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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.

 

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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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Holland Park Church of Christ

We are a community following Jesus together, participating in and pursuing the mission of God. We seek to reach up to God, reach in to our community family and reach out to the world. Our organisation supports our community through our community pantry and fridge, this service is free to anyone experiencing food insecurity, home insecurity due to cost of living pressures.

Holland Park QLD 4121

T 0733413612

W hollandparkchurchofchrist.org.au/

Holroyd Parramatta Mobile Minders Inc

HPMM works in close partnership with approximately 25 local community organisations by providing onsite childcare. By removing the barrier of childcare children reap the benefits of our early childhood education service while their parents/carers participate in the wonderful programs these organisations offer.

Holy Cross Anglican Church - Tuckerbox

Tuckerbox is a food outlet designed to assist people struggling to meet their budgets. Pensioners, people living with disabilities, and working families on tight budgets are members of Tuckerbox. The annex at the back of the church is transformed into a small grocery and afternoon tea centre on Saturdays from 2pm to 4pm.

Holy Spirit College Cooktown & Cairns

Providing second and often last chance education for disengaged and marginalised young people aged 11 to 18 years. Working with low socio-economic young people who have issues such as trauma, ADHD, ADD, OCD, RAD, ODD, ASD, anxiety, domestic violence, high transient rate, drug and alcohol issues.

Manoora QLD 4870

W holyspiritcollege.qld.edu.au

Home Base Tasmania

For over 50 years, we've been helping young Tasmanians with employment, education, housing and relationships.

We help young people from age five to 25 with:

- Rental subsidies to help you afford a stable place to live.

- Educational support to help you re-engage with school or pursue further learning.

- Family and relationship support to foster better communication and rebuild connections.

- Ending violence in the home so you can live in a safe, supportive environment.

- Accessing essential services to connect you to the support you need to live independently.

- Crisis and immediate support to help you find a safe space when you feel like you’re out of options.

Everyone deserves a home base; we’re here to help you build yours.

HOME in Queanbeyan Inc

HOME provides long-term supported accommodation for twenty men and women with enduring mental illness. It features twenty self-contained residential apartments in a safe, loving, non-institutional setting. We aim to support our residents to live meaningful lives in their community.

Queanbeyan NSW 2620

W homeqbn.org

Homeless Healthcare

Provides primary healthcare for people experiencing homelessness.

Homeless No More

Donations, gifts, food hampers, food, clothing, toiletries, fundraising, helping people who are homeless, those who are suffering from the effects of old age, sickness, which have no family support. Providing work related training e.g. resume preparation; interviewing techniques; personal grooming, goal setting workshops to assist in looking for employment.

Arding NSW 2358

W homelessnomore.com.au

Homes North Community Housing

Homes North Community Housing supports eligible homeless and/or at-risk clients into their own affordable homes. Homes North also has programs that support clients in private rentals as well as social housing. These programs support domestic violence victims, long term homeless, youth ect.

Tamworth NSW 2340

T 0267666897

W homesnorth.org.au/

Home-Start - Kempsey Macleay

Kempsey -Macleay Home Start has been operating in the Kempsey Macleay area for the past 21 years, However, over time the focus of the service is to offer parenting programs, programs that cover every aspect of parenting, including;
~ The Circle of Security
~ The Positive Parenting Program and the many additional programs including Pathways and Enhance programs
~ Bringing Up Great Kids
~ The Black Box Parenting
~ Any issue to do with parenting is offered to assist families function well.
I run the programs One on One and Seminars to Groups.

I have a Partnership with an Aboriginal service Many Rivers Family Violence Prevention Unit for the past 18 years this is still going strong, with many of the families that I work with being Aboriginal this is an important Partnership, i work with many parents escaping domestic violence, parents with mental health issues , parents with drug and alcohol issues. Kempsey is a town of great poverty, there is a lot of social disorganisation.

Home-Start Australia - Goulburn

Home-Start is a family worker and volunteer home visiting service with locations in regional NSW and Victoria. The Southern
Tablelands service has operated for over 11 years across the Goulburn Mulwaree LGA and Crookwell. Our family worker
model offers in-home parenting support for families with children under 5 years under the NSW Government’s Targeted
Earlier Intervention Program. The Service is funded by FACS for a part time family worker. Through fundraising we also
recruit, train and support a small team of volunteer home visitors to augment the family work by getting alongside families as
a companion for a couple of hours a week.
The Home-Start Family Worker undertakes intensive work with families under stress with the aim of strengthening the
emotional bonds between parents and children, increasing the enjoyment of family life and connecting families to broader
community services and activities. A major reason for referral to Home-Start is social isolation.

Home-Start Australia - Wingecarribee

Home-Start Family Services is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping children and families thrive by providing practical parenting support & training, family case management and community connection.

Home-Start Family Services - Cowra Canowindra and Weddin

We provide support to vulnerable families through our professional Family and Community Worker. Through home visiting and centre based support, parents and children can access parenting education and information, child development, advocacy, supported referrals, early literacy and community education and events. We also provide safe, sensory play sessions for children who have experienced trauma.

