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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
CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay - Domestic Violence Service
Our programs consist of the following; Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV), Integrated Domestic and Family Violence Services (IDFVS), Domestic Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) and Safer Pathways. We support both Women and Men who are victim survivors of Domestic and Family Violence. We also work with children who are victim survivors. Be provide safety planning, advocacy and practical supports to help keep victim survivors safe.
CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay - Homelessness Service
Specialist Homelessness Service Team. We help people at risk of becoming homeless to stay securely housed, and those who are homeless to find and keep a home.
Waitara NSW 2077
CatholicCare NT - Alice Springs
Our programs and services include: Counselling and separation services, Mental health services, Parenting support, Alcohol and other drugs counselling, Mental health counselling, Family and domestic violence prevention programs, Financial wellbeing and capability programs, Housing support services, Employment services and community development programs
NDIS and advocacy services
Alice Springs NT 0870
CatholicCare NT - Darwin
Support for housing, financial wellbeing, parenting, child care, aged care advocacy, DV, counselling, emergency accommodation to NT community including remote Aboriginal community
CatholicCare NT - Tennant Creek
With over 30 years in the Northern Territory and having a strong values base we are experts in strengthening and empowering people and communities to make difficult situations more manageable.
You are the heart of our work energising our Mission to strengthen you, your family and your community.
CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning
CatholicCare is a not for profit organization offering Early Intervention services, Counselling & other support programs. The Taree & Forster Community Kitchens provide nutritious meals to vulnerable people in the community Mondays to Fridays. We provide a safe space where people feel accepted and respected - without judgement. The service supports people experiencing financial hardship, homelessness, mental illness, physical or intellectual disability, substance abuse and those who are socially isolated. For many, our service has become an anchor - something they can rely upon in these uncertain times.
We also collaborate with services such as Orange Sky Mobile Laundry Service, Backpack beds for the Homeless and other local services with whom we collaborate to achieve the best positive outcomes for the People we support.
CatholicCare also provides emergency food parcels through our Community Care Pantry - the contents of which rely solely upon donations from the wider community.
CatholicCare Sydney - Community Engagement
CatholicCare Sydney helps people that are in the most vulnerable situations; who are facing unexpected crisis or long term disadvantage across Sydney.
We seek enduring, not temporary, improvements in people’s wellbeing.
We care for people of all ages and all beliefs.
We do this by providing strategies, tools and other assistance that enable people to support
themselves and those in their care, and to remain connected to their community.
We deliver:-
1. Case management to young mothers through the HOPE Program
2. Outreach services including Gambling Aware, Carers Gateway, Parentline and ClubCare
3. Communities of Care with a dedicated community development worker in identified communities of need
4. Counselling – family dispute resolution, addiction support, financial
5. Home Care support for Ageing Australians
6. Disability Services – Work, Learn Connect
7. CCareline 13 18 19 to get help finding the help you need
CatholicCare Victoria
At CatholicCare Victoria, we're committed to empowering communities and building strength and resilience, to enable everyone to reach their full potential and live life to the full.
We deliver excellence in a broad range of child, family and youth services, family relationship services, social housing, homelessness services, school counselling and pastoral care services, employment and advocacy services across dozens of office locations, delivery sites and outreach locations across Victoria.
Our support services are available to everyone regardless of race, religious beliefs or economic status.
In 2021, Centacare Ballarat, CatholicCare Melbourne / Gippsland
and CatholicCare Sandhurst came together as CatholicCare
Victoria to enhance and strengthen service provision to the
vulnerable and marginalised, facilitating improved coordination
and greater choice for clients across Victoria.
East Melbourne VIC 3002
CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes - Lake Cargelligo
We offer a diverse range of programs and services to individuals, families and communities.
•Support for parents and children
•Counselling and relationship support
•Help with financial management
•Mental health services
•Men’s programs
•Help with housing and accommodation
•Programs for Indigenous communities
•Programs for Youth
Homelessness support
Domestic •Support for parents and children
•Counselling and relationship support
•Help with financial management
•Mental health services
•Men’s programs
•Help with housing and accommodation
•Programs for Indigenous communities
•Programs for Youth *Domestic Violence support.
Lake Cargelligo NSW 2672
Caxton Legal Centre Inc
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Adults - aged 25 to under 65
Adults - aged 65 and over
Families
Females
Financially disadvantaged people
Males
People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background
People in rural/regional/remote communities
People with chronic illness (including terminal illness)
People with disabilities
Pre/post release offenders and/or their families
Unemployed persons
Veterans and/or their families
Victims of crime (including family violence)
Victims of disaster
Youth - 15 to under 25
CAYLUS
The Central Australian Youth Link-Up Service mission is to support community initiatives that improve quality of life and address substance misuse affecting young people.
