

Our service is located on the South Coast of NSW in the town of Moruya. We provide early intervention services including childcare centres that prioritise children who have a disability. We run the Family Preservation Program (formally Brighter Futures) providing support to families that are at risk of having their children removed by DCJ. We support family changes that lowers risk of significant harm to the children within that family.

Moruya NSW 2537

T 1300 831 445

E sdn@sdn.org.au

W sdn.org.au/

SEARMS Community Housing Aboriginal Corporation

SEARMS is primarily a
1. property management provider
2. Specialist Housing Provider
3. provider of emergency transition accommodation

selectability - Cairns

selectability specialise in providing mental health services and support through the provision of NDIS services and delivery of government-funded mental wellbeing initiatives and programs.

selectability - Mackay

As a specialist mental health service provider, we work in partnership with individuals, carers and families, government and non-government service providers and private practitioners to create life experiences for people that make a difference and enhance their own recovery.

selectability - Townsville

As a specialist mental health service provider, we work in partnership with individuals, carers and families, government and non-government service providers and private practitioners to create life experiences for people that make a difference and enhance their own recovery

Aitkenvale QLD 4814

W selectability.com.au/

Serving Our People Inc

Serving Our People (SOP) supports the welfare of many vulnerable groups including: children under the age of 15, youth, struggling households, homeless and those that are physically and mentally impacted. SOP works with all charities to help them deliver essentials to those in need as a logistics delivery service.

Set Free Care - Community Hub

Set Free Care Community Hub is a drop in Centre in the Southport CBD.
Our Charity exists to provide a safe, supportive and accepting environment for vulnerable people within the Southport and wider Gold Coast community. We value each visitor and strive to allow people the opportunity to maintain their own dignity and offer pathways to professional services.

By the provision of basic human needs such as meals, showers, connection and a caring heart, we are able to truly care for the most vulnerable in our community. We are a charity that believes in biblical principles and the life changing love that God has for us.
We love the one's in front of us, and hope that we can make a meaningful difference in their life.

Settlement Services International - Logan Central

SSI is a not-for-profit organisation supporting Refugee and Asylum Seeker in their process to settle in Australia. Additionally, we are the agency managing the Community Hubs in the Logan and Ipswich area

Logan Central QLD 4114

T 0734128222

W ssi.org.au/

Settlement Services International (SSI) - Bankstown

SSI's Humanitarian Settlement Program focuses on newly arrived refugee settlement support across NSW for the first 12-18 months upon client/family's arrival.
SSI has various programs across the Disability space, Domestic & Family Violence, Education & Training, Employment, Family Children & Youth, Home Care, Legal Services.

Bankstown NSW 2200

T 02 8713 9200

E hsp@ssi.org.au

W ssi.org.au

Shalom House of Hope - The Saving Place Inc

Distributing food and goods - Food Banking - Suppling raw product (food) to school, colleges, youth groups and feeding programs operating at street level.
Assisting in vetting and distribution of goods donated during crisis situations.

Share & Care Community Services Group Inc - WA

We are a Not For Profit Organisation that sponsors Health, Welfare and Family Services to regional communities. Founded in 1975 by a concerned group of community members in the town of Northam, the Share and Care organisation today has grown to provide 23 various services, and covers 250,000 square kilometres of the Coastal, Wheatbelt and Upper Great Southern areas.

Northam WA 6401

T (08) 9622 2828

W shareandcare.com.au

Share the Dignity

In 2015, Share the Dignity was founded identifying there was a genuine need to provide vulnerable women in our community with essential sanitary products. It was reported that these women are often forced to choose between buying food to eat, or buying expensive sanitary items to get through their periods. Women and children, either homeless or in shelters, were having to clean themselves in public toilets and use paper towels to create makeshift sanitary pads. This is not, and should never be okay. From a grassroots local community initiative to a national charity, Share the Dignity has struck a chord with the Australian public and continues to evolve in order to provide for the needs of at-risk women and children.
Our programs include:
• Bi-annual Dignity Collection Drives, ‘It’s in the Bag’ Christmas Drive, Pinkbox Dignity Vending Machines, DigniTEA High Tea Fundraising events, Handbags with Heart Social Enterprise, Move4Dignity Fundraising events and Indigenous Menstrual Health education programs.
Share the Dignity continues to grow with the support of passionate volunteers and the generosity of Australian businesses, ensuring that everyone is afforded the dignity in life that many of us take for granted.

