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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.
Name
Details
Tamworth Aboriginal Medical Service - Aboriginal Corporation
Tamworth Aboriginal Medical Service - Aboriginal Corporation (bulk-billed) recognises the importance of social and emotional wellbeing for individuals in our community. We use a holistic approach that acknowledges the interconnectedness of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, emphasising healing and wellness by considering the whole person and their cultural context.
We strive to empower individuals by promoting mental health awareness, resilience, and coping strategies. Through individual and group counselling sessions, we aim to assist in managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, DV, grief and other emotional struggles.
TAMS-AC plays a crucial role in addressing the complex challenges associated with tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs within our community. Our programs are aimed at prevention, education, treatment, and support, providing culturally sensitive interventions to address substance misuse, homelessness, incarceration & release and suicide prevention.
Tamworth Family Support Service Ltd (TFSS)
The following programs are run by TFSS:
• Children and Parenting Support Service
• Children’s Contact Service
• Coledale Community Hub
• Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme
• Domestic Violence Response Enhancement
• Home Interaction for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY)
• Intensive Family Preservation Services
• Outreach Early Intervention Family Work
• Oxley Vale Locational Supported Playgroup (Indigenous)
• Quirindi Aboriginal Supported Playgroup
• Reconnect Housing Assistance and Homelessness Prevention
• Staying Home Leaving Violence
• Child youth and Family Support Services
• Tamworth Supported Playgroup
• Tamworth Homeless and Housing Support Service
• Coledale Youth Projects
• Tamworth Youth Homelessness Support Service
• Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service
• Youth Hope
Tassie Mums Inc.
To provide essential baby and children’s items to social service organisations across Tasmania that work with vulnerable and at risk children.
Ted Noffs Foundation - Caboolture
AOD Residential rehab for young people
Ted Noffs Foundation - Penrith
Free support to young people ages 12-25
Including counselling, Aboriginal case management, arts and cultural programs
Across LGAs of Penrith, Hawkesbury, Blue Mountains and Lithgow
Ted Noffs Foundation - The Street University - Logan
AOD and youth social services
Temcare (Christian Brethren Community Care Ltd)
Temcare is a Christian welfare agency that provides a range of welfare services for vulnerable people living in the Melbourne and some outer metropolitan areas. The services include; respite care for children, mentoring for adolescents, and family services support for vulnerable families. Temcare recruits volunteers to provide respite care for children and mentoring for adolescents, and also employs professionally qualified staff to provide casework support services for adolescents and families.
Tennant Creek Women's Refuge
Provide specialist domestic and family violence services in the Barkly region. Services receive funding for different activities, which may include:
- DFV Accommodation Services
- Counselling and wellbeing services
- DFV Critical Intervention Outreach Service
The Base Support Services Inc.
Youth support service providing counselling support and case management to young people and their families
The Benevolent Society - Brighter Futures SWS and NS
Support families to help children stay safely at home. We want all children to be happy, healthy and safe. We support parents to build resilience and increase safety. Brighter Futures is a voluntary program, home visiting service that can support families for up to 18 months.
The Benevolent Society - Child Youth and Family - Hurstville
Child Youth and Family program work alongside vulnerable children and families to support change and build safety within the family home so that the family can minimize the involvement of statutory child protection. We offer an intensive case work support within the family home.
The Benevolent Society - Cleveland
Our vision is for a just society where all Australians can live their best life.
Right from the start, we’ve been there for anyone who needs us, at the heart of change. As Australia’s first charity, we have survived and thrived, and continue to do so through challenge and opportunity.
We’re guided to reach our vision and face the challenges of every new day by our principles and values. They provide a framework on how we work together, collaborate with others and make a positive difference to the community.
Cleveland QLD 4163
The Benevolent Society - East Maitland
Family Preservation - Supporting families with children at risk of Significant Harm
East Maitland NSW 2323
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The Benevolent Society - Liverpool
Tertiary child protection service providing intensive family support to vulnerable families at risk of entering OOHC.
