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
Thank you for your generosity towards people seeking asylum.
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.
Our current material needs
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Emergency kits for crisis cases
- Shampoo (up to 500ml)
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrush – Twin packs
- Deodorant (Aerosol preferred)
- Bodywash (up to 500ml)
- Body lotion (up to 400m)
- Bath towel
- Blow up camping mattresses / camping mattresses
Baby supplies- Nappies (size 4/5/6)
- Baby wipes
Phones and laptops- Cheap phones or old phones
- See more details on our ‘Donate a Device‘ page
Vouchers- Food vouchers
- Movie and other entertainment vouchers
Back to school- Backpacks with basic school supplies
Please email fundraising@asylumseekerscentre.org.au to receive delivery instructions.
These goods will be distributed at our Family Days in our Auburn hub.
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
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.