Shelter Housing Action Cairns Association Inc

Shelter Housing Action Cairns (SHAC) provides crisis accommodation & support for families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. In addition to this, we provide a range of Financial Inclusion programs, including Microfinance and Financial Literacy support ( My Money Program).

Parramatta Park QLD 4870

W shac.org.au/

Sheltered By Grace

Assit people in need with supported accommodation.
Primarily focusing on mental illness

Waterford QLD 4133

W sbg.org.au/

Shepparton Foodshare

Shepparton Foodshare rescues and receives donations of food to redistribute for free to those in ‘necessitous circumstances’ in the Goulburn Valley and beyond.

On average more than 350,000 kilograms of food is distributed to registered emergency relief agencies, schools, community meals programs and churches annually to support individuals, children, homeless, people from our culturally and linguistically diverse community, including new arrivals and refugees.

Foodshare stores the food according to regulation guidelines to extend the shelf life of the donated/rescued food to then provide nutritious food and prevent edible food entering landfill as waste.

Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre

Information and referral
Assisting people to find information and support in response to specific concerns.

Housing service
Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre delivers a Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS)

Support and advocacy
Assisting individuals and families to cope with difficult and stressful life situations. Mutual support through self help groups

Sherwood QLD 4075

T 07 3379 6963

W sherwoodnc.org/

SHINE for Kids

SHINE for Kids has 40 years’ experience delivering programs and services to children and young people affected by the criminal justice system.

Children with a parent in prison are the invisible victims of crime. They experience significant psychological and emotional trauma, isolation, bullying, poverty, homelessness and fragmentation of care, education and family support.

Nationally, SHINE delivers programs in 32 correctional centres and provides community programs in NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC and WA.

SHINE for Kids is the leading organisation and the only national charity supporting children with a parent in prison.

Shire Salvos

The Salvation Army is a Christian movement dedicated to sharing the love of Jesus by:
-Caring for people
-Creating faith pathways
-Building healthy communities
-Working for justice
Shire Salvos provides faith and connection groups and social support services such as: emergency relief, hampers and One Meal, transitional housing, Moneycare financial counselling, Reconnect, Doorways Case Work, Drive4Life program, You're the Boss program, Alochol and Other Drugs Case Management and Salvos Stores.

Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention & Awareness Network Inc

The Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network (SSPAN) is a network of representatives from the Shoalhaven community. We work closely with the community to raise awareness of suicide; promote recovery from mental illness; and build individual and community resilience; with the aim of reducing the impact of suicide in the Shoalhaven. We support vulnerable people and communities by connecting with compassion and kindness to build stronger pathways to care.

Nowra NSW 2541

E info@sspan.org.au

W sspan.org.au

Shree Swaminarayan Temple Melbourne

Yes, Swaminarayan Charities (Charity arm of the Temple) has always played an impactful role when it comes to providing relief aid to the less fortunate in our community all around Melbourne. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have very generously, with the support of our volunteers and private donors, provided 1,750food packages and over 800 daily freshly cooked hot meals. We have continued to support our Temple community mentally and socially by successfully running online prayers and engaging activities catering for all age groups. The community have been very appreciative and supportive in all endeavors including the relief assistance initiatives.

Silver Bridle Action Group Inc

Silver Bridle Action Group Inc runs the Molendinar Community Centre also known at the Lynne Richardson Community Centre located at Molendinar and have been providing several programs such as the Community Foodbank, Free after school care, social support for seniors through programs such as chess, light exercises and call in program. The after hours school care is provided for children in disadvantaged families for free activities at the centre including homework assitance, play and outside excursions.

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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