Organisations that can help with food or financial assistance in an emergency.

About these services…
These service providers offer a variety of assistance to people in emergency situations. It is important to check whether the organisation is able to help you. If they can, you may need to make an appointment. Some organisations also provide counselling and support services.
MOST EMERGENCY RELIEF PROVIDERS DO NOT GIVE OUT CASH

Canberra Community Care
02 6287 1480
(This service is for Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Woden areas only)
Location: Unit 3, 1st Floor, Coleman Court, Weston
Open: Budget Counselling - 10am-1pm Monday, Opp Shop - 10am-4pm Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm Saturday
Provides free food packs for emergency situations (by appointment only), clothing vouchers for specific items from op-shops and low cost subsidised counselling.

Capital Healing Rooms
02 61621977
Location: Unit 1F of 169 Newcastle St., Fyshwick
Open: 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri
Food parcels for those in need are available (must ring for appointment)

Salvation Army Community Services
02 6247 3635
Location: 4 Hawdon Place, Dickson
Open: 9:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Provides crisis assistance and emergency relief through counselling, referral, family mediation, emotional support, food vouchers, furniture, clothing and emergency financial assistance. Service is by appointment only.

Adrac shop
02 62573890
Location: Shop 2/ 14 Lonsdale St, Braddon,
Open: 10am-4pm, Mon-Friday
Clothing, food parcels, furniture.

St John’s Care (Parish Centre)
02 6248 7771
Location: Constitution Avenue, Reid
Open: 9:30am-2pm, Monday-Friday
Operates a range of programs to assist and support people in need in the Canberra region, including crisis support, emergency food, clothing and material assistance, counselling referrals, support groups for bereaved and separated people, marriage education courses and a toy repair workshop.

Ainslie All Saints (Anglican Parish)
02 62487420
Location: Parish office Cnr Cowper St & Bonney St, Ainslie
Open: 9:30am-12:30pm &1:30pm-3:30pm, weekdays
Emergency Food Parcels available (must provide health Care card)

St Vincent De Paul Society
02 6282 2722
Location: Ring to arrange a home visit
Open: 9am-5 pm, Monday-Friday
Visits and assists those in need in their own homes. Assistance ranges from friendship to moral/material support. Established network of centres
that provide free clothing, furniture and other household items to families and people in need.

Migrant Resource Centre
02 6248 8577
Location: Nth Bldg 180 London Cct Canberra City
Open: 9am-5 pm, Monday-Friday
Can provide food vouchers, clothing, telephone, utilities, bond and rent. This service caters for newly arrived migrants.

The Verandah
02 6239 6148
Location: Block 6, Stuart Flats, Light St, Griffith.
Open: 12pm-2pm, Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.
Coffee and support group for residents and people in need, emergency food parcels can be provided. Call to arrange assistance.

Tuggeranong Link
02 62921604
For those in need - offering free vouchers for the Isabella Children’s Opp Shop ( located at Isabella Plains Neighbourhood House opposite shops off Ellerston Ave) & Richardson Community House Opp shop (33 Pritchard Cct Richardson). Letter from commuinty service agency required for confirmation of need. 
No set hours, so please ring contact number above for access.
Richardson shop also carries adult clothing & blankets. 

Communities@Work
02 6288 4744 - Weston
02 6293 6500 - Tuggeranong
Location: Weston and Tuggeranong Community Centres
Open: 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday
Provides emergency relief for people on low incomes via food vouchers. Referral to support programs within Community Work programs also available. Call to arrange assistance.

Location: Cnr Luke St & Hardwick Cres Holt

Open: Mon to Frid 9am-4pm & Sunday morning

For people & families in crisis in West Belconnen. Provides food hampers & frozen dinners to take away plus community education & health support.

U-Turn Youth Services Belconnen
02 62640260
Parent body: Belconnen Community Service
Location: Corner of Chandler & Swanson courts, Belconnen
Open: 12pm-6pm, Monday-Thursday, 12pm-9.30pm -First Friday of the month

Youth in the City
02 6247 0770
Location: Cooyong Street, Canberra City
Open: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday

Gungahlin Youth Services
02 6228 9211
Location: Gungahlin Youth Centre
Ernest Cavanagh St, Gungahlin
Open: 9am-5pm, Tuesday, 9am-6pm Wednesday & Thursday, Friday 9am-9pm and Saturday 10am-2pm

Woden Youth Centre - Bus Stop Café
02 6282 3037
Location: Callam St , Woden
Open: 9am-5pm, Monday, Friday.