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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
Set Free Care - Community Hub
Set Free Care Community Hub is a drop in Centre in the Southport CBD.
Our Charity exists to provide a safe, supportive and accepting environment for vulnerable people within the Southport and wider Gold Coast community. We value each visitor and strive to allow people the opportunity to maintain their own dignity and offer pathways to professional services.
By the provision of basic human needs such as meals, showers, connection and a caring heart, we are able to truly care for the most vulnerable in our community. We are a charity that believes in biblical principles and the life changing love that God has for us.
We love the one's in front of us, and hope that we can make a meaningful difference in their life.
Settlement Services - Smithfield Public School Hub
Community Hub
Settlement Services - Toongabbie East Public School Hub
Community Hub
Settlement Services - Westmead Public School Hub
Community Hub
Settlement Services International - Logan Central
SSI is a not-for-profit organisation supporting Refugee and Asylum Seeker in their process to settle in Australia. Additionally, we are the agency managing the Community Hubs in the Logan and Ipswich area
SevGen Indigenous Corporation
SevGen creates wellness through strong, healthy, connections and relationships. We have projects that support individuals within a social context to benefit the collective so that our community is built with a celebratory, strength based, positive functioning model.
We have formed trusting relationships at all levels (grassroots, corporate, executive and ministerial )and make sure that noone is ignored.
SevGen is a social enterprise funded organisation powered by the holding group D-Time Enterprises and includes Deadly Espresso Time, Deadly Saltt & Pepper Time, Deadly Bushtucker Time and other smaller initiatives and products.
We are a registered public benevolent DGR charity so your donation could be a tax deductible donation. Please consult an accountant and let us know if you need a DGR receipt.
Seville Primary School
Primary School
Shalom House of Hope - The Saving Place Inc
Distributing food and goods - Food Banking - Suppling raw product (food) to school, colleges, youth groups and feeding programs operating at street level.
Assisting in vetting and distribution of goods donated during crisis situations.
Shape Disability Services Inc
We provide in home support and community supports for people with a disability
Share & Care Community Services Group Inc - WA
We are a Not For Profit Organisation that sponsors Health, Welfare and Family Services to regional communities. Founded in 1975 by a concerned group of community members in the town of Northam, the Share and Care organisation today has grown to provide 23 various services, and covers 250,000 square kilometres of the Coastal, Wheatbelt and Upper Great Southern areas.
Share Shed Inc
We are a library of things that enables people to borrow items instead of buying them.
We do this because we truly believe that borrowing rather than buying is better for the planet, better for our wallets and better for our communities.
We are an incorporated association not-for-profit run entirely by volunteers.
Share the Dignity
In 2015, Share the Dignity was founded identifying there was a genuine need to provide vulnerable women in our community with essential sanitary products. It was reported that these women are often forced to choose between buying food to eat, or buying expensive sanitary items to get through their periods. Women and children, either homeless or in shelters, were having to clean themselves in public toilets and use paper towels to create makeshift sanitary pads. This is not, and should never be okay. From a grassroots local community initiative to a national charity, Share the Dignity has struck a chord with the Australian public and continues to evolve in order to provide for the needs of at-risk women and children.
Our programs include:
• Bi-annual Dignity Collection Drives, ‘It’s in the Bag’ Christmas Drive, Pinkbox Dignity Vending Machines, DigniTEA High Tea Fundraising events, Handbags with Heart Social Enterprise, Move4Dignity Fundraising events and Indigenous Menstrual Health education programs.
Share the Dignity continues to grow with the support of passionate volunteers and the generosity of Australian businesses, ensuring that everyone is afforded the dignity in life that many of us take for granted.
Sharehouse Youth Programs
Sharehouse Youth Programs is a local not-for-profit, community based organisation in Townsville, North Queensland, that provides innovative programs for at-risk young people 16 to 25 years old.
Each year Sharehouse assists hundreds of young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to gain housing, stability, and independence. We recognise the individual circumstances of each young person and tailor our services and resources to their needs.
Sharehouse currently operates Immediate and Transitional Accommodation along with Mobile Outreach Support through funding from the Queensland Governments’ Department of Housing and Public Works.
Shekinah House Inc
Shekinah House is a local, Launceston based community organisation assisting and supporting locals (greater Launceston area and the Tamar Valley region) who are homeless, at significant risk of becoming homeless or are financially or socially disadvantaged.
We seek to 'fill gaps' rather than duplicate existing services.
Shelter Housing Action Cairns Association Inc
Shelter Housing Action Cairns (SHAC) provides crisis accommodation & support for families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. In addition to this, we provide a range of Financial Inclusion programs, including Microfinance and Financial Literacy support ( My Money Program).
Sheltered By Grace
Assit people in need with supported accommodation.
Primarily focusing on mental illness
Shepparton Flexible Learning Centre
The Shepparton Flexible Learning Centre (SHFLC) is one of four campuses of the North East Flexible Learning Network, situated at 10-22 Channel Road, Shepparton. The focus is on re-engaging Shepparton’s vulnerable young people with education and to support them to participate positively with the Shepparton and wider communities.
The campus aims to cater for students for whom mainstream schooling does not work. These may include students who have been victim to social, emotional and substance abuse, homelessness, bullying, teen pregnancy, and “early age” involvement with the legal and judicial system. All are expected to participate in life skills and activities as well as subjects leading to a more formal learning pathway.
Shepparton Foodshare
Shepparton Foodshare rescues and receives donations of food to redistribute for free to those in ‘necessitous circumstances’ in the Goulburn Valley and beyond.
On average more than 350,000 kilograms of food is distributed to registered emergency relief agencies, schools, community meals programs and churches annually to support individuals, children, homeless, people from our culturally and linguistically diverse community, including new arrivals and refugees.
Foodshare stores the food according to regulation guidelines to extend the shelf life of the donated/rescued food to then provide nutritious food and prevent edible food entering landfill as waste.
Sherbrooke Community School
Community School
Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre
Information and referral
Assisting people to find information and support in response to specific concerns.
Housing service
Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre delivers a Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS)
Support and advocacy
Assisting individuals and families to cope with difficult and stressful life situations. Mutual support through self help groups
SHINE for Kids
SHINE for Kids has 40 years’ experience delivering programs and services to children and young people affected by the criminal justice system.
Children with a parent in prison are the invisible victims of crime. They experience significant psychological and emotional trauma, isolation, bullying, poverty, homelessness and fragmentation of care, education and family support.
Nationally, SHINE delivers programs in 32 correctional centres and provides community programs in NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC and WA.
SHINE for Kids is the leading organisation and the only national charity supporting children with a parent in prison.
Shining Stars Foundation
Helping the homeless and less fortunate across Macarthur and Liverpool.
Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Local Government Organisation
Shire of Broome - Western Australian Government
A sporting chance program - Diversionary program for youth at night.
Shire of Derby / West Kimberley
The Shire of Derby / West Kimberley is a local government organisation based in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. Our local government provided services to the towns of Derby, Fitzroy Crossing and Camballin, along with 54 Aboriginal Communities.
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.
