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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
Wesley Mission - Surry Hills
Practical support to single adults who have been homeless but are now housed - linking into community
Wesley Mission - TEI Family Support
As part of Wesley’s Community and Family Care group, the Targeted Earlier Intervention (TEI) program has a focus on earlier intervention. The TEI program provides targeted services at the point where they can have the most impact - early in life and early in need. By encouraging community based solutions, alongside tailored formal supports, TEI services can ultimately prevent children and young people from entering the statutory child protection system.
Wesley Mission Brisbane - Emergency Relief
The Emergency Relief service provides support to people who are homeless and/or at risk of becoming homeless, to individuals and families who are marginalised and economically and socially disadvantaged. ER assists people in times of crisis with food parcels and vouchers, with urgent bill and rent payments (when funding allows), with payments for scripts for essential medications. The ER Service also assists families with much needed baby clothes and items such as prams, cots, nappies, formula. Case mangement and counselling (information and referral) is also offered to clients accessing the service.
Wesley Mission Brisbane - Gold Coast Hub
Wesley Mission Queensland is part of The Uniting Church in Australia. Our mission is to walk alongside people in need offering care and compassion and promoting choice, independence and community well-being. We provide innovative residential aged care, in-home care, retirement living, therapy respite and wellness services, child care, youth and family support, disability and NDIS services, emergency relief, mental health services and palliative and hospice care.
Wesley Mission Brisbane - Logan City Services - Woodridge
PRIMARY RECIPIENTS: SETTLEMENT SERVICES
Wesley Mission Queensland - Mental Health Community Support Service
We provide outreach support to people living with severe and persistent mental health issues in the Gold Coast region. Our works consists of one on one and group based support with the aim of enabling our participants to reintegrate into their community whilst supporting them on their individual recovery journey.
We regularly support some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of our community to find their feet in challenging circumstances, and strive to empower them to live with hope, dignity, autonomy and equity in their community of choice, whilst working collaboratively towards enhancing their wellbeing.
Wesley Mission Queensland - ParentsNext
The ParentsNext program supports parents who have children aged between 9 months and 6 years, to get ready to for employment.
Wesley Mission Qld works with parents to overcome barriers that may prevent them from gaining employment in the future. These barriers may include, financial limitations, family and domestic violence, housing instability, mental health, caring responsibilities and limited education or employment.
Holland Park West QLD 4121
W wmq.org.au/youth-and-parenting-support/parenting#parents-next
Wesley Mission Queensland - Specialist Youth Housing Service
The Specialist Youth Housing Service (SYHS) can provide support for young people and young families in the Logan area who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
SYHS's mobile support program aims to find, secure and sustain safe tenancy by guiding clients through the entire process from attending inspections to moving in and understanding tenancy responsibilities.
SYHS also includes access to Crisis Accommodation Program (CA) properties that are case managed.
Beenleigh QLD 4207
Wesley Mission Queensland - STARH Project Ipswich
Supporting Those at Risk of Homelessness. Primary recipients - homeless or at risk
Wesleyan Methodist Church Coffs Harbour
We are part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia. We work with the homeless, womens' shelters, youth & local school with social-emotional wellbeing & support in Coffs Harbour community.
West Arnhem Regional Council
The West Arnhem Regional Council(WARC) support multiple communities in the West Arnhem catchment.
The Gunbalanya Safe House is under WARC, which supports women and children in crisis accommodation resulting from domestic violence and/or are at risk of family violence.
Various locations around Australia
West Australian Shalom Group Inc.
Shalom House is an independent residential rehabilitation center located in the heart of the Swan Valley in Perth Western Australia. We are only 23km from the Perth CBD and fully IHCA – accredited against the Alcohol and Other Drug Human Services Standard (AODHSS). We have anywhere up to 200 men and women with children.
Shalom House helps Men, Women & Families with any life controlling issues such as Alcohol, Drugs, Anxiety, Depression, Domestic Violence, Gambling etc. There is no wholistic rehabilitation program like Shalom House anywhere in Australia. All residents graduate the Shalom House program with most family relationships restored as well as all their own personal issues such as unforgivness, bitterness, resentment, anger, guilt and shame etc. Everyone also leaves 100% debt free, with a current drivers license, most off Centrelink within four months and working full time with an employer who is on the same page. Our focus is not just on rehabilitation but also reintegration and resocialisation.
We take in People from all states in Australia such as; Melbourne VIC, Sydney NSW, Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Darwin NT and Perth WA.
We offer a wholistic rehabilitation program that focuses on bringing restoration to all areas of the resident’s life, including finances, relationships, heart issues, employment, education and training for the future. Our program is practical and hands-on, ensuring that residents and all involved in Shalom are valued and contributing members of the community. We offer our services to anyone with a life-controlling issue, whether it be an addiction to substances such as drugs and alcohol or people with anxiety, fear or emotional trauma. We take both Males and Females aged 16 and above.
Shalom House is known to be the largest and strictest rehabilitation centre in Australia. With our no-nonsense approach, many non-negotiable boundaries and strict rules for the residents to abide by, Shalom House ensures they all move through the program as fast as possible whilst at the same time making sure they receive as much from the program as possible.
