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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
Catholic Social Services Australia
CSSA is the national organisation of catholic social serivce organisations across Australia. CSSA coordinates disaster recovery initiatives of the Catholic church and supports parishes and communities that are working for social justice with vulnerable and marginalised people.
Braddon ACT 2612
CatholicCare - ASSIST Program
ASSIST (Aiding in Secure, Safe, Independent and Stable Tenancies) is an outreach program for those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless who are over 18 years that can help you. ASSIST Case Managers provide individualised support, information, referral and advocacy to people who require help to sustain their tenancy or assistance to obtain or transition to independent and stable accommodation.
Red Hill ACT 2603
CatholicCare - Axial Housing First Program
A new program offering people in the ACT, with complex needs that include chronic homelessness a property that will include ongoing case management. The program is unfunded so there is limited scope to provide furniture and household goods.
Braddon ACT 2612
CatholicCare - Hands On Studio
Founded in 1996, Hands On Studio has become a leader in the field of arts and disabilities in the Canberra region. The program has developed a model for a creative community guided by the principle that art is fundamental to human expression and that all people are entitled to its tools of communication. Over the years, the artists who attend the program on a weekly basis have collaborated with their peers as well as local and interstate artists to extend their practice, develop an individual style and foster a sense of community. The ages of the artists who attend the program range from 17-92, a very broad cohort with different life experiences and varying wants, needs, and desires which are supported at Hands On Studio.
O'connor ACT 2602
CatholicCare - Reaching Out Program
The CatholicCare Reaching Out Program provides free alcohol and drug counselling to young people aged 13-18 years. Our Counselling sessions are provided through outreach, which means rather than having to come to us, we can meet you in a place where you feel most comfortable; be it your school, community centre, or work place.
Our counsellors understand that being lectured about Drugs and Alcohol is not necessarily what you need. The Reaching Out Program is an opportunity to talk with someone who is qualified to help you figure out what works best for you.
We also offer support for families and friends of people impacted by alcohol and other drugs.
Red Hill ACT 2603
CatholicCare - Reconnect Program
The program, which is funded by the Department of Social Services, uses community based interventions to assist young people aged 12-18 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and their families to help stabilise their living situation, achieve family reconciliation and improve their level of engagement with education, work and their local community. Reconnect Case Workers offer counselling, mediation, group programs and practical support to the whole family to break the cycle of homelessness. CatholicCare has been providing this vital program across Canberra and regional NSW (Young, Boorowa, Canowindra, Grenfell, Moloney, West Wyalong and surrounds) since 1996.
Red Hill ACT 2603
CatholicCare - Sandhurst
CatholicCare Sandhurst (CCS) is a not-for-profit organisation, providing counselling services and programs to individuals, couples, families and groups across the Victorian Loddon Mallee and Goulburn Murray regions. We are the official welfare agency of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Sandhurst. At CCS we deliver high quality family and relationship services that are available for all people. We acknowledge that people come to us with a wide range of faiths, cultures and personal beliefs. Hopefully everyone feels welcomed. We are a participating agency of CatholicCare Victoria Tasmania (CCVT) and a member of Catholic Social Services Victoria (CSSV) and Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA). Our purpose is to empower individuals, families and communities in becoming stronger and more resilient.
CatholicCare - STEPS
CatholicCare and ACT Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) work in partnership to operate STEPS. The STEPS Program provides 24 hour residential support to young people aged 13 to 18 years who have moderate to severe mental illness. The program is a step up/step down model working within a case management framework to assist young people to identify recovery goals and work towards these with their CAMHS clinician and their other supports, including family. The program services young people from across the whole of the ACT.
Watson ACT 2602
CatholicCare - Sydney
Not For Profit Social services organisation which aims to address the unmet welfare needs of a broad cross-section of the community, touching many life stages from children, families and relationship services through to aged care services. We provide a 131819 CCareline number to assist people find the help they need connecting individuals or families to support wherever it is available.
CatholicCare - Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains
Community Centres with a range of counselling services, bushfire and disaster support, refugee programs, homeless accommodation, social supports. Social services organisation in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains
Springwood NSW 2777
CatholicCare - Wollongong
CatholicCare is the social services agency of the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong, covering the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Macarthur and Southern Highlands Regions. We work with the whole community, providing personal and family support throughout their lives.
Our services include: care to people who are ageing to remain in their home, NDIS support for people with a disability and their families; assisting children in Out of Home Care as well as families experiencing family breakdown, ensuring children remain safe and at the centre of parents concern; supporting people having family and relationship difficulties as well as parents and couples who require education and early intervention support to assist them in their marriage, relationships and parenting.
CatholicCare is an inclusive organisation committed to helping anyone in need regardless of religious beliefs.
CatholicCare - Youth & Family Case Management Service
CatholicCare Canberra & Goulburn have been providing services to couples and families for over 25 years. We provide an extensive range of family support programs from outreach services, family counselling and mediation, domestic violence support, case management, relationship education to parenting groups.
Red Hill ACT 2603
CatholicCare - Youth & Wellbeing Program
Youth & Wellbeing is an outreach mental health service for young people in the ACT. Our Youth Outreach Workers can come to you and meet in a place where you feel most comfortable; be it your home, your community, your school or work.
The program supports you to look at your mental health and how it affects all different parts of your life, such as: relationships, school/work, housing, family life, coping and self-esteem. They provide therapeutic support and help to develop skills to better manage your mental health and wellbeing in accordance with your own recovery goals.
