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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.

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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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Hope Centre Services - Logan

Hope Centre Services is a modern, dynamic non-for-profit enterprise that conducts life changing programs in various locations across the Greater Brisbane area. This innovative organisation began as CityCare in 1995 in Fortitude Valley in response to the issue of homelessness and to care for the many disadvantaged and marginalised.Our aim is to provide a multifaceted range of unique and compassionate services that offer hope and opportunity to those facing personal challenges and hardship. Our goal is to restore hope and dignity to people of all ages and from all walks of life who may be trapped in repressive habits or who may have experienced trauma or some other form of hardship or difficulty.

For Hope Centre Services, empowering people today means providing crisis care, individualised support, re-skilling, acquiring new life skills and assistance in finding employment.

At all of the Hope Centre Services programs, people are treated with honour and respect.

Slacks Creek QLD 4127

W hopecentre.com

Hope Centre Services - Redcliffe

Hope Ventures (previously Hope Centre Services) has a program called 'Mimi's House' which works with disadvantaged pre-teens in the Moreton area.

Redcliffe QLD 4020

W hopeventures.org.au/

Hope City Mission Inc

Hope City Mission was established in 2004, with the mandate to build healthy and strong communities by providing a safe place for people in financial hardship to receive support, education and hope for their current situation.

We empower change in people’s lives via drive thru and home delivery Emergency Food Relief, Financial Literacy and Life Skills online learning portal, Advocacy, WDP Fines Victoria program where those eligible can work of their fines debt through volunteering or educational workshops and Seasons of Hope 84+ vegetable garden.

We currently supporting over 525 individuals each month and in 2020 we distributed over $700,000 worth of food.

Hope Community Services

Our mission is to contribute to the development of healthy and inclusive communities in Australia through the provision of quality social services.

Guided by our values, we focus on opportunities for community members to re-engage and participate positively in the community. Through leadership and a collaborative approach, HOPE seeks to address the
structural drivers of exclusion and disadvantage in our society and in turn promotes innovative policies and programs to support individual and community wellbeing and inclusion.

Armadale WA 6112

W hopecommunityservices.org.au

Hope For Our Children

Hope For Our Children's (HFOC) focus is on raising awareness and improving the plight of the foster child in the Darling Downs region. We strive to change a foster child’s life via multiple avenues, all of which offer love, support and hope to the children. In 2017, there were approximately 2000 children (from newborn to 18 years-of-age), in foster care in the Darling Downs region alone. This equates to ¼ of all of the foster children in Queensland. HFOC offers support to all of these children and their foster carers.
When a child is being removed (and entering the foster care system), the experience is often traumatic and leaves the child feeling helpless, distressed, anxious and of little self-worth. One of our proposed projects is to supply recently removed children with a backpack full of essentials (e.g. pyjamas, toothbrush, hairbrush etc). We believe this eases some of the trauma of removal which will make transitioning to foster care easier for the child.

Toowoomba QLD 4350

W hopeforourchildren.com.au/

Hope House

Provide medium term therapeutic rehabilitation accommodation through coordinated programs and education, assistance and support for homeless men who have addictions, mental health issues, in contact or at risk of being in contact with the justice system, victims or perpetrators of domestic violence or been beaten by life in general to help these men to re-engage with and become active contributing members of our community.

Batemans Bay NSW 2536

W communitylifebb.org.au

Hope Springs Therapeutic Community

Hope Springs is a 22-bed facility that operates under a Therapeutic Community model. It is a structured community where the whole person gets treated, both physically and mentally.
All activities are considered part of therapy and are directed towards assisting the person to develop their skills and identity and work toward managing their own recovery. Even the most fundamental necessities, such as laundry, cooking, maintenance, and office work can be therapeutic, and are also vital in developing essential life skills. In fact, work is one of the most distinctive components of the therapeutic community (TC) model.
The work hierarchy of the TC is integral to the functioning of the program and strengthens the peer community through the transmission of values such as community mindedness, right living and recovery. TC residents are responsible for the practical tasks that sustain the day-to-day operations of the community.

HopeLINK

HopeLINK uses a holistic approach to address the needs of people in the Gladstone community. We run a broad range of programs to support and empower people. We network with other community agencies to help strengthen the Gladstone community.
At HopeLINK we support, encourage and empower people to see past the challenges or hopelessness, to find the solutions required to meet their need, and to experience personal growth and development.

Gladstone QLD 4680

W facebook.com/hopelink.gladstone/

Horizon House - Bunbury

We provide accommodation and support to young people aged 16-22 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Horizon House - Geraldton

Independent living program for out of home youth. youth at risk of homelessness and/or homeless. Ages 16-22 years of age

Various locations around Australia

W sjog.org.au

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Parkinson's Association Inc.

