Material Aid

How can you support asylum seekers and refugees with material goods?

If you or your community group can support our work through material donations have a look at the ideas below.

Contact us or call 02 9727 9290 to arrange a drop off time from Monday-Thursday between 9am and 4pm. 

We DO NOT accept household electrical items, large white goods e.g. washing machines, or any damaged clothes, toys or bedding.

Food Bank Donations

We run a food bank for our clients who have limited or no income. They can access familiar and nutritious food which helps supplement their limited weekly budget.

Could you get together with a few friends, your family, your community group and drop some of these items off to the HoW office in Carramar?

Great food items to donate:

  • Rice/Pasta
  • Dried lentils/peas
  • Sliced Bread (Brown or White)
  • Flour/Sugar
  • Cooking Oil154 300x225 Material Aid
  • Dried fruit
  • Eggs
  • Long life (UHT) milk
  • Healthy juices
  • Tinned fish
  • Noodles (Esp. 2 minute noodles)
  • Tea & Coffee
  • Cooking Spices

Non-food items

  • Dishwashing liquid
  • Razors/Shaving foam
  • Sanitary Pads/Tampons
  • Shampoo/Conditioner
  • Soap
  • Toothbrushes/Toothpaste
  • Washing powder
  • Toilet paper/Tissues
  • Nappies (different sizes)/Baby Wipes
  • Deodorant

Furniture – Occasional Need

OUR FURNITURE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD – We are taking an inventory of our furniture and reviewing our storage capacity. Until further notice we cannot accept donations of large furniture items. (May 2012)

Toys, Books & Clothes

We work with families and individuals of all ages so books, toys and clothes in good condition can be of great use.

We don’t have the capacity to store a lot of donations so again, please call us before you bring the donations into the office during office hours. Please DO NOT LEAVE DONATIONS OUTSIDE on the street – we can be fined by the council!

Sports equipment and kids activity resources are needed for some of our in-house activities. If you have any footballs, cricket sets, frisbees, tennis racquets, colouring books, art resources then contact us.