Braddon ACT 2612
CatholicCare Central Queensland
CentacareCQ is the longest running, not-for-profit local social services organisation in Central Queensland, providing professional community services for over 40 years. With more than 200 staff and dedicated volunteers, we are a large, vibrant and well-respected community organisation.
We work to encourage and strengthen individuals, couples and families through our broad range of services, which include aged care and disability support, counselling, and family and community support and education. CentacareCQ serves all people, without regard to religion, race, age, economic circumstance or ethnic background.
Our reach extends from Mackay in the north, to Bundaberg in the south, and out to the Central West. While we have seven office sites across the region, staff travel far and wide to deliver services, offering outreach programs in many small townships.
CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay - Domestic Violence Service
Our programs consist of the following; Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV), Integrated Domestic and Family Violence Services (IDFVS), Domestic Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) and Safer Pathways. We support both Women and Men who are victim survivors of Domestic and Family Violence. We also work with children who are victim survivors. Be provide safety planning, advocacy and practical supports to help keep victim survivors safe.
CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay - Homelessness Service
Specialist Homelessness Service Team. We help people at risk of becoming homeless to stay securely housed, and those who are homeless to find and keep a home.
Waitara NSW 2077
CatholicCare NT - Alice Springs
Our programs and services include: Counselling and separation services, Mental health services, Parenting support, Alcohol and other drugs counselling, Mental health counselling, Family and domestic violence prevention programs, Financial wellbeing and capability programs, Housing support services, Employment services and community development programs
NDIS and advocacy services
Alice Springs NT 0870
CatholicCare NT - Darwin
Support for housing, financial wellbeing, parenting, child care, aged care advocacy, DV, counselling, emergency accommodation to NT community including remote Aboriginal community
CatholicCare NT - Tennant Creek
With over 30 years in the Northern Territory and having a strong values base we are experts in strengthening and empowering people and communities to make difficult situations more manageable.
You are the heart of our work energising our Mission to strengthen you, your family and your community.
CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning
CatholicCare is a not for profit organization offering Early Intervention services, Counselling & other support programs. The Taree & Forster Community Kitchens provide nutritious meals to vulnerable people in the community Mondays to Fridays. We provide a safe space where people feel accepted and respected - without judgement. The service supports people experiencing financial hardship, homelessness, mental illness, physical or intellectual disability, substance abuse and those who are socially isolated. For many, our service has become an anchor - something they can rely upon in these uncertain times.
We also collaborate with services such as Orange Sky Mobile Laundry Service, Backpack beds for the Homeless and other local services with whom we collaborate to achieve the best positive outcomes for the People we support.
CatholicCare also provides emergency food parcels through our Community Care Pantry - the contents of which rely solely upon donations from the wider community.
CatholicCare Sydney - Community Engagement
CatholicCare Sydney helps people that are in the most vulnerable situations; who are facing unexpected crisis or long term disadvantage across Sydney.
We seek enduring, not temporary, improvements in people’s wellbeing.
We care for people of all ages and all beliefs.
We do this by providing strategies, tools and other assistance that enable people to support
themselves and those in their care, and to remain connected to their community.
We deliver:-
1. Case management to young mothers through the HOPE Program
2. Outreach services including Gambling Aware, Carers Gateway, Parentline and ClubCare
3. Communities of Care with a dedicated community development worker in identified communities of need
4. Counselling – family dispute resolution, addiction support, financial
5. Home Care support for Ageing Australians
6. Disability Services – Work, Learn Connect
7. CCareline 13 18 19 to get help finding the help you need
CatholicCare Victoria
At CatholicCare Victoria, we're committed to empowering communities and building strength and resilience, to enable everyone to reach their full potential and live life to the full.
We deliver excellence in a broad range of child, family and youth services, family relationship services, social housing, homelessness services, school counselling and pastoral care services, employment and advocacy services across dozens of office locations, delivery sites and outreach locations across Victoria.
Our support services are available to everyone regardless of race, religious beliefs or economic status.
In 2021, Centacare Ballarat, CatholicCare Melbourne / Gippsland
and CatholicCare Sandhurst came together as CatholicCare
Victoria to enhance and strengthen service provision to the
vulnerable and marginalised, facilitating improved coordination
and greater choice for clients across Victoria.
East Melbourne VIC 3002
CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes - Lake Cargelligo
We offer a diverse range of programs and services to individuals, families and communities.
•Support for parents and children
•Counselling and relationship support
•Help with financial management
•Mental health services
•Men’s programs
•Help with housing and accommodation
•Programs for Indigenous communities
•Programs for Youth
Homelessness support
Domestic •Support for parents and children
•Counselling and relationship support
•Help with financial management
•Mental health services
•Men’s programs
•Help with housing and accommodation
•Programs for Indigenous communities
•Programs for Youth *Domestic Violence support.
Lake Cargelligo NSW 2672
CAWS - Community Access Western Sydney
CAWS is a disability service providing advocacy and NDIS funded services to people with disability across Western and South West Sydney. We also have a community program that provides food, clothes and household goods to vulnerable people in the community.
Caxton Legal Centre Inc
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Adults - aged 25 to under 65
Adults - aged 65 and over
Families
Females
Financially disadvantaged people
Males
People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background
People in rural/regional/remote communities
People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
People with disabilities
Pre/post release offenders and/or their families
Unemployed persons
Veterans and/or their families
Victims of crime (including family violence)
Victims of disaster
Youth - 15 to under 25
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.