Our organisation provides support to people with Parkinson's disease. We conduct monthly meetings and weekly choir and exercise programmes.
We also have a craft group that meets fortnightly and a weekly walking group.
We produce a monthly newsletter and keep members aware of developments in the treatment and research into the disease.

Various locations around Australia

T 0450 542 423

E 1942dbabb@gmail.com

W parkypeople.org

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women's Shelter

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter provides safe, temporary accommodation for vulnerable women fleeing domestic violence or homelessness. Our support services assist women in crisis to create a better future.

Various locations around Australia

W hkws.org.au/

Horse Whispering Youth Program Inc (HWYP)

Horse Whispering Youth Program (HWYP) was incorporated in 2011 and registered as a Charity in 2012. Our purpose is to help at risk youth learn to connect, trust, respect and cooperate with their significant others through developing healthier emotional control and behaviours that will better support them in living a safer, happier and more productive life.
We deliver an equine assisted early intervention program using the gentle art of horse whispering to build trust, rapport and stronger emotional connections between vulnerable young people and their support systems. The program is centered around animal behavioural therapy and aims to promote self-confidence and leadership skills for the young person.
We provide our youth program to not-for-profit organisations working with at risk youth in Logan, the Scenic Rim and the Gold Coast. These organisations include services for Youth & Family, Child Protection, Indigenous & Domestic Violence.

Murwillumbah NSW 2484

W hwyp.com.au/

Horsham Rural City Council

Local Government Victoria

Hospital Auxiliary Molong

We are the hospital auxiliary and in the process of raising funds to build a sensory garden on our hospital site to be enjoyed by patients, residents, staff, visitors to our hospital and community members of Molong.

Molong NSW 2866

W uhansw.websyte.com.au

Housing ACT

Housing & Community Services ACT is a division of the Community Services Directorate of the ACT Government. The area is responsible for the provision of social housing and community services in the Territory.

Belconnen ACT 2617

W act.gov.au/homes-housing/home

Housing Choices Western Australia

We are a community housing organisation providing emotional and practical support to families of women and children who have experienced homelessness and are now housed under the Way Home Program, which is funded by Sisters Of St John Of God.

Rivervale WA 6103

W housingchoices.org.au/

Housing Plus

Housing Plus is a progressive social enterprise that re-invests ALL profits into improving social outcomes for individuals and communities in regional NSW.

As a leading regional Tier 1 community housing provider we have a 30-year history of providing client-centred tenancy and property management services to the Central West and Western regions of NSW.

We are also unique within the NSW community housing sector in that, as a specialist homelessness and domestic and family violence service provider, we directly support individuals in regional areas into crisis, transitional and long-term stable housing, whether it be social, affordable, private rental or home-ownership markets.

Housing Plus - Central West Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service

Our domestic violence services provide support for women and children experiencing violence and abuse from a partner or ex-partner, another family member or someone close to them.
Our comprehensive range of services are provided at no charge and include: safety risk assessment, crisis and transitional accommodation, transport, safety planning, court support, information and referral, case management, community education and support to access victim’s compensation.

Orange NSW 2800

W housingplus.com.au/

Housing SA

Specifically the Regional Response Team that works with high risk and high needs public housing tenants.

Port Adelaide SA 5015

W housing.sa.gov.au

HPA Incorporated

Providing supported employment and accommodation to Territorians with disabilities
In addition HPA provides disability accommodation, outreach support and 24 hour care facilities through HPA’s DAS Support Services.

Winnellie NT 0821

W helpingpeopleachieve.com.au

HUB Community Projects Inc

We provide community legal advice on a range of issues such as family law, domestic violence, youth legal service, and community legal education. We manage the Hub Neighbourhood Centre in Inala which provides community information, advice and referral services as well as a range of activities that support social connectedness in our community.

Inala QLD 4077

W hubcommunity.org.au

Hudson Park Primary School

We are a public Primary School based in Girrawheen.

Human Nature

Human Nature is a youth mental health service with a mission to empower young people to navigate life’s challenges – transforming trauma and disadvantage into healing and growth.

We do it by listening to young people, meeting them where they are and walking alongside them on their mental health journey for as long as they need us.

We offer free individual and group mental health support programs that take place outside in nature or environments where the young person feels safe to open up. We tailor our sessions to each individual’s needs and we remove barriers such as cost, travel and the stigma associated with accessing support.

Hunter New England Local Health District - Mental Health Services

Hunter New England Mental Health Services is part of the Hunter New England Local Health District. We deliver a range of mental health inpatient services and community mental health care, from prevention and early intervention to treatment, rehabilitation and continuing care.

Various locations around Australia

W hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/

Frequently asked questions

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.

Queensland Government

Victoria Government

New South Wales Government

Western Australia Government

South Australia Government

Northern Territory Government

Tasmania Government

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.

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

 

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.

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