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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
Unique Support Services
Unique Support carers for people with disabilities providing them with assistance of daily living and housing accommodation.
UniSocial Australia
Community outreach program that has been developed in partnership with the Universal Church the Kingdom of God to support those who are physically, emotionally and spiritually impoverished. Currently open to the community is a weekly Food Bank, Free English classes, Prison support, Blood and Plasma donation drives, Night Angels feed the homeless, Patient care group available for hospital visits, Caleb Group available for visits and companionship to the elderly.
Various locations around Australia
Unison Housing
Our mission
Collaborate to create vibrant, sustainable communities that meet the needs of renters, owners and people who are homeless by developing, managing and providing access to affordable housing.
Who we work with
People who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
Unison is one of the largest providers of services for homeless people or those at risk of homelessness in Melbourne’s north and west. We connect people to safe and affordable short, medium or long-term housing combined with support to address any challenges that may have contributed to their fragile housing situation. In addition, we help people re-establish and maintain a secure home.
People on a low income looking for affordable rental
We provide social and affordable long-term rental housing in Victoria for people on a low income - employed or on Centrelink benefits. The properties range from rooming houses, apartments, units and houses. Our homes offer tenure security and cater
United Minds Community Services
We understand that funding the financial gap between the Medicare rebate and Psychology fees can be a challenge and for some, it is impossible. Sadly, many people miss out on much needed psychological support because they simply cannot afford it. Unfortunately, the low increases we have seen with the Medicare rebates over the last decade have meant bulk billing is now financially unsustainable for businesses. To help bridge this gap, we have introduced Community Funded Sessions (CFS). To enable CFS for the Community we seek funding through grants & fundraising. All funds raised through these efforts allow us to fund most of the cost for psychological sessions on behalf of people who cannot afford it or who, due to their circumstances, would struggle to access our service without the support from a CFS place. There is a small co-payment fee of $20.
United Way West Australia
Philanthropic organisation mobilising resources to connect business with community to create lasting impact in the areas of education, financial stability and health
Uniting - ACT
At Uniting, we believe in taking real steps to make the world a better place. We work to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Our services are in the areas of aged care and disability, community services, and chaplaincy and we get involved in social justice and advocacy issues that impact the people we serve.
As an organisation we celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, intersex variation or gender identity.
Uniting - Homelessness Services Eastern
Provides crisis and transitional support to young people, adults and families at risk of or experiencing homelessness in the eastern metro region of Melbourne.
Uniting - Links to Early Learning
We support disadvantaged families across South West Sydney in the worst effected areas of Bankstown, Fairfield, Liverpool and Campbelltown Local Government Areas, accessing childcare for families with disabilities, asylum seekers, children at severe risk, refugees, DV children, children with additional needs and families in severe distress.
Various locations around Australia
W uniting.org/services/family-services/facility/uniting-links-to-early-learning
Uniting - Recovery Support Service
Recovery Support Service is an individual relationship based service that supports recovery and strengthens capacity.
Uniting (Vic.Tas) - Melbourne
Uniting Vic.Tas is the community services organisation of the Uniting Church, delivering services and programs across Victoria and Tasmania.
Uniting (Vic.Tas) - Sale
Community Service Organisation supporting vulnerable people in our community.
Uniting (Vic.Tas) - Wyndham
Uniting Wyndham is a non for profit agency who assist the most vulnerable community members in Wyndham
The agency provides homelessness support Emergency relief and Youth child and family services including mediation and reconnect.
Uniting Barwon - Grovedale
If you are experiencing financial hardship, our Emergency Relief service is here to help. With a dedicated and compassionate team of staff and volunteers, we provide a safe, welcoming environment where you will be heard and respected. We offer practical resources and a listening ear from someone who cares, where you can receive food, vouchers, personal care items, material aid and links to other services.
Grovedale VIC 3216
Uniting Barwon - Norlane
We provide emergency relief and referrals to local consumers. This includes food, food & pharmacy vouchers, clothes, clothes vouchers, furniture, white goods, tents, blankets etc and referral to the likes of Geelong Mums, Orange door and Encompass.
Uniting Brighter Futures
Early intervention child protection
Uniting Care - Haven
Haven in Red Hill is a part of Uniting Care. We're support people with a disability:
Supporting school students into employment
Psychosocial
Supported daily activities
Groups
Uniting Care - Mackay
Works with family's experiencing domestic violence or families who are involved with Child Safety. Supports families to improve safety of their children.
Uniting Newpin
A therapeutic restoration service that helps support families with children in care, by giving parents the tools to parent therapeutically and reverse the affects of trauma.
Various locations around Australia
W uniting.org/services/family-services/newpin-child-restoration
Uniting NSW - Parramatta
As part of the Uniting Church in Australia, our foundation is Christ’s invitation to serve humanity by creating an inclusive, connected and just world. Formed in 1977, as a union of Presbyterian, Congregational and Methodist denominations, the Church’s inaugural Statement to the Nation is just as relevant now, as it was more than 40 years ago. From the outset, the Uniting Church sought to be a loud voice for a world that’s fair and equitable, to always welcome everyone exactly as they are, and to protect God’s creation and the planet we all live on.
Uniting NSW.ACT - Campbelltown
Services include quality early childhood education and care, services for vulnerable and disadvantaged families, children and young people with a focus on early intervention, child wellbeing and protection, disability programs, residential aged care services, home care services and support programs for older people and independent living villages. Uniting also operates the War Memorial Hospital and the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre. As part of the way we work, we celebrate diversity and welcome all people regardless of lifestyle choices, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or gender identity. We have a strong commitment to social justice and advocacy on behalf of the people we serve, addressing injustices and working to overcome disadvantage by developing initiatives to strengthen and connect communities.
Uniting Recovery - Community Living Supports (CLS)
Community Living Supports (CLS) is a state-wide program that supports people with a severe mental illness to live and recover in the community in the way that they want to. CLS is part of a suite of community-based psychosocial programs for adults called the NSW Mental Health Community Living Programs.
Uniting WA - Child and Family Therapeutic Service
The Child and Family Therapeutic Service (CAFTS) works therapeutically with children aged 0-18 and families to reduce the impact of sexual abuse, to reduce the likelihood of children engaging in concerning, problematic or sexually abusive behaviours and to reduce the likelihood of future sexual abuse occurring
Uniting WA - Creditcare Fremantle
Financial Counselling
Uniting WA - Escaping Violence Payment
Support with Escaping Domestic Violence
Uniting WA - Family Foundations
Family Foundations is a drop in service for families with young children and who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and operates by helping with practical assistance and emotional support. It opens three days a week and provides a space where families can access a hot meal, toilets, showers, information, support and referrals, as well as donated fruit, vegetables and bread.
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.
