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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
Kurri Kurri Community Service
Kurri Kurri Community Services – Youth Services
Background:
For 30 years, Kurri Kurri Community Services – Youth Services (being a not for profit organisation) delivers multiple services when working with vulnerable young people 12-24 years old in the Cessnock Local Government Area, NSW. Our operational base is Kurri Kurri. Our specialised services are delivered by highly qualified team of Youth Support Workers.
Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance School
Kutta Mulla Gorinna School provides secondary schooling opportunities to those young people who are disengaged and alienated from the conventional school system. Our school places emphasis on understanding the essential features of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, including our special connection on the land and sea and our commitment to family and community, especially as it pertains to the lives of our students.
At the same time Kutta Mulla Gorinna School will welcome all students disengaged from schooling irrespective of their cultural background. We aim to ensure that students have an awareness of social justice principles and demonstrated respect for others.
Mackay QLD 4740
Kwinana Early Years Services Inc. (KEYS)
KEYS is an organisation that is committed to advocating for the rights of the child and families; building on the strengths and capacities of families and the community; we empower parents to play the key role in raising their children; acknowledging the inter-generational nature of parenting issues; consulting with the community to work in an innovative and collaborative manner; promoting education as a means of breaking the poverty cycle; working in an innovative and creative manner. We provide service to meet the needs of the community through counselling, playgroups, workshops, parenting programs and one-on-one support.
Kyabra Community Association Inc.
Kyabra is a community based organisation committed to strengthening individual, family and community life.
We provide support and training to individuals, families and community groups in the Southside of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
Our vision is of fair, thriving, sustainable communities that instil hope, embrace diversity, promote safety and in which all people feel a sense of belonging.
Runcorn QLD 4113
Kyabram Community and Learning Centre Inc.
We are a socially inclusive learning organisation respectfully meeting the needs of the Kyabram region. We are a central hub for a range of valued community and support services. We facilitate, deliver and advocate for our families and individuals to develop personal and interpersonal skills to connect and empower our community.
Kyogle Council
Community Resilience Bushfire Recovery, All Disaster Planning Preparedness, Response and Community Recovery.
Kyogle Family Support Services Neighbourhood Centre Inc.
We are a not for profit family support service. We network with other agencies to provide wrap around services for vulnerable clients.
We have increasing numbers of people accessing the service who are homeless due to DV, floods, limited housing and natural disasters.
Many people require food relief, toiletries, cooking utensils, tents, swags, camping equipment, sleeping bags so that they can have somewhere out of the weather to sleep as there is virtually no accommodation at caravan parks, motels, hotels etc. This is a recurring theme all through the Northern Rivers. When we ring Link2home clients cannot get help as there is no accommodation anywhere.
We also provide case management to families, early intervention programs, supported parenting groups.
Our hub includes a community garden, men's shed, hart transport and services Australia. we plan to have a daily soup kitchen up and running by next year. we also have the service the Aboriginal community of muli Muli.
Kyogle Together Inc.
Our service works with all ages and has a program that offers services for people experiencing marginalisation, all kinds of vulnerabilities and living within low socio-economic situations.
Lachlan and Western Regional Services Inc
Lachlan and Western Regional Services Inc is a not-for-profit, community-led organisation, that provides a broad range of services, training, and support, for the communities at the Heart of NSW.
Our mission is to empower and assist the disadvantaged to grow a sustainable regional community that is culturally, socially, and economically viable.
LADDERS
Logan Adolescent Drug Dependencies Early Response Service (LADDERS). This is free a service for young people aged 12-25 and their families/significant others who are experiencing problematic alcohol and other drug use. LADDERS aims to reduce the harms from alcohol and other drug use by offering a range of services in a friendly and non-judgemental space.
Laguna Public School
The only primary school in the Wollombi Valley. The students and their families have been affected by the bushfires in 2020 and this is now their 3rd flood in 2 years, and the most devastating in living memory.
Laidley and Districts Community Organisation Inc (Our Community Centre)
Our business is about assisting people to develop their potential and make a difference in their own lives, families, workplaces and communities; and supporting people who are working through a crisis. We can offer assistance including:
Information and Advocacy
Appropriate referral options
Practical help in times of emergency
Work-related training and experience, and
Volunteer opportunities
Laidley District State School
State school for primary age students providing education and social/emotional support
Lake Joondalup Baptist Church
We provide a Christians against Poverty Debt Centre for the community. CAP assists families in the community that are in financial difficulty by liasing with creditors on their behalf, suggesting budgets and assisting them in keeping to the budgets. The Lake Joondalup Baptist Church also offers food vouchers and assistance wherever possible.
Joondalup WA 6027
Lakes Entrance Neighbourhood House
We are a NFP. We run a weekly foodbank service for all members of our community requiring support, this includes material aid. Our service is run by one paid worker volunteers.
Lakes Entrance Primary School
The school provides an outstanding learning experience for all students, one which engages students in their learning, utilises the best resources available, holds high expectations and prepares students for a life of continued learning.
Lakes Entrance VIC 3909
Lakes Entrance Secondary College
Lakes Entrance Secondary College aims to develop each student to their full potential, both academically and socially. The College is relatively small and provides individual programs for students based on their learning needs and interests.The College offers a comprehensive curriculum program at all year levels from year 7 to 12.
Lakes Entrance VIC 3909
Lamp Inc
Lamp Inc has for over 20 years, successfully provided a high quality, not-for-profit, community based support services to consumers and carers with a diagnosed mental illness, their family and friends, living independently in the South West, Cape to Cape and the Warren Blackwood regions of Western Australia.
Some of the services and programs offered include;
-Independent living home and community support
-Youth Intervention and Prevention programs
-Mental Health Advocacy
-NDIS applications and support services
-Other Individualized Support
Langford Aboriginal Association
Langford Aboriginal Association Inc. has always sought to maintain a deep understanding and appreciation of the aspirations and needs of our community. This connection to the community informs our strategy and service offering and for over 20 years LAA has implemented culturally appropriate initiatives, programs and services in the areas of;
• Noongar Language
• Art and Culture
• Food and Nutrition
• Women’s and Men’s Groups
• Children’s Programs
LAA works to improve community health, wellbeing, cultural and social connections for Aboriginal people living and working in the Perth metropolitan area and we are committed to actively promoting ethical and responsible decision-making at all levels of the organisation and in the community through the values of respect, inclusion, trust, honesty, ethical practice, confidentiality and transparency.
LAA works to meet the aspirations and needs of all Aboriginal peoples’ and families living on ‘Whadjuk Noongar Boodja’.
Lanyon High School
High School in Conder, ACT
Larapinta Child and Family Centre
Early learning and family support for children and their families from prebirth to aged 5.
Lardner & District Primary School
Lardner & District Primary School is a small rural school in Central Gippsland, Victoria which has around 50 students.
Lardner VIC 3821
Larrakia Nation - Tenancy Support Program
Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation is funded by the Department of Housing to support individuals and families are homeless, rough sleepers or whose whose tenancy may be at risk of homelessness.
Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation
Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation Aged Care provides support to elderly clients to ensure that they remain living in their own home for as long as possible. We provide domestic assistance, social support (group and individual), transport, assistance with housing, Meals on Wheels and personal care to both entry level and higher needs clients.
Latrobe City Council
Local government agency - emergency management, operate relief and recovery centres
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.