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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
Hartley Lifecare
Hartley Lifecare is a local and specialised disability service that has provided high quality residential, recreational, respite, transport and community services for children and adults with physical and complex disabilities since 1962. Hartley Lifecare is focused on making a difference for people living with disability, their families and carers within the ACT and surrounding region.
We believe that while disability changes lives forever, it does not have to stop a person from participating in their community or diminish their quality of life. With special, intensive ongoing support, people with physical and complex disabilities lead fulfilling lives.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
• Centre-based child and adult-specific 24 hour respite care program
• Long term residential care
• Independent living skills program
• Recreational and respite programs and specialised transport service
• Assistive Technology Program
• Acquired Brain Injury information service
Harvest Rain Christian Care
We are a not-for-profit community organisation. Recently we have been a recovery centre for flood affected people in the Ipswich Qld community providing hot meals, lunch packs and food hampers to flooded areas. Items such as toiletries, second hand clothing, furniture and white goods which were so generously donated by many of our local supporters, were able to be distributed to those affected. Our regular services involve a food co-op providing low cost food hampers with free bread, fruit and veg when available. It is our intention to continue assisting as many disadvantaged people as possible.
Harvey Community Resource Centre
We provide community and development support opportunities, i.e. Noongar Language & Culture Program, Ready for Work Program, Multicultural Social Support Group, referrals to hardship services, referrals to service providers for financial counselling, room hire to community groups and professional services for the purpose of outreach, exam supervision for Edith Cowan University, Bunbury, volunteering and work experience opportunities, information sessions and workshops related to access and inclusion.
Harvey WA 6220
Havannah House Ministries Incorporated
Havannah House is a not for profit, charitable organisation which provides support for people in need. This includes:
* emergency and/or temporary accommodation
* food relief
* advocacy and life skills learning
* counselling services and referral to other agencies
Forbes NSW 2871
Havelock Housing Association Inc.
Havelock Housing provides affordable accommodation for people on low incomes and is the ACT's largest Community Housing provider.
Havelock Housing Association is based on a community-housing model. A model whereby not-for-profit community organisations seek to provide long term, safe, secure, affordable and appropriate housing which:
- Encourages and maximizes opportunities for tenants to assume control over their home and environment through participation in management.
- Is flexible and responsive and respectful of individual rights.
- Contributes to the development of communities
Turner ACT 2612
Hawkesbury Community Kitchen
Provides meals, clothes washing and showers for the disadvantaged
Windsor NSW 2756
Hawkesbury Valley Baptist Church
Baptist Church located in North Richmond that has factory units. We have rooms, storage spaces, a kitchen and a general-purpose auditorium with PA and video facilities. Outdoor social area and adjacent to Turnbull Oval and Panthers Nth Richmond.
Hawkesbury Valley Counselling Service and a Pastoral Care service are onsite.
Hawkesbury's Helping Hands
Homeless outreach. Providing free community meals in a local park, food, toiletries, clothing, tents, bedding to the homeless and disadvantaged. Providing food relief with hampers. School lunches provided. Breakfast Club. School backpack drive. Free Christmas day lunch. Formal wear programme, providing formal attire for those who cannot afford to buy their formal wear. Indigenous Cultural activities.
South Windsor NSW 2756
Haymarket Foundation
Crisis accommodation service
headspace - Geelong
headspace provides counselling and support to young people from 12-25 years.
Geelong VIC 3220
headspace Bunbury
headspace Bunbury is a not for profit - youth mental health service for those aged 12 to 25 years old and their families. headspace Bunbury has four core streams of support including mental health support, alcohol and other drug support, physical and sexual health support and educational and vocational support.
headspace Busselton
headspace Busselton is a not for profit - youth mental health service for those aged 12 to 25 years old and their families. headspace Busselton has four core streams of support including mental health support, alcohol and other drug support, physical and sexual health support and educational and vocational support. headspace Busselton is the satellite to our headspace Bunbury parent centre.
headspace Gympie
headspace Gympie is here to help young people aged 12-25 who are going through a tough time. We can help with mental health, physical health, education and employment services, and alcohol and other drug services.
Gympie QLD 4570
headspace Inala
Early intervention Mental Health support service for young people aged between 12 and 25yrs.
Inala QLD 4077
headspace Ipswich
headspace Ipswich is a youth mental health service offering support for young people 12-25. We offer free counselling, social groups, work and study support, drug and alcohol counselling and LGBTIQAP+ specific programs.
Ipswich QLD 4305
headspace Margaret River
headspace Margaret River is a not for profit - youth mental health service for those aged 12 to 25 years old and their families. headspace Margaret River has four core streams of support including mental health support, alcohol and other drug support, physical and sexual health support and educational and vocational support. headspace Margaret River is a satellite service from our headspace Bunbury parent centre.
Margaret River WA 6285
Headspace Midland
Headspace Midland offers free health advice, support and information for young people aged 12 to 25. We have four core streams of support which include mental health, physical health, alcohol and other drugs and work and study.
Midland WA 6056
Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation - Meadowbrook
Headspace Meadowbrook helps young people 12-25 who are going through a tough time. Headspace Meadowbrook provides support in the areas of mental health and wellbeing, general health, education and employment and alcohol and other drugs. Headspace Meadowbrook is a free service, which is focussed on being youth friendly, holistic and culturally safe. Headspace Meadowbrook also has a Headspace Youth Early Psychosis program, which assists young people 12-25 who are either at Ultra High Risk of experiencing their first episode of psychosis, or experiencing their first episode of psychosis.
Meadowbrook QLD 4131
Headspace Southport
Lives Lived Well Ltd
headspace Centres act as a one-stop-shop for young people who need help with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drugs or work and study support.
Our centres are designed not just for young people, but with them, to ensure they are relevant, accessible and highly effective. As a result, no two headspace centres are the same, with each offering unique services that reflect the needs of its local community.
Southport QLD 4215
Headspace Toowoomba - Toowoomba Youth Service
headspace Toowoomba offers early intervention services to young people aged 12 to 25 in one youth friendly location. Our services includes mental, physical and sexual health, drug and alcohol support, vocational and educational assistance as well as Community engagement activities. Our Services can be accessed with or without a formal referral.
Toowoomba QLD 4350
Headspace Townsville
headspace Centres act as a one-stop-shop for young people who need help with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drugs or work and study support.
Our centres are designed not just for young people, but with them, to ensure they are relevant, accessible and highly effective. As a result, no two headspace centres are the same, with each offering unique services that reflect the needs of its local community.
Kirwan QLD 4817
headspace Werribee
headspace provides health supports (primarily mental health) to young people age 12-25 and their families. headspace Werribee have a dedicated team of mental health counsellors, psychologists, GPs, peer workers, employment workers and other supports for young people in the community. All of our services are free and aim to address direct mental health needs through 1:1 supports, as well as providing health literacy and information and supporting young people to overcome some of the systemic barriers they experience that affect their overall health and wellbeing.
Headspace Woolloongabba
headspace provides early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds. We are here to make it easy as possible for a young person and their family to get the help they need for problems affecting their wellbeing. This covers four core areas: mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services.
Woolloongabba QLD 4102
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.
