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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.
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Georges River Life Care
Georges River Life Care is a grass roots local community, not for profit, charity organisation that has been in operation in Peakhurst since 2007. Governed by a highly professional, skills-based board, Life care specialises in three main areas:
Family Violence Support
Includes a free legal support clinic and case management for families impacted by Domestic Violence
Emergency Relief
Provides both fresh food and pantryhampers as well as financial assistance and guidance for household bills.
ArtsLife
A positive creative arts program aimed at vulnerable/disadvantaged children, families and adults with disabilities.
Alongside these services, Life Care provides support for families via Parenting programs, Autism Support and Grandparent Support.
All of the services Life Care provides have a unique connection. Life Care has carefully and considerably structured an organisation that goes beyond service provision to meet the needs of the vulnerable people in our community.
Geraldton Flexible Learning Centre
Geraldton Flexible Learning Centre (GFLC) is an alternative education provider (CARE School) for high school aged students who have needs that cannot be met by traditional education models. The young people that attend GFLC come from backgrounds that often include complex trauma, family and domestic violence, drug and alcohol misuse and poverty and as such have often missed out on many of their formative years of schooling. GFLC provides a nurturing environment that empowers young people to have a say in their learning journey and where able makes accommodations to support their diverse needs.
Geraldton PCYC
Community and Youth Centre, Specializes in supporting 98% Aboriginal and Torres strait youth in our community through engagment and diversion programs and support.
Geraldton Residential College
Boarding at Geraldton Residential College offers your child the opportunity to pursue a good education while living in a regional area. Along with many other students, your child can access the amenities of a regional centre, the beaches of Geraldton, the convenience of living close to their secondary school and a range of recreational and sporting activities.
Some families may have the opportunity for brothers and sisters to board together while they attend secondary school.
Gethsemane Church Incorporated
Gethsemane is a not-for-profit charity whose mission and purpose is to provide relief to hundreds in our culturally diverse community, regardless of cast, creed, ethnicity, nationality, religion, age and gender, 365 days a year. Our charitable services have been widely recognised throughout the State of Victoria, receiving a Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Championship Award for Leadership in December 2019. We provide food, clothing, furniture, mobile showers, laundry services and improve quality of life. We can’t afford to employ helpers so we work strictly on a voluntary basis. We have about 20 volunteers.
G-Force Contracting
We provide employment to people with disabilities within various areas enabling them to receive ongoing stable work.
Gidgegannup Mens Shed Inc
The Gidgegannup Mens Shed ("GMS") is in its infancy, having formed in June 2020 after the local Bushfire Recovery Group recommended its formation to assist community well-being in the aftermath of the 11,000ha Wooroloo/Gidgegannup bushfire in Feb'20 which destroyed 86 houses.
GMS provides training and opportunity for members to work on projects, join in Shed activities and tasks, or just share time, recreation and fellowship with other members. Our purpose is "Enriching the Lives And Enhancing The Wellbeing And Health Of Local Men & Women".
Based in a suburb within the Perth Metropolitan Area our targeted community spans 45kms and a population of 12,515 (2016 census).
We create a Gidgegannup Community Hub - More Than Just a Workshop, engaging our members in unique activities to develop essential skills for the hills lifestyle, enabling members to then provide community services to the broader hills community - especially those impacted by the recent bushfire.
Gidgegannup WA 6083
Gilmore Church Inc
Australian Christian Church in Tuggeranong valley with a focus to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Canberra
Gilmore College
Gilmore College supports 1200 students aged 11 - 18 years old, from a range of socio-economic back grounds. There is a huge need within the school and wider community for support for students and their families.
Orelia WA 6167
Gilmore Primary School
Gilmore is a local ACT government Primary school with strong connections with our local community. We support families with a holistic approach in supporting and addressing needs within the whole family unit
Gindaja Treatment & Healing Indigenous Corporation
Gindaja Treatment and Healing Centre is a 19-bed hostel catering for both men and women with drug and alcohol related problems. The centre offers a holistic approach to the treatment and recovery of individuals with ongoing support and care.
Gippsland & East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative
Gippsland & East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-Operative Ltd (GEGAC) has been serving the Aboriginal and wider East Gippsland communities for over 30 years, providing childcare, cultural, education, employment, health, housing & welfare services.
Gippsland East Local Learning and Employment Network
Gippsland East LLEN is a community managed, not-for-profit, regional network of around 360 schools, government, businesses, industry, parents, training providers, community groups and individuals from Yarram to Mallacoota.
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund
Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund (GERF) was established in 1978 to provide funds to Gippslanders affected by natural disasters such as bushfire, flood, storm or earthquake. It is a registered charity run by volunteers who have distributed financial relief payments at the time of most immediate need.
Gippsland Lakes Complete Health
Gippsland Lakes Complete Health is committed to developing and delivering quality health and wellbeing services to the people of East Gippsland, and currently providing Bushfire Recovery Support
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Girrawheen Senior High School
Girrawheen Senior High School is a school in the northern suburbs of the Perth metro area. It is a very multicultual school with many refugee and Indigenous families within the school.
Girrawheen WA 6064
Girudala Community Co-op
Indigenous organisation servicing whole of community. Girudala has a number of services and programs such as Housing, Aged Care, Youth Services, Health Services, Family Wellbeing Services, Sports & Rec, Sexual Health, Training & Employment, Indigenous Outreach. Girudala also has a Medical Centre - Herbert Street Family Medical Centre and also manages a cafe in Bowen called 360 on Flagstaff Cafe.
Give Write Inc
Give Write collects donated new and used stationery to reuse, repackage and redistribute to WA students in need of school essentials.
Gladstone Central Committee on the Ageing
Gladstone Central Committee on the Ageing owns and operates Port Curtis Place - Senior Citizen Centre, Gladstone Heritage Retirement Village, Dot Horn Place and the Rotary Medical Bus, all operated by a dedicated team of unpaid volunteers. The Senior Citizen Centre also operates a door to door bus service for members to access regular events and to be able to socialise and interact with others. The Accommodation is for people over 50 and is offered at affordable prices plus the added security of community living. The Rotary Medical Bus is a vital service that transports patients to Rockhampton for specialist appointments not available in Gladstone.
Gladstone QLD 4680
Gladstone Region Aboriginal and Islander Community Controlled Health Service (GRAICCHS)
Gladstone Region Aboriginal and Islander Community Controlled Health Service (GRAICCHS) t/as Nhulundu Health Service is a not for profit started from humble beginnings, and has grown into a multi-faceted health, aged care and community service provider delivering a myriad of services in Gladstone and surrounding areas.
The service delivers health and community services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and wider community in the Gladstone Regional Council area. Everyday we work directly with marginalised, vulnerable and impoverished individuals and see first hand the issues that they face being able to access services and equipment to meet their needs. On occasions we see clients who need mobility equipment essential to their activities of daily living who cannot source funds from anywhere else for same and are forced to use old and outdated equipment.
Gladstone QLD 4680
Gladstone Regional Council
Gladstone Regional Council
Registering with givit to help with community recovery from the Gladstone Region Fires
Gladstone QLD 4680
Gladstone Seafarers Centre
Human rights and welfare for international seafarers visiting the port of Gladstone. Focused now after COVID on raising the mental health aspect of the Seafarers health through assisting them to come to shore for shore leave and to come to our centre.
Gladstone Women's Health
We provide counselling and support services for adults, teenagers and children affected by Domestic and Family Violence. We also provide other support services for women in our community.
Gladstone QLD 4680
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.
