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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.
To complement 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
Riverwood Community Centre
Established 45+ years ago.
NGO.
Provides community with Emergency Relief, Early Childhood Support (LDC, OOSH, Vacation Care), Youth Services, Children & Family Services, Aged Care Services, NDIS Support Coordination, and Individual Support.
ROBWC Inc
ROBWC Inc formally Reaching Out Because We Can … are an organisation that has been helping the families in crisis, homeless and less fortunate communities of Melbourne for over 7 years. We make up ‘You are Special’ food bags each week to be handed out, filled with non-perishable food items. We source and take clothing, toiletries and blankets with our food bags to various suburbs, with the majority in the City of Greater Dandenong.
We also fill houses with white goods, furniture, linen, household items, toiletries and clothing … everything that is needed to make it a home. There has been a huge increase in the number of families coming out of the pandemic, the less fortunate and people with various disabilities: physical, emotional and mental. We take time to chat with those we help and refer them to other agencies and individuals who can further assist them.
Rochester Community House
The purposes of the association are—
Rochester Community House Incorporated is a public institution which has the charitable purpose of advancing social and public welfare by;
1. Advancing mental health and preventing social isolation;
2. Providing a physical location where it supports individuals to undertake activities, or work on projects, in the company of others.
Rockhampton Flexible Learning Centre - Youth+
Youth+ seeks to respond to the needs of young people disenfranchised and disengaged from education. They provide a place and an opportunity to re-engage in a suitable, flexible learning environment.
Youth+ seeks to build honest and authentic relationships with young people, their families and communities, supporting and celebrating the uniqueness and dignity of each person.
Youth+ is guided by the vision of Edmund Rice about the empowering service of education, to achieve personal and community liberation through educational experiences that enable transformation.
Rockhampton Women's Shelter Inc
The Rockhampton Women's Shelter provides secure accommodation for women and families that have been adversely affected by domestic violence. The Women's shelter also provide additional support for our clients, during the crucial stage of entering their new house while learning to live independently.
Rolleston Health Clinic
Provide health and wellbeing activities, events and workshops to the community. Fundraise to help provide free services to our clinic for clients to see and fundraise to help buy equipment and consumables to help bring the cost of attending services down.
Rolling Hills Primary School
Primary School
Roma Community Hub - Maranoa Regional Council
Roma Community Hub
Ronald McDonald House (SE Queensland)
We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing vital programs for families with seriously ill children.
Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia
Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia opened our, state-of-the-art Ronald McDonald House adjacent to Townsville Hospital in 2004, offering a safe place to stay for over 100 people a night. Through our accommodation and support services, we strive to keep families together when life gets turned upside down due to a child’s illness.
Our Programs are run by a tirelessly hard working team of staff and volunteers, aided by the generous support of our donors, sponsors, corporate partners and local community.
Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria and Tasmania
We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing vital programs for families with seriously ill children. Through our accommodation and support services, we strive to keep families together when life gets turned upside down due to a child’s illness. Our Ronald McDonald Houses and Programs are run by a tirelessly hard-working team of staff and volunteers, aided by the generous support of our donors, sponsors and corporate partners.
Surrey Hills VIC 3127
Roper Gulf Regional Council
Serves the communities
Rosemeadow Community Health Centre
Sustaining NSW Families (SNF) is a sustained home visiting program for mothers who have young children 0-2 years. SNF works with families that are considered vulnerable, and have current mental health concerns or other psychosocial issues such as domestic violence, housing, financial and parenting concerns.
Rosewood and District Support Centre Inc
We provide Community Centre services and programs that are responsive to community needs, accessible to all, dynamic and flexible in our approaches, and provide individualised support to all in living in Rosewood and the surrounding rural areas of Ipswich.
Rosies - Friends on the Street
Rosies reaches out to those most in need, those people who are abandoned, marginalised, socially isolated within our communities.
Whilst many organisations are increasingly providing awareness, support, and referral, the greater human need is the need for friendship and unconditional acceptance during difficult times. Our wonderful Rosies volunteers aim to do just that, providing a community of belonging that is always there.
Over 95% of our work is funded through kind donations from our local community.
Rotary Club of Bairnsdale Sunrise
A dynamic, social & active club which meet at 7am on a Wednesday morning and are at their desks or the coffee house by 8.30am.
Approx 43 active members - 2/3 are females and we are always placing 'Service Above Self'.
Rotary Club of Ballina-on-Richmond
High profile Community Service Club in Ballina which has been serving the Ballina community through COVID and through the latest disastrous flooding. Since the 28th of February BOR has been working non stop in all forms of Flood Crisis assistance. Most recently the club fundraised almost $800,000 to be distributed around Ballina Shire and most recently in Broadwater township and the local rural community. Vouchers were distributed in $500 lots to flood affected residents. We are now holding Community get-togethers so that neighbours and rural communities have the opportunity to meet up for a night of fellowship with a positive speaker helping flood affected residents cope with their current difficult situation.
Rotary Club of Dee Why Warringah
Our club, on combination with other Rotary Clubs creates change to improve the lives of people locally, across Australia and around the world in the areas of peace building and conflict prevention; basic education and literacy; disease prevention and treatment; water sanitation and hygiene; community economic development; maternal and child health and supporting the environment.
Various locations around Australia
Rotary Club of Hawthorn Inc
We have charity/service projects assisting the local community including providing care packs & basic clothing to mental health units of the Alfred Hospital and Box Hill hospital.
Rotary Club of Ipswich City Inc
Rotary Club of Ipswich City is a not-for-profit organisation located in Ipswich, Queensland, providing service to the Ipswich Community and is part of the Rotary International organisation.
Rotary Club of Maroondah
We are a very active Club involved in both community and international projects. We have provided anything from socks to blankets, from mobility vehicles to breast cancer screening equipment. Some of our projects include Disaster Relief, Uniting Wesley Homeless Assistance, Ringwood Men's Shed, Supporting Mental Health Research, Reaching Out Because We Can (homeless), Maroondah Community Assist, Irabina Autism Services Sensory Garden, Drought Relief, Angel Boxes.
Rotary Club of Moss Vale
Our Rotary Club supports a variety of community initiatives.
Various locations around Australia
W my.rotary.org/en/club-profile/6B3397C9-7A7C-41C1-910C-BA1D5E4E23E7
Rotary Club of Port Macquarie Sunrise
We are a club with a diverse range of members. We aim to be a vibrant and relevant club that promotes a code of ethics to our members whether they are conducting their business, personal and community lives whilst actively support community projects both locally and internationally.
Rotary Club of Port Phillip
Over many years the Rotary Club of Melbourne South has worked diligently within the City of Port Philip to help address issues and create a more successful and caring community.
Rotary Club of Prahran
Runs a weekly Homework Club for primary school aged children on the Horace Petty Estate, supports homeless people with weekend meals in conjunction with Uniting Prahran, provides clothing & furniture to people in crisis.
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 arrange 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, lease 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 daanger, 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.
For 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.
For 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.
For 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.
For 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.
