Donate a device
Devices (mobile phones, laptops and tablets) are essential for people to study, to work, to keep connected to friends and family, as well as to access essential services.
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Ways to give
Donate Material Goods
Where possible the Asylum Seekers Centre distributes material donations to people in Sydney. However, due to our limited storage space and resources, we are not able to accept all goods offered to us.
Below is a list of the items we are currently able to accept and some alternative options for your support.
We appreciate you working with us to meet the needs of people in our community.
URGENT NEED:
25 x Crisis Packs
Why do we need them?
Right now, people seeking asylum are facing nights with nowhere to sleep and nothing to eat. A crisis pack can provide comfort and relief when it’s needed most.
Each pack contains essentials like a towel, toiletries, food, drink bottle, cutlery, and more (see detailed list of items below). You can build a crisis pack for less than $60 and donate it to our centre in Newtown.
Why do we only need 25 packs?
Due to limited storage, we cannot accept more than 25 packs this month. Please click the button below to notify us of your intention to donate to help us manage numbers.
Note: this is an ongoing need, we will be accepting more packs in the following months.
Crisis pack items list
Please ensure your backpack includes ALL of the following items (partial donations are not accepted). Each bag of essential items approximately costs $55-60.
We’ve made it easy – you can click the links below to purchase the exact items online.
Basics
- Backpack 24.5L
- Bath towel 135cm (L) c 68cm (W)
- Clear valve drink bottle 550ml
- Reusable cutlery kit
Toiletries
Food
- Milk pack 200ml x 2 packs
- Fruit cups 125g x 2 cups
- Cup a noodles x 1 cup
- Tinned Tuna 95g x 2 tins
- Tinned mixed veg 420g x 1 tin
- Muesli bar 192g x 2 bars
- Microwavable basmati rice 250g x 1 pack
- Cup a soup pack 66g x 1 box
- Biscuits 250g x 1 pack
Note on substitutions:
You may substitute brands, colours or flavours – particularly if they are out of stock, but please ensure that each item is the same size as listed. This helps ensure that all items fit properly in the backpack and that every community member receives the same quality and type of care.
We want to be fair to everyone we serve — your consistency helps make that possible. Thank you!
Our ongoing material needs
Please note, we only accept new and unused items
Baby supplies
- Nappies
- Baby wipes
Vouchers
- Food/grocery vouchers
- Entertainment/experience vouchers and passes e.g. movie vouchers, family zoo pass
Back to school
- Backpacks with basic school supplies
Phones and laptops
- Cheap phones or old phones
- See more details on our ‘Donate a Device‘ page
Please email ce.events@asylumseekerscentre.org.au and we can review your kind offer of donation.
Items we do not accept
Furniture, household goods, books, casual clothes
We often call on the organisations below to provide for those we support, when we don’t have the room to store such items ourselves.
Please redirect your material goods to one of the following organisations that support people seeking asylum and others in need in our community:
Professional clothing
You can redirect any professional clothing to the following organisations:
Men’s clothing: Dress for Work
Women’s clothing: Dress for Success
More ways to give
Serve lunch
We invite people from the wider community (including corporate volunteers) to be part of our Community Lunch Program; cooking, serving and sharing lunch with people seeking asylum in our community. A great team bonding activity!
Serve lunch
Bulk or Corporate donations
For businesses or organisations looking to donate bulk items, please reach out to us at fundraising@asylumseekerscentre.org.au
Learn more
Financial Donation
Alternatively, you can make a tax-deductible donation to support ASC’s services, which gives us the ability to allocate funds where they’re most needed – including food, healthcare and wellbeing, education, employment and community connections.