Need help?
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
Fitted for Work
Fitted for Work is a not-for-profit dedicated to helping women experiencing disadvantage to find work, keep work and navigate their world of work. We believe every woman has the right to economic security.
We develop each woman’s confidence and self-esteem as well as her skills and knowledge to obtain work through a suite of tailored pre-and post-employment services, including personal outfitting, resume assistance, interview preparation, mock interview practice and mentor placements.
Since 2005 we have helped over 33,000 women. On average, 77% of women sampled who accessed our services found work in 64 days. We focus specifically on helping women gain employment not only because work provides financial security but also a sense of social connectedness, dignity and pride. We believe that when a woman is fitted for work, she is fitted for life.
Melbourne VIC 3000
Fitzroy Legal Service
The Fitzroy Legal Service (FLS) is committed to making justice real and accessible to all regardless of their circumstances. Through various programs, lawyers and a large pool of volunteers provide legal services (including advice and case work) to those who may not be able to afford private legal assistance, are recipients of Legal Aid or are ineligible for Legal Aid. The demographics of the FLS' client group mean that they are almost always impacted by intersections of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender, ability, and class.
Our clients within the Women's Integrated Legal Outreach Program (WILO) are women and non-binary people who face criminal charges and have multiple complex support needs (including but not limited to concerns around mental ill health, alcohol and other drugs, physical health and wellbeing, being victim/survivors of family, sexual and physical violence, disability, homelessness and social isolation).
Fitzroy Valley District High School
We are a K-12 remote Indigenous district high school situated in the heart of the Kimberley region, specifically in the Fitzroy Valley. Our school serves over 300 students hailing from five distinct language groups. Remarkably, some students travel over 200 kilometers daily to attend classes.
In our dedicated efforts, we strive to provide comprehensive support for both attending and non-attending students, particularly those facing vulnerability in the valley. Our aim is not only to facilitate their school attendance but also to connect them with essential services that can address their unique needs. Many of our students confront significant challenges such as complex trauma, substance abuse, exposure to family violence, youth justice involvement, and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
It's important to note that a considerable number of our students live as independent minors, and our Student Services team works tirelessly to assist and support them in this unique situation. We have implemented a range of programs designed to foster engagement in education, recognizing the diverse barriers our students face.
Five Loaves Ballina
The Five Loaves soup kitchen primarily provides meals and dry cupboard provisions, also aid in social, physical and emotional guidance predominantly Tuesdays and Thursdays and deliveries through the week in the Ballina area. On average 45 meals each evening are handed out and more are delivered to the sick and needy as required. Due to flooding people have lost everything, need food, fuel vouchers, clothes
For this outreach clothes positive reputation within the community
Flat Out
Flat Out is an independent, not for profit, community-based organisation that supports and advocates for women, trans and gender diverse people to get out and stay out of prison.
Our frontline outreach programs specialise in securing and coordinating post-release supports including in housing, material aid, alcohol and other drugs, family violence, child protection, mental health, and disability.
We also partner with specialist community legal centres to provide integrated legal and social work support in criminal, family law, family violence and child protection matters.
Flexible Living - Hillcrest
Flexible Support Services is a not-for-profit organisation that cares for the elderly, frail, or people with disability. Whether people need help to go shopping, assistance in paying bills, assistance with personal care, keeping their home tidy and clean, somewhere to make new friends, the caring staff if Flexible Support Services Australia Ltd will be there to assist in anyway they can.
The programs we provide include -
Centre Based Respite
Supported Shopping
Social Support
Personal Care
In Home Respite
Domestic Assistance
Social/Recreational Program
Podiatry
Veteran's Home Care Services
Browns Plains QLD 4118
Flinders View Primary School
In the spirit of reconciliation Flinders View Primary School acknowledges and respects the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to the elders both past, present, and future and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today for they hold the memories, traditions, culture and hopes of Aboriginal Australia.
Port Augusta SA 5700
Foodbank NSW & ACT
Australia's largest food relief charity and been in business for 26 years
Glendenning NSW 2761
Foodbank SA
Food relief to 590 charities across SA, supporting over 135000 people per month. Also supporting school breakfast programs in over 500 schools
.jpg)
Foodbank Western Australia
At Foodbank WA, we believe everyone should have access to healthy food. There are Western Australians going without every day, and we are working hard to change that. Our purpose is to Feed, Educate and Advocate. We do this by providing food and groceries to those who struggle to afford them and in case of disaster relief efforts. We deliver nutrition education to promote healthy eating and advocate on behalf of people that experience hunger and food insecurity.
Foodbank WA is Western Australia’s largest food relief organisation, operating on a scale that makes it crucial to the work of over 900 front line charities and schools that feed the most vulnerable in the state. We have five regional branches in Albany, Bunbury, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie and Peel. The centre for hunger relief is at Perth Airport. We rely on volunteers to deliver our services and financial contributions to purchase essential food and nutrition education to the WA community.
