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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
Kalano Community Association
Kalano Community Association Inc. is an Aboriginal owned and controlled resource organisation providing Housing and Municipal Services, CDP, Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation, Aged Care, CHSP, NDIS Supports,Community Patrol, as well as commercial Agriculture and a range of other services to members of its Aboriginal Urban Living Areas and the Indigenous population of Katherine Northern Territory.
Kalwun Health Service
Kalwun Health Services is based at Miami Queensland, and assists with health services, community care, child and family support, and housing and cultural support for Indigenous peoples.
Miami QLD 4220
Kalwun Senior Services
Support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander seniors over 45 years of age. We deliver home services and case management.
Kalyan Youth Service Inc
Kalyan Youth Service provides crisis and transitional accommodation, and support to young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the greater Mackay region.
We can provide shelter and the support you need to live comfortably, move into housing, and move on with your life.
Mackay QLD 4740
Kambu Health - Laidley
Kambu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health (Kambu Health) is a community controlled, not for profit charitable entity established to provide health and community services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in the Ipswich and West Moreton region, one of the fastest growing regions in Australia. The Family Wellbeing Service is a culturally safe, early intervention program offered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families with an aim to build strong and resilient families through connectedness with community and enhancing the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people.
KAMS - Enhance Response Social and Emotional Wellbeing (ER SEWB)
The KAMS SEWB Team is supported by the Western Australian Country Health Service (WACHS) and the National Indigenous Australians Alliance (NIAA) to promote and support the social and emotional wellbeing of communities, and the capacity of the SEWB workforce, across the Kimberley.
Fitzroy Crossing WA 6765
KAMS - Kimberley Supports
Kimberley Supports is a network of Aboriginal led organisations working in collaboration to support Aboriginal people and families living with a disability in the Kimberley.
Kimberley Supports connect families to Early Childhood Supports (0-7 years) and assist Aboriginal people with disability (0 – 65 years) access and utilise the NDIS.
We employ local people in our community programs and are committed to the continuing development of an Aboriginal led NDIS workforce.
We advocate and adhere to cultural safety protocols and include strategies that support and maintain cultural accountability within Disability Service Provision in the Kimberley.
Kangan Institute
Support Indigenous Students admission, educational support and health and well-being. Provide counselling and advocacy in relation mental health, housing and other needs as required.
Karabar High School
NSW Government comprehensive high school for years 7-12 with 980 students
Karadi Aboriginal Corporation
Karadi is a place for Aboriginal men and women, their families and community members. It provides
community care services, a resource centre and works for the promotion and empowerment of Aboriginal
community and their families.
Karadi creates an environment that promotes growth and enhances our well-being through learning and
growing together at the grass roots level with the Community.
Karratha Primary School
Provides an education to students within Karratha for Kindergarten to Year 6, and a KindiLink program for 0-4 year olds, particularly catering for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to develop a sense of belonging and relationship with the school. We also have an endorsed Education Support Program, which caters for students who have substantial special needs and require significant adjustments to the teaching and learning program.
Katherine Isolated Children's Service Inc
Katherine Isolated Children's Service is a remote, mobile playgroup and parent information service operating in the greater Katherine NT region, visiting socially and geographically isolated children and families living on pastoral stations and in Indigenous communities.
Katherine South NT 0850
Katoomba High School
Katoomba High School is a public high school in the Blue Mountains. It is the feeder public high school for 7 primary schools. KHS has 900+ students in 2020 with 9% of families identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
Katoomba NSW 2780
Katungul Aboriginal Corporation Regional Health and Community Services
Katungul Aboriginal Corporation Regional Health and Community Services provides culturally appropriate health care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on the Far South Coast of NSW.
Our facilities include general practice and medical and dental clinics. Allied health programs are in place for eye health, otitis media and maternity care. There are many outreach programs available to serve the wider community.
We currently have three clinics; one in Batemans Bay, Narooma and Bega. We serve service communities from Eden to Batemans Bay.
Narooma NSW 2546
Keeley's Cause
We provide iPads to children diagnosed with Autism or an intellectual disability of low socioeconomic families. In addition to this we also support the families behind the scenes with our Foodbank etc.
Kelso State School Community Hub
Community hubs are welcoming places where families experiencing vulnerability, particularly mothers with young children, come to connect, share, and learn. Hubs bridge the gap between migrants and the wider community, they connect women with schools, with each other, and with organisations that can provide health, education, and settlement support.
Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre
Provides information, referral, support, emergency relief and financial counselling services to the whole of the community with a focus on those experiencing disadvantage
Key Assets ACT
Key Assets Australia provides services across Australia including Foster Care, family support services and disability services to children, young people and their families.
Key College - Redfern
Key College is a small school run by Youth off the Streets a not for profit charity. We support the students that have the highest needs, many are at risk of homelessness and in need of education and intensive support.
Redfern NSW 2016

Killara Foundation - Geelong Indigenous Women's Hub
Killara's Indigenous Women's Hub links Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women into existing and emerging job opportunities and support these women in reconnecting with each other and Community. We provide outreach services, and assist with any needs/requests the ladies might have and get the help they need.
Kimberley Community Legal Services
KCLS is an independent, not-for-profit community legal service. We provide free legal, financial counselling and tenancy services to financially disadvantaged people in the Kimberley.
Alongside our legal services, we provide social work support for people living in public tenancy facing eviction, victims of family and domestic violence, and older people experiencing abuse or at risk of abuse.
KCLS is the largest remotely located civil law service in Australia, and 84 per cent of our clients are Aboriginal.
We operate across Western Australia's Kimberley region from our offices in Kununurra and Broome, servicing urban and remote towns and communities.
Kimberley Personnel Inc.
We provide Specialized Employment Services to people with Disabilities.
Kimberly Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre
KALACC is the Kimberley Region’s Peak Indigenous Law and Culture Centre.
Based in Fitzroy Crossing, we support the traditional cultural practices of the 30 language groups of the Kimberley Region. Incorporated in 1985, KALACC has a proud history of advocating for culturally based self – determination for the Kimberley.
Supporting the 30 Aboriginal language groups of the Kimberley is our cultural maintenance mission. KALACC encourages the participation of these groups in song, story and dance, as they keep their culture strong through sharing their knowledge with people through performance and through cultural practices.
KALACC has strong organizational links with the Kimberley Land Council and with the Kimberley Language Resource Centre.
Kinchela Boys Home
Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation (KBHAC) is a Stolen Generations Survivor Led organisation established by the survivors of Kinchela Boys Home (KBH) registered NDIS programs, Ability Links, Family Programs and community participation (men's and woman's groups) and more.
Waterloo NSW 1440
Kind Sisters
Providing emergency relief and support services to humanitarian refugees and disadvantaged individuals and families suffering hardship. Services are designed to provide social services in the City of Stirling and surrounding areas in Perth, WA. Services include:
* Essentials Relief Box - non-perishable food items including personal hygiene products (soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, women’s hygiene, nappies) and everyday necessities (dishwashing liquid, clothes washing powder, tissues, toilet paper).
* Wrap around support - referrals for counselling, housing and fresh food emergency relief; assistance to access furniture, clothing and education; assistance accessing MyGov/Centrelink/Medicare and community legal services
* Partnering with English for Life Without Limits program supporting refugees to learn functional language skills and access services and material needs.
* Other support programs
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.