CCCares@Canberra College
CCCares @ Canberra College is a program for pregnant and parenting students from the ACT and surrounding districts.
CCCares provides flexible delivery of learning and content, towards the receipt of an ACT Year 12 Certificate and certified competency based training.
We offer continuous enrolment over the year to cater for the needs of the community. Our current enrolment is 142 students with approximately the same number of children involved with the program.
Our students are aged between 14 and 28 and have varying needs, life experiences, attendance patterns and levels of proficiency in all areas. We give our students access to industry specific courses and the provision of appropriate pathways and qualifications to allow them to develop the necessary skills and personal strengths they need to become marketable and employable and move towards financial independence in the future.
Phillip ACT 2606
Centacare - Carnarvon
Centacare Carnarvon offers case management and focuses on keeping Families together. Case management allows us to offer clients support and advocacy as well as give our clients somewhere to come when they are in need. We assist clients with support for Housing and assisting clients to find stable tenancies within the locality of Carnarvon. We also have the capacity to refer clients to much needed services within the community and assist and support them to attend these services. We look to seek Community donations to assist our clients who are in need. We run Community based programs that offer support and advocacy as well and build solid community networks. Our programs focus on new Mums and Mums to be, Women's support and we also support Youth Programs in the Community.
Carnarvon WA 6701
Centacare - Coolock House
Provider of supported accommodation for young mothers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Various locations around Australia
Centacare - Family and Relationship Services - Fraser Coast
Centacare Community Services - EVOLVE is a disability support organisation for adults requiring care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Centacare - Geraldton
Centacare Family Services offers family relationship and community services to individuals, couples and families. Our services are open to people of all backgrounds, faiths and cultural groups, in keeping with our values. We provide professional assistance in a manner that promotes human dignity and enhances growth and wellbeing.
Centacare - Housing First - Geraldton
Centacare Family Services ‘Housing First Support Service’ (HFSS) is aimed at supporting individuals and families sleeping rough in Geraldton. HFSS provides intensive case management and wrap around support for people who are sleeping rough so they can obtain secure and long-term housing. Using a collaborative approach, HFSS will work to ensure clients are supported in making self-determined choices.’
Geraldton WA 6530
Centacare - Malvern Place
Malvern Place, a Centacare program dedicated to supporting young women and their children who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Our service offers 24-hour supported accommodation, crisis support, and outreach for young women (up to 25 years old) who are pregnant and/or parenting, many of whom have faced significant hardship and instability.
We work alongside our clients through a case management model and offer group activities designed to strengthen parenting skills, build confidence, and support independent living. These programs are essential in creating stability, safety, and a sense of belonging for young women and their children.
Centacare - Prison Services
We are an NGO and support and case manage released prisoner's to transition back into community.
Our clients are vulnerable and need support, with practical assistance, to access services, social supports. Basically they have nothing when they are released. They require accomodation, clothing, house hold items, sanitary items, go cards, food, ID, phones.
South Brisbane QLD 4101
Centacare - Riverland Domestic Violence Service
Supporting women and children experiencing Domestic Violence
Centacare - South West
Providers of Community Services and Disability Services in the Brisbane South West Region
Darra QLD 4076
Centacare - South West NSW
Centacare South West NSW (CCSWNSW) is a proud social service agency of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Wagga Wagga covering the South West Region of New South Wales. We are a member of the wider network of Catholic social service organisations across Australia known as Catholic Social Services Australia.
We are a not for profit, non-government organisation that has been providing professional services to individuals and families since 1991. We act on behalf of the Diocese to alleviate disadvantage through the provision of services to children, young people, individuals, families and communities in the Diocese. Our works with people is making a positive difference in their lives.
We are a leading agency empowering individuals and building resilient communities. We are innovative, robust and responsive to the needs of our communities and have extensive experience in crisis intervention. Our
Centacare Amelia House Services
PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE FRAIL AGED AND YOUNGER PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY
Stones Corner QLD 4120
Centacare Anam Cara
Anam Cara is a leading non-government, not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting people with their lifestyle choices. Anam Cara provides a range of support services to individuals over the age of 18 with a diagnosed psychiatric disability. Services are delivered across the Brisbane metropolitan area and out to Ipswich, Logan, bayside and Redcliffe regions. Services include individual support as well as a Transitional Housing Program.
Coorparoo QLD 4151
Centacare Catholic Family Services - Whyalla
Whyalla Homelessness Service
Whyalla Regional Domestic Violence Service
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.