The Benevolent Society - Loganholme
Our vision is for a just society where all Australians can live their best life.
Right from the start, we’ve been there for anyone who needs us, at the heart of change. As Australia’s first charity, we have survived and thrived, and continue to do so through challenge and opportunity.
We’re guided to reach our vision and face the challenges of every new day by our principles and values. They provide a framework on how we work together, collaborate with others and make a positive difference to the community.
Loganholme QLD 4129
The Bikers Hand Inc
Supports local charities by sourcing products such as food, clothing, hygiene items and we hand out free of charge to those charities so they can help those people at grass roots level.
We also supply breakfast supplies to many schools for breakfast programmes.
We support over 32 local charities from Campbelltown to Singleton
The Canberra Hospital
Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and their families.
The Centre For Women & Co. Ltd.
At The Centre For Women & Co. our vision is to achieve social justice for all women by promoting equity, respect, safety and diversity in our communities; all whilst staying true to our core values of: Integrity, Compassion & Respect.
The Champion Project
We are a registered NFP helping people facing lifestyle barriers and the vulnerable in our community to connect and find purpose. Counselling, budgeting, food assistance, mentoring, computer skills training, working with children and families whose parents are incarcerated and those experiencing family and domestic violence and who are facing or at risk of homelessness. We run a Friday night meals program to families and individuals referred to us by the Police, Community Services / child protection and local assistance associations. This allows us to visit those who are in a season of hardship and do not know where to get help. Our meals program provide opportunity to build relationship and identify needs in order to connect people with the assistance and support that they need. We are proactively linking the people we engage with to local businesses with the prospect of part-time or fulltime employment.
The Children's Hospital Westmead - Social Work Department
The Social Workers at The Children's Hospital at Westmead work with children and their families to help them cope with, and adjust to, the diagnosis and the impact of their health condition.
We provide:
- Crisis Intervention Counselling for children, siblings and families in periods of acute trauma and high stress situations.
-Counselling for children, siblings, parents/carers and families to help with adjustment to illness, making decisions or coping with grief and trauma.
- Assistance in putting together a plan to address a family's psychological and social needs.
- Provide information and assistance in accessing practical resources particularly for socially/financially disadvantaged families
- Family violence assessment and support with safety planning.
Westmead NSW 2145
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The Courage Project
The Courage Project is a collaboration between Bravehearts and Mackay Women’s Service (MWS) to deliver a mental health service to disadvantaged and disengaged children and young people (under the age of 14) that have experienced trauma related issues. The Courage Project will provide therapeutic and advocacy supports to children and young people who have experienced, or are at risk of experiencing, physical and/or sexual assault and are at risk of self-harm. The service is available to clients residing in the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac Council Regions. The service will use evidence based, trauma informed approaches to support children and young people in their healing journey. The multidisciplinary team will work with children and young people individually as well as and their non-offending family members and support services.
The Courage Project is supported by funding from Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) through the Australian Government’s PHN Program.
Various locations around Australia
The Dish of St John's
We are The Dish, a local Christian organisation providing food, friendship and inclusive community to disadvantaged people in the Hornsby area.
We...
Provide meals to up to 40 people two nights per week year-round.
Offer friendship from an accepting community.
Community Food Program, rescue fresh food that would otherwise be wasted from local supermarkets and bakeries so that disadvantaged people can benefit from it.
We don’t ask questions about why people use us, we are simply glad they do. Connecting Community together.
The DV Collective Ltd
Supporting existing organisations who support women and children escaping and recovering from domestic violence.
Ballarat Central VIC 3350
The Equanimity Project
We work with reducing domestic violence and alleviating homelessness for women. Commencing in NSW and then rolling out nationally.
Various locations around Australia
The Family Centre
The Family Centre is a progressive, community-owned, social purpose organisation, providing support to children, young people and families.
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 a range 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, please 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 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.