Foothills Information & Referral Service Inc
At FIRS our aim is to provide easily accessible, non-judgmental and non-discriminatory support services to individuals and families living within the Shire of Kalamunda. FIRS is a non-profit organisation. FIRS receives funding to provide emergency relief assistance to people living in the Shire of Kalamunda. People experiencing an unforeseen financial crisis and who meet our eligibility requirements, may be able to be assisted with payment towards essentials such as power, gas and food. Other services include helping to increase parenting skills, knowledge and confidence to optimise their child’s development. Parents are empowered by open communication, empathy and non-judgmental attitudes to share a wide range of parenting and child development issues. Families are successfully linked to and/or informed of community resources and networks directly through the FIRS Early Years (CARE) Program. FIRS has been operating for over 20 years and now rely on donations to keep FIRS operational.
Forrestfield WA 6058
Footprints Community - Housing Older Women Support Service
Older women are the fastest growing group of people at risk of housing distress and homelessness in Australia.
Footprints Housing Older Women Support Service (HOWSS) offers a Brisbane-based Hub, a state-wide online navigation and support service, inclusive of all older women experiencing housing distress or homelessness.
HOWSS provides a place where older women can receive:
• assistance to find housing and support assistance
• face-to-face contact with skilled staff
• volunteer peer support from people with lived experience
• telephone and online advice and advocacy
• outreach services
• information and linkages to other human service support agencies
• engagement and education sessions for older women, and the sector
• state-wide collaborative regional responses.
West End QLD 4101
Footprints Community - Working Together to Connect Care
Footprints Working Together To Connect Care (WTTCC) program takes a collaborative approach to providing case management and psychosocial support to people who regularly attend the Royal Brisbane Emergency Departments.
Footscray Community Arts Centre
We work with our communites to create lasting connections and arts. Our work supports the following groups in Footscray and beyond Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Adults - aged 25 to under 65
Children - aged 6 to under 15
Early childhood - aged under 6
Families
Financially disadvantaged people
People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background
People with disabilities
Unemployed persons
Youth - 15 to under 25
Forbes Preschool
We are a community based Preschool supporting 3yr to 6yr old children.
Forest Lake State School
We opened in January 1994 and our school has grown to become a large primary school catering for over 900 students. In February 2016, we transitioned to Independent Public School status.
Our diverse community is welcomed through an inclusive community that is committed to supporting every child to reach their potential through a strong focus on the academic, social, physical and creative aspects of education. We believe that learning knows no boundaries and ensure that we provide opportunities for every student to experience success and accomplishment every day.
Forster Tuncurry Church Of Christ
We provide food, clothing, basic supplies and pantry items to 70+ people every Monday in school Term. We also run a brunch before pantry opens which includes barista coffee
Tuncurry NSW 2428
FORWAARD Aboriginal Corporation
FORWAARD assists people to integrate back into society, and reconnect with their community and families. FORWAARD provides a secure place to stay, with an environment that is culturally appropriate and supportive of efforts at rehabilitation. While we predominantly support Indigenous people in our programs. FORWAARD will provide assistance to any person genuinely seeking our support.
Stuart Park NT 0820
Fostering Hope Australia
Fostering Hope supports children in foster care. We collect donations from the community and then give them out to children in foster care for free. We also send items of clothing and baby good to remote communities which is a huge success due to transport companies donating space on loads for us to allow us to send good to remote communities. We also support homeless families and families at risk of losing children into foster care.
Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health Limited
FISH was established in 2010 to address the severe housing crisis in First Nations communities throughout Australia. Our work has since expanded to include Education, Health, Justice, Social Enterprise and Cultural initiatives.
Acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a living spiritual, cultural, familial and social connection with country, FISH seeks to bring healing to the spirit, heart, mind, body and land to help create healthy people and communities.
FISH believes that change does not come through ‘hand outs’, but by giving people a ‘hand up’ where Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander people and non-indigenous work hand in hand through innovation and enterprise to bring sustainable change.
The focus of the organisation is “by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people”.
Fitzroy Crossing WA 6765
Foundation Housing
Community Housing provider and Street to Home service provider
Perth WA 6000
Foundations Care Ltd - North Ipswich
Foster and Kinship Care Agency
National - recruit, assess, train, support foster and kinship carers. Therapeutic Group Homes for complex need children.
North Ipswich QLD 4305
Foundations Care Ltd - Underwood
Foster and Kinship Care Agency National - recruit, assess, train, support foster and kinship carers. Therapeutic Group Homes for complex need children.
Underwood QLD 4119
Frank Konecny Community Centre
The Frank Konecny Community Centre is a not for profit incorporation operating in the City of Kwinana. Our main objective is to help relieve poverty by providing basic grocery, fresh produce and other items to people who are suffering from financial hardship that cannot afford a modest standard of living. The Frank Konecny Community Centre recognizes that hardship does not discriminate, therefore neither do we. We are also committed to providing a range of services, which support and educate people in need within our community with the aim of relieving their financial, physical and mental stress and improving their quality of life using a range of formal and informal methods. All our services, programs, workshops and courses focus on prevention and relief with the purpose of relieving poverty and distress.
Franklin Early Childhood School
We are a government school with a childcare component and Preschool to Year 3 children. We will be expanding into a full Primary school by 2021. We have a very diverse community with many different multicultural families and spoken languages.
Franklin ACT 2913
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.