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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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Mount Dandenong Primary School

Primary School

Mount Dandenong VIC 3767

W mtdandps.vic.edu.au/

Mount Druitt Ethnic Communities Agency

Independent community based organization dedicated to informing, linking and empowering people from culturally diverse backgrounds to enhance a culturally rich and diverse Australia.

Mount Druitt NSW 2770

T 0296259300

E info@meca.org.au

W meca.org.au

Mount Gravatt Community Centre

Mount Gravatt Community Centre offers services and support to families and individuals living in Mt Gravatt and surrounding suburbs. Our support extends from advocacy to providing appropriate counselling and referral. Resources are available to all people contacting the Centre. Aged care and in-home support services are also provided to eligible community members.

Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122

T 0733439833

E ncc@mgcci.org.au

W mgcci.org.au

Mount Isa Family Support Service & Neighbourhood Centre Inc

The Mount Isa Neighbourhood Centres is a hub of local knowledge. We always have an emphasis on offering programs and responses that are tailored to our local community. Our networks with community groups, individuals, businesses, Government, faith organisations and schools mean we have a unique insight into the landscape of our local community.

We are not defined by a service to a target demographic, but by an approach which is driven by the community itself. We foster connection, belonging, participation and inclusion. The Centre welcomes everyone, and work hard to build connection between individuals and organisation, particularly those who are isolated, vulnerable, and disenfranchised. Our centre offers many funded and centre-funded programs to encourage people to connect and engage in community activities. We are local people who live in and are passionate about our community. We believe a Connected Community is a Well Community, and we work hard to ensure that the Mount Isa Neighbourhood Centre is a hub that supports our community’s needs.

Mount Kilcoy State School

A small rural P-6 state school that caters to a tight-knit community, often serving as a focal point for local education and social activities. The school follows the Australian Curriculum, offering small multiage classes from Prep through to the sixth grade. Teachers work diligently to provide quality education and social/emotional support for our students. The school provides support services to address the diverse needs of its students, which includes counselling, special education programs, learning support, funding when required to attend camps, buy uniforms and facilitates community connections. Our school has limited services and supports due to the rural location. Mount Kilcoy State School is located 10 kilometres north of the township of Kilcoy in Queensland, Australia. We recently had the addition of a health hub that supports some mental health but not school aged primary children at this stage.

Mount Stromlo High School

Stromlo High School strives to provide a safe and caring education environment where each student is encouraged to achieve individual excellence, self-reliance and responsibility. We provide a quality education for every child.

Learning provides all students with a positive and productive future full of challenges and satisfaction. Success in learning provides students with the basis for life long learning and the ability to contribute positively and productively to the community and society.

Respect for others; respect for the right of others to learn and feel safe; respect for property of others and the school and community and self-respect allow all members of the school community to work successfully together at all times.

Endeavouring to do your best in everything you do and participating and taking up opportunities allows students to develop a high level of self-respect and pride in their achievements. Everyone learns differently. Everyone has strengths. Students are ass

Waramanga ACT 2611

W mountstromlohs.act.edu.au/

Mount Tarcoola Primary School

Mount Tarcoola Primary School caters for Kindergarten to Year 6 students living in the southern suburbs of Geraldton and the Greenough hinterland.

Geraldton WA 6530

W mttarcoola.wa.edu.au/

Mountains Community Resource Network

MCRN is the local peak body for the community services sector in the Blue Mountains - our Member organisations include Neighbourhood Centres; family, homelessness, DV and youth support services; aged and disability services, etc.

Hazelbrook NSW 2779

T 0458626210

E support@mcrn.org.au

W mcrn.org.au

Mt Hawthorn Baptist Church

Mt Hawthorn Baptist Church Incorporated is a Christian church, affiliated with The Baptist Union of Western Australia Incorporated.

Mount Hawthorn WA 6016

W mounty.org

Mudgin-Gal Aboriginal Corporation

Mudgin-Gal is an Aboriginal organisation based in inner-city Sydney. As a service run by Aboriginal women, for Aboriginal women, it is unique. Mudgin-Gal means ‘women’s place’. It offers safe haven and active support for women, girls and their young families through services.

Chippendale NSW 2008

W mudgin-gal.org.au

Mullaley Public School

Primary school education

Mullion Creek Public School P&C

We are the P&C associated with Mullion Creek Public School. We help resource the school and students for whatever is needed.

Mullumbimby & District Neighbourhood Centre

MDNC is a community based organisation which is funded and / or supported by: Dept of family services, Dept. of social services, donations and contributions from the Byron Shire Community, Byron Shire Council. Services delivered are broad.

