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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
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.
Redcliffe QLD 4020
Redcliffe Hospital - Ngarrama Maternity Service
Ngarrama maternity service - Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers
Redcliffe Uniting Church
Redcliffe Uniting Church provides a range of services to the local community especially in regard to families and children
Redcliffe QLD 4020
RedDoor Community Services
RedDoor works with completely disengaged young people and assists them to gain skills and a routine by our social enterprises. Cafe, workshop, and recycling centre.
Cloncurry QLD 4824
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
Refocus
We specialise in providing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities.
Our main focus is our children and ensuring that they and their parents receive needed services to assist in creating resilient, safe and happy environments.
Forest Glen QLD 4556
Refugee Migrant Children Centre - RMCC
RMCC provides unique mentoring programs for children from refugee, migrant and asylum seeker backgrounds in our four focus areas of education, identity & belonging, life skills & mental health, and wellbeing by bringing together and collaborating with the three key figures in each child's life: their school family and the wider community.
With the individual needs of each child at the core, RMCC partners with the family, school, settlement agency and their community to together tackle the unique and complex barriers they face settling in Australia.
Sunshine VIC 3020
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.
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.
Kwinana Town Centre WA 6167
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.
Relationships Australia Queensland - Townsville
Relationships Australia is a community-based, non-profit organisation dedicated to building better relationships. Our mission is to promote relationships that are respectful, fair and safe, particularly where people or communities are at risk or vulnerable.
Intensive Family Support: (IFS) helps families improve safety and wellbeing. It is a free, mostly in-home service available to families who have children 0-18 years old. This program is available by referral from specific community agencies. (no fee)
Thuringowa Central QLD 4817
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
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.
Removals for Hope
Provide furniture removals service and help to furnish houses for people at risk of homelessness
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.
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.
Reset Bandyup Family Centre
ReSet service is delivered by a Consortium of four agencies, comprising Centrecare, Wirrpanda Foundation, St. Bartholomew’s House, and led by Wungening Aboriginal Corporation. The consortium has 150 years combined experience delivering a range of community services to WA’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. We have over 40 years combined experience delivering justice programs.
East Perth WA 6004
Respect Inc
Respect Inc is Queensland's only sex worker rights organisation. We are a peer-led organisation that provides education, referrals, and support to all members of the sex industry. We operate from an empowerment and harm minimisation perspective, and highly value the autonomy of sex workers. We aim to encourage the self-determination of both the Sex Worker community, and individual people
Spring Hill QLD 4000
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 Fellowship Inc - ACT
ichmond Fellowship was founded in 1957 in Richmond, England and has since grown into a worldwide network of support services for the disadvantaged in our community.
As part of this international network since 1976, Richmond Fellowship in the Australian Capital Territory, provides:
NDIS Supported Independent Living – Residential Recovery Program
NDIS Support Coordination and Recovery Coaching
NDIS Peer Mentoring and group activities
Richmond Fellowship Queensland - Caboolture
At the heart of our approach, people are empowered to develop their personal recovery plan that reflects their hopes for a meaningful life. These plans integrate our recovery-oriented and evidence-based model of practice.
Richmond Fellowship Queensland (RFQ) works with public, private and community sector leaders and services to support people and families facing mental health challenges and social disadvantage. Our supportive community inspires, empowers and connects people in recovery to achieve a better quality of life, vision their goals and renew hope for the future.
Rights In Action Incorporated
Rights in Action is a non-profit, charitable organisation that provides free independent advocacy support for people with disabilities who meet eligibility criteria and are experiencing neglect, abuse, exploitation, harm OR have been discriminated against OR their human rights or freedoms have been contravened.
Cairns QLD 4870
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.