The founder of Shalom House rehabilitation centre, Peter Lyndon-James, understands the need for rehabilitation and how hard it is to break free from life controlling issues, having himself come from a background of 26 years in addiction. Peter comes from a broken home, he has been institutionalised from the age of nine, and addicted to drugs for most of his life. His struggle to break free from the life that held him captive was a process that taught him a great deal. Peter now uses what he has learned to help set others free from what held him captive for so many years.
Shalom House rehabilitation centre in Perth is founded on Christian Principles and at present caters for up to 140 people across ten properties, staffed by qualified and trained personnel. Our staff and volunteers do their utmost in caring for our clients, making them and their progress our priority.
Shalom House Rehabilitation Centre has partnered with Betel in Victoria to open a Betel/Shalom Rehabilitation Program in Melbourne
Shalom House has a residential rehabilitation centre located in:
Rehabilitation Centre Perth WA
Rehabilitation Centre Melbourne VIC
WE TAKE PEOPLE FROM ALL STATES:
Rehabilitation Centre Perth WA
Rehabilitation Centre Melbourne VIC
Rehabilitation Centre Sydney NSW
Rehabilitation Centre Adelaide SA
Rehabilitation Centre Brisbane QLD
Rehabilitation Centre Darwin NT
We take in People from all states in Australia such as; Melbourne VIC, Sydney NSW, Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Darwin NT and Perth WA.
West Belconnen Child and Family Centre
The early years of a child’s life sets the foundation for their future health, development and learning. The Child and Family Centres are a one-stop-shop for supporting families during this important time.
The Centres are staffed by highly skilled, experienced and qualified practitioners with social work, psychology, specialised nursing or other health, welfare and education qualifications. The staff at the Centres work to deliver a range of support programs and services to assist parents and young children (pre-birth to 8 years; however selected services can be offered to children up to 12 years of age).
West End Uniting Church
We assist asylum seekers, refugees and homeless people with food, clothes, accommodation and household items.
Charitable purposes were pursued through the activities and provision of the services listed. Religious activities in particular were pursued through the coming together and sharing of worship, provision of christian education, nurture, pastoral care and engagement in mission.
West Moreton Community Mental Health Service and Specialised Services
WHMHS is a public mental health service providing acute and community care, working from a recovery model framework. Within our mental health service it is highly recognised that health is more than the lack of illness, therefore work with our clients/consumers with a focus on psycho-social support and community.
Ipswich QLD 4305
W westmoreton.health.qld.gov.au/services-and-care/mental-health
West Welcome Wagon
West Welcome Wagon is an inspiring grass roots response from residents in Melbourne's West to the plight of asylum seekers living in their community.
Incorporated in 2014, WWW it is now a vibrant organisation of volunteers seeking out, collecting and delivering donated furniture, white goods, household essentials, toys, text books and food parcels to support asylum seekers as they establish their first home in Australia. West Welcome Wagon operates in the municipalities of Maribyrnong, Moonee Valley, Brimbank, Hobsons Bay and Wyndham, with 200 volunteers supporting almost 1,000 asylum seeker and refugee households.
West Wyalong Community Church
We run Sunday church services and various mid-week groups. We provide pastoral care and support. We are active in schools providing SRE and other support.
WestAus Crisis and Welfare Services Inc
Delivery of emergency relief, healthy breakfast club.
Various locations around Australia
WestCare Community Services
Restoring dignity and hope to people in need across the Penrith local government area through emergency relief, domestic violence support, mental health activities and more.
Western Area Adolescent Team (WAAT)
WAAT is a youth health service for marginalised, at risk and homeless young people in Blacktown LGA through Western Sydney Local Health District. We provide counselling, medical services, health care coordination, basic needs, drop in, and health promotion to young people and their families.
Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation
We offer remote dialysis, social support, NDIS and aged-care services and run a bush medicine enterprise. And our services are expanding.
Western Health Mental Health & Wellbeing Service
Western Health Mental Health and Wellbeing service is the Provider of clinical mental health services to adults and older adults with serious mental ill health living within northern and western suburbs of Melbourne. Our Service provides acute, rehabilitation and community care supports. The catchment population live in Brimbank, Melton, Maribyrnong and part of Hume LGAs. We see many people in crisis and have a significant population who are homeless or in unstable housing.
Sunshine VIC 3020
Western Port Community Support
Western Port Community Support is a not for profit volunteer based community organisation that provides comprehensive Emergency Relief and personal support to people experiencing crisis as the result of disadvantage, poverty, unemployment, low income, sickness, poor mental health, misfortune or disability. Our organisation has been established for 40 years and remains the largest provider of Emergency Relief in the Western Port region.
In the main our organisation assists the most disadvantaged families of the Western Port community with food vouchers, fuel vouchers, fruit and vegetables, non-perishable food, essential medication, meal vouchers together with other basic essentials. We also provide critical housing and homelessness case managed support by way of our Housing and Homelessness Program. In addition, we also offer a Family Support Program for clients with complex needs who need ongoing support to attain stability.
Western Sydney Community Legal Centre
To provide legal services and legal adjacent social services with the aim of making navigation of, and access to, the legal system easier for people in need.
I am the Outreach Lawyer and work with survivors of DV and female inmates.
Western Sydney Kids Early Years Network
Support children and families in Western Sydney in a multi-agency capacity to help families thrive and unblock services for them.
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.