Home-Start Family Services - TTG Tumut

Supporting families with children aged 0 - 8 with a full time Family Worker
Also running a Volunteer Home Visiting Program

Home-Start National Inc - Newcastle

We provide support to vulnerable families through professional Family and Parenting Workers and teams of trained volunteers. They home visit parents and children in their own homes and help with practical and emotional support.

New Lambton NSW 2305

W homestartaustralia.org

Hope Centre Services - Logan

Hope Centre Services is a modern, dynamic non-for-profit enterprise that conducts life changing programs in various locations across the Greater Brisbane area. This innovative organisation began as CityCare in 1995 in Fortitude Valley in response to the issue of homelessness and to care for the many disadvantaged and marginalised.Our aim is to provide a multifaceted range of unique and compassionate services that offer hope and opportunity to those facing personal challenges and hardship. Our goal is to restore hope and dignity to people of all ages and from all walks of life who may be trapped in repressive habits or who may have experienced trauma or some other form of hardship or difficulty.

For Hope Centre Services, empowering people today means providing crisis care, individualised support, re-skilling, acquiring new life skills and assistance in finding employment.

At all of the Hope Centre Services programs, people are treated with honour and respect.

Slacks Creek QLD 4127

W hopecentre.com

Hope Centre Services - Redcliffe

Hope Ventures (previously Hope Centre Services) has a program called 'Mimi's House' which works with disadvantaged pre-teens in the Moreton area.

Redcliffe QLD 4020

W hopeventures.org.au/

Hope City Mission Inc

Hope City Mission was established in 2004, with the mandate to build healthy and strong communities by providing a safe place for people in financial hardship to receive support, education and hope for their current situation.

We empower change in people’s lives via drive thru and home delivery Emergency Food Relief, Financial Literacy and Life Skills online learning portal, Advocacy, WDP Fines Victoria program where those eligible can work of their fines debt through volunteering or educational workshops and Seasons of Hope 84+ vegetable garden.

We currently supporting over 525 individuals each month and in 2020 we distributed over $700,000 worth of food.

Hope Community Services

Our mission is to contribute to the development of healthy and inclusive communities in Australia through the provision of quality social services.

Guided by our values, we focus on opportunities for community members to re-engage and participate positively in the community. Through leadership and a collaborative approach, HOPE seeks to address the
structural drivers of exclusion and disadvantage in our society and in turn promotes innovative policies and programs to support individual and community wellbeing and inclusion.

Armadale WA 6112

W hopecommunityservices.org.au

Hope For Our Children

Hope For Our Children's (HFOC) focus is on raising awareness and improving the plight of the foster child in the Darling Downs region. We strive to change a foster child’s life via multiple avenues, all of which offer love, support and hope to the children. In 2017, there were approximately 2000 children (from newborn to 18 years-of-age), in foster care in the Darling Downs region alone. This equates to ¼ of all of the foster children in Queensland. HFOC offers support to all of these children and their foster carers.
When a child is being removed (and entering the foster care system), the experience is often traumatic and leaves the child feeling helpless, distressed, anxious and of little self-worth. One of our proposed projects is to supply recently removed children with a backpack full of essentials (e.g. pyjamas, toothbrush, hairbrush etc). We believe this eases some of the trauma of removal which will make transitioning to foster care easier for the child.

Toowoomba QLD 4350

W hopeforourchildren.com.au/

Hope House

Provide medium term therapeutic rehabilitation accommodation through coordinated programs and education, assistance and support for homeless men who have addictions, mental health issues, in contact or at risk of being in contact with the justice system, victims or perpetrators of domestic violence or been beaten by life in general to help these men to re-engage with and become active contributing members of our community.

Batemans Bay NSW 2536

W communitylifebb.org.au

Hope Springs Therapeutic Community

Hope Springs is a 22-bed facility that operates under a Therapeutic Community model. It is a structured community where the whole person gets treated, both physically and mentally.
All activities are considered part of therapy and are directed towards assisting the person to develop their skills and identity and work toward managing their own recovery. Even the most fundamental necessities, such as laundry, cooking, maintenance, and office work can be therapeutic, and are also vital in developing essential life skills. In fact, work is one of the most distinctive components of the therapeutic community (TC) model.
The work hierarchy of the TC is integral to the functioning of the program and strengthens the peer community through the transmission of values such as community mindedness, right living and recovery. TC residents are responsible for the practical tasks that sustain the day-to-day operations of the community.

HopeLINK

HopeLINK uses a holistic approach to address the needs of people in the Gladstone community. We run a broad range of programs to support and empower people. We network with other community agencies to help strengthen the Gladstone community.
At HopeLINK we support, encourage and empower people to see past the challenges or hopelessness, to find the solutions required to meet their need, and to experience personal growth and development.

Gladstone QLD 4680

W facebook.com/hopelink.gladstone/

Horizon House - Bunbury

We provide accommodation and support to young people aged 16-22 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Horizon House - Geraldton

Independent living program for out of home youth. youth at risk of homelessness and/or homeless. Ages 16-22 years of age

Various locations around Australia

W sjog.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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