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When we GIVIT Together, we have incredible impact
Listed below are large requests and big projects which trusted organisations registered with GIVIT need your help to fill. These aren't your everyday requests... they're supersized!
Join forces with your club, sports team, work colleagues, school, group of mates, family, club or community group to raise funds, offer a service, and collect donations. When we GIVIT Together, we help get life-changing items to the people who need them most.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Back to school clothing basics for kids in North West NSW
This organisation is supporting local kids in drought and bushfire-affected Piliga in North West NSW. They need your donations of kids navy blue shorts and skirts, and jumpers, black school shoes and white socks to get kids looking their best as they return to school.
Supplies for disadvantaged and at-risk youth returning to school in Central West NSW
This community organisation in Cowra in Central West New South Wales needs donations to support local disadvantaged and at-risk young people. Requests include back to school and stationery items, personal hygiene products and grocery vouchers.
Creating an outdoor space for a therapy provider for children with disabilities
A not-for-profit in Southern New South Wales that supports children with disabilities needs donations to create a child-friendly outdoor space. They need all sorts of old and unwanted outdoor, backyard and gardening items like plants, rocks, wood, pots and tyres that you probably have lying around. Can you help?
Memorial gardens for bushfire-affected communities
Residents in Kempsey Shire on NSW's mid-north coast are still recovering from 2019's devastating bushfires, and are seeking assistance to create two sensory memorial gardens for local kids in Willawarrin and Bellbrook. Your generous financial donation can help these regional communities heal.
QUEENSLAND
Back to school items for kids impacted by family drug use
This Sunshine Coast organisation needs donations of school items to distribute to local disadvantaged kids and teens. Your generous cash or item donation will mean these children have school bags, lunch boxes, digital devices and everything they need to start school.
School shoes for disadvantaged kids in Cairns
This community organisation runs a back-to-school initiative each year for kids in Cairns, and they helped 2000 children in need last year. In 2021, they need your donations of school shoes to help as many disadvantaged kids as possible get back to school.
Seafarers care packages
Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, international seafarers are currently stranded on board vessels with no way to return home. Support organisations in Mackay, Gladstone and Brisbane are putting together care packages to help maintain the physical and mental health of these seafarers.
Refurbishment for an Indigenous community services provider
Before COVID struck, Kurbingui were in the process of renovating and constructing a new community space for the indigenous families and individuals they support. Now, the generosity of Queenslanders is needed to help get the job done – both with offers of labour, and donations of hardware.
VICTORIA
Back to school items for refugee and asylum seeker children
This organisation in Melbourne's west works with refugee and asylum seeker families. They need your donations of school bags, drink bottles and lunch boxes to help the kids they support as they head back to school.
Give Water Initiative
Rural residents in fire-affected areas of Victoria are STILL living on burnt-out blocks without access to clean water for drinking, showering and washing. They spent all winter without access to hot water, but now your generous donation can get them connected.
Shoes for Dignity
Can you imagine squeezing into a pair of too-small shoes, or wearing boots with holes because you can't afford a new pair? After an extra-tough year, this is the reality for many vulnerable Victorians. Your generous donation of either money or a new pair of shoes will be a much-needed boost to Victorians doing it tough.
Fund a Voucher
‘Fund a Voucher’ supports communities across Victoria with vouchers to purchase essential items like food and petrol. Giving someone a voucher makes them feel valued, and empowers them to purchase exactly what they require, when they are ready.
Accommodate a Mate
2020 was a year full of challenges and change, and many people are finding themselves having to start fresh. We're working with a number of Victorian organisations supporting mental health patients, foster children and people escaping domestic and family violence. Your generous donation will give the gift of a fresh new start
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Back to school supplies for a community centre
A community centre in Perth's southern suburbs is seeking donations of school supplies to give to vulnerable children in the community. They need a range of items including a range of stationery, exercise books, school bags, lunch boxes, drink bottles, school shoes, socks and hats. Can you help?
Personal and hygiene packs
A large number of packs, filled with personal and hygiene items, are needed to give to young people going through a tough time. Being able to give them a small pack to assist with their care and recovery is incredibly valuable.
Men's underwear and toiletries
An organisation providing vital support to people who’ve been incarcerated, as they start a new chapter in life, is requesting our help to get the items they need. Simple items, such as toiletries, will go a long way to helping them get back on their feet.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Garden makeover for youth mental health residential facility
This residential mental health program provides voluntary support for teenagers experiencing mental health issues. Their outdoor space is in real need of some TLC to make it useable for residents. They need donations of gardening supplies so they can give create a beautiful, calming outdoor space for residents.
Food and toiletries
During COVID-19, many students have lost their jobs. Now, they’re struggling to meet their basic needs. Donations of non-perishable food, toiletries and grocery vouchers will help students in their studies and alleviate stress.
TASMANIA
Help young people in crisis accommodation in Hobart get back to school
This organisation in Hobart provides housing solutions to young people in need. Your donations of school bags, lunch boxes, and vouchers to Officeworks or similar will help get young people living in crisis accommodation back to school this year. Can you help?
Kids books for flooded toy room
A mix of children's books are required for this support organisation's DIY Dads initiative - a live-in parenting and life skills program for dads at risk of losing custody of their kids due to homelessness. Donate your pre-loved books to give hope to dads at their lowest ebbs.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Shirts and shorts
Elderly individuals going through financial hardship have been placed into a residential facility with no belongings. They need our help to secure basic clothing items.
Sporting equipment
A youth service supporting the young people of Wadeye are looking for donations of footballs, football boots, basketballs, bikes and helmets to help keep children engaged and excited, especially over Christmas.