Mullumbimby NSW 2482

T 02 6684 1286

W mdnc.org.au

Mullumbimby High School P&C

MHS P&C raise funds the learning and wellbeing of Mullum High's students, especially following the recent catastrophic flood

Multicap Limited

Established in 1962, Multicap is a Queensland based disability support service; empowering people with disability and their families through a network of one-on-one and group programs. Services including hub-based recreational activities, employment training, supported independent living, customised support and short term accommodation are delivered from more than 100 locations across Queensland and Northern New South Wales.

Multicap stands by its sole purpose: the quality of life of people with disability and their families is enhanced by our support. With our help, people with disability are encouraged to exercise choice and control, develop independence and achieve their life goals.

We deliver services across the following regions:
* Brisbane
* Logan
* Redlands
* Moreton Bay
* Sunshine Coast
* South West Queensland
* Central Queensland
* North Queensland
* Gold Coast
* Northern New South Wales


Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113

W multicap.org.au

Multicap Tasmania

Multicap Tasmania provides disability support services to a large number of clients across Northern Tasmania, including day services, respite, accommodation services, for children and adults.

Multicultural Australia

Since 1998, Multicultural Australia (formerly Multicultural Development Australia) has been welcoming refugees, people seeking asylum, international students and other new arrivals to Queensland with the goal of creating a fairer, more prosperous society for all Queenslanders.

We support more than 5,000 newly arrived Queenslanders every year, including refugees, international students, people seeking asylum and migrants.

We help them to settle into their new lives, build connections in their communities, find work and study opportunities, learn new skills and feel at home.

We also work with individuals, communities, business and government to help build a more welcoming Queensland through advocacy, cultural training and community events that bring people together, foster understanding and recognise the valuable contribution that new arrivals and migrants make to Queensland.

Woolloongabba QLD 4102

W multiculturalaustralia.org.au

Multicultural Australia - Biloela

Multicultural Australia exists to create a welcoming, inclusive and economically stronger community. This is a shared agenda with many others. Our part is to ensure that new Queenslanders are included, skilled and thriving. We are passionate about promoting positive conversations about inclusion.

Biloela QLD 4715

W multiculturalaustralia.org.au/

Multicultural Australia - Post-SRSS Program

Supports finally determined asylum seekers

Woolloongabba QLD 4102

W multiculturalaustralia.org.au

Multicultural Australia - Toowoomba

Multicultural Australia exists to create a welcoming, inclusive and economically stronger community. This is a shared agenda with many others. Our part is to ensure that new Queenslanders are included, skilled and thriving. We are passionate about promoting positive conversations about inclusion.

Toowoomba City QLD 4350

W multiculturalaustralia.org.au/

Multicultural Communities Council Gold Coast

Settlement and Engagement Transition Support - case work for refugees and migrants up to 5 years after their arrival in Australia.

Ashmore QLD 4214

W mccgc.org.au/

Multicultural Communities Council Illawarra

Established in 1975, MCCI delivers services to and represents the interests of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD) in the Illawarra, ACT and Queanbeyan.

Our services include aged care, youth development, community capacity building, volunteering, and training and we are proud to be a dynamic organisation that represents the ever changing needs of our community.

Wollongong NSW 2500

T 02 4229 7566

E admin@mcci.org.au

W mcci.org.au/

Multicultural Communities Council of WA

MCCWA supports and advocates disadvantaged and vulnerable individuals, families and communities from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds.

Gosnells WA 6110

W mccwa.org.au/

Multicultural Community Centre Ltd

The Multicultural Community Centre (MCC) was established in 1989 in Chinatown, to meet the needs of Brisbane’s culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community in Brisbane Chinatown (Fortitude Valley) and the wider Brisbane community. MCC was formally incorporated in 1996 and operates as a charitable organisation (a public benevolent institution), primarily assisting migrants, refugees, the disadvantaged, the poor and the elderly.

Multicultural Development Association Inc. - Woolloongabba

MDA is committed to delivering a welcoming Queensland where all new arrivals have the opportunity to fully contribute to and participate in a multicultural society. Queensland’s diversity is our strength.

We are an independent organisation committed to achieving the best settlement outcomes for our clients. As one of Queensland’s largest multicultural agencies, we work with refugees, international students, people seeking asylum and migrants, as well as their local communities.

In metropolitan and regional Queensland, MDA works in partnership with our clients, other service providers, government agencies and the private sector, to achieve quality service delivery through advocacy, client service delivery, community development and multicultural sector development.

Woolloongabba QLD 4102

W multiculturalaustralia.org.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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