Help people in your community with GIVIT

GIVIT is an online not-for-profit connecting those who have with those who need. Here’s what people across southeast Queensland need this week.

GIVIT is an online not-for-profit connecting those who have with those who need.

GIVIT is an online not-for-profit connecting those who have with those who need. Here’s what people near you need this week.

The immediate need for vulnerable Australians are toiletries, grocery vouchers and homeschooling items.

Many have been affected by panic buying/hoarding, on top of the virus’ economic effect exacerbating the existing hardships and challenges for disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.

If donors would like to support households, families and communities most vulnerable to coronavirus’ impacts, please donate items or cash via GIVIT.org.au.

For the real-time list of COVID-19 needs requests, please click HERE.

GIVIT QLD Community Engagement Officer Sharnie Monaghan, with items needed for the 2020 Back to School appeal. Picture: supplied.

NORTHSIDE

1. Meal Service Vouchers - Banyo, for mothers with cancer who are too unwell to cook their own meals or leave their homes for groceries due to the risk of coronavirus infection.

2. Laptop or Computer - Zillmere, for a smart Aboriginal student in Grade 6, being cared for by his grandmother, who needs a computer for homeschooling.

3. Arts/Crafts items - Zillmere, for a community group supporting families on low-incomes who cannot afford items that can keep their kids busy during social isolation.

4. Fridge & Washing Machine - Zillmere, for an Aboriginal single mother with infant twins who has relocated and needs essential household appliances.

5. Household furniture & appliances - New Farm, urgently needed for a young woman with physical disabilities relocating to a safer independent living situation.

LOGAN

1. Children’s Swing Set - Beenleigh, for a single mother transitioning back into the community and needs essential items for her children to feel more at home.

2. Sofa, Fridge and Bed & Mattress - Beenleigh, for a woman undergoing cancer treating and living on her own and needs household essentials but cannot leave her home due to coronavirus health-risks.

3. High-Vis Clothes & Work Boots - Beenleigh, for vulnerable men at-risk of homelessness looking for employment as labourers and manual work but cannot afford uniform items.

4. Sanitary Packs & Toiletries - Logan, over 200 items needed for a multicultural community group supporting people at-risk of homelessness.

5. Microwave, Kettle & Furniture - Springwood, for a community group supporting young people transitioning from foster care and homelessness into safe, independent living.

REDLANDS AREA

1. Stationery & School Items, QLD, for families struggling to make ends meet and ensure their children have the items they need for homeschooling.

2. Sporting Equipment - Chandler, for vulnerable families rehoused after domestic violence that need items to keep their children occupied during social isolation.

3. Pram & Washing Machine - Murarrie, for a recently homeless single mother with three young children and needs a pram for her son who cannot walk due to disabilities.

4. Laptop - Chandler, for a single parent with PTSD after experiencing domestic violence wanting to undertake university studies from the comfort of their safe new home.

SOUTHSIDE

1. Laptop - Woolloongabba, for a young refugee teenager who needs a laptop to continue learning as their schooling turns to online lessons.

2. Drawers, Beds & Mattresses - Woolloongabba, for a community group needing household items for people at-risk of homelessness moving into accommodation.

3. High-Viz shirts & work pants - Morningside, for community volunteers that need protective clothing as they help clean away marine debris and rebuild local animal habitats.

4. Underwear for kids & adults - Moorooka, for a community group supporting homeless children and adults by providing them every day essential items.

5. Musical Instruments - Annerley, for several adults who are very creative and need instruments as part of their treatment for severe mental health issues.

MORETON

1. Computers - Redcliffe, for a community group teaching computer-building skills to school leavers, young people and those with disabilities, increasing their employability.

2. Gift Vouchers for department stores - Caboolture, for teenage girls experiencing mental health issues and their mother needs help affording items for their bedrooms.

3. PlayStation/Xbox video game console - Kallangur, for a young mother escaping domestic violence who needs items to keep calm her young son with ADHD.

4. Pots, Pans & Kitchen Utensils - Caboolture, for a single mother and her newborn baby who have just relocated and cannot afford essential household items.

5. Stationery & School Items, QLD, for families struggling to make ends meet and ensure their children have the items they need for homeschooling.

WESTSIDE

1. Couch/Sofa & Bar Fridge - Goodna, for an Aboriginal family in grieving and cannot afford essential appliances while they house and care for their extended family.

2. Lawnmower, Whipper Snipper & Gardening clothes - Ipswich, for a person who cannot afford the items needed to urgently maintain his rental property’s garden or he risks being evicted.

3. Heat/Cold Pack - Ipswich, for a person with severe anxiety and muscle tension due to medication side-effects who needs items to help better manage cramps.

4. Double Pram - Inala, for a young mother relying on public transport to get around who needs an easier way to travel with her two children.

5. Non-perishable food & cleaning items, Ipswich, for a community organisation providing meals for homeless and financially disadvantaged people.

To donate your quality, preloved items to people in need visit givit.org.au.