We are collecting donations from 18 July to 5 August 2022.
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Support the health and wellbeing of people experiencing homelessness or displacement by donating unopened and unexpired personal hygiene products.
ACU Engagement and Campus Ministry have partnered with local community organisations at each campus to ensure our donations meet specific community needs. Find out what’s needed in your community and where to bring your donations below.
For more information about this initiative or to register your interest in volunteering to help sort, clean and pack the donated items before they are delivered to our community partners, please contact ACU Engagement.
Items collected at the Ballarat campus will be donated to Pop Up Shop For The Homeless And Those In Need who provide materials to those experiencing homelessness and others in need.
We are collecting donations from 18 July to 5 August 2022.
Pop Up Shop For The Homeless And Those In Need have expressed a particular need for:
Other suggested items include:
Donations should be unopened and unexpired.
Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:
ACU Engagement
Ground floor, Loreto House (114)
Campus Ministry
Ground floor, Carn Brea (100.G.13)
Campus Concierge
Ground floor, Carn Brea (100)
Items collected at the Blacktown campus will be donated to Arrupe Place of the Jesuit Refugee Service Australia who provide support and services to refugees and others who have been displaced.
We are collecting donations from 18 July to 5 August 2022.
Arrupe Place of the Jesuit Refugee Service Australia have expressed a particular need for:
Donations should be unopened and unexpired.
Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:
Campus Concierge
Ground floor, 22 Main Street
Items collected at the Brisbane campus will be donated to Sandbag Community Centres and Services (Sandgate) who provide support and services for individuals and families who are doing it tough or experiencing homelessness.
We are collecting donations from 18 July to 5 August 2022.
Sandbag Community Centres and Services (Sandgate) have expressed a particular need for small or individual sized:
Donations should be unopened and unexpired.
Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:
ACU Engagement
Level 1, Building 200 (200.1.05)
Campus Ministry
Ground Level, Building 200 (200)
Items collected at the Canberra campus will be donated to Companion House who support adults and children who have sought safety in Australia from persecution, torture and war related trauma.
We are collecting donations from 18 July to 5 August 2022.
Companion House have expressed a particular need for male items:
Other suggested items include:
Donations should be unopened and unexpired.
Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:
Campus Concierge
Ground floor, Blackfriars Building (300)
Items collected at the Melbourne campus will be donated to St. Mary’s House of Welcome who provide services and support for those experiencing homelessness.
We are collecting donations from 18 July to 5 August 2022.
St. Mary's House of Welcome have expressed a particular need for small single use/hotel size items as the people they support are usually in transit and cannot carry large items:
Donations should be unopened and unexpired.
Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:
ACU Engagement
Level 2, 340 Albert Street, East Melbourne (462)
Campus Ministry
Mezzanine level, Daniel Mannix Building (403)
Campus Concierge (Outside Desk)
Ground floor, Mary Glowrey Building (420)
Kitchen
Level 5, 250 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne (460)
Items collected at the North Sydney campus will be donated to Arrupe Place of the Jesuit Refugee Service Australia who provide support and services to refugees and others who have been displaced.
We are collecting donations from 18 July to 5 August 2022.
Arrupe Place of the Jesuit Refugee Service Australia have expressed a particular need for:
Donations should be unopened and unexpired.
Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:
ACU Engagement
Level 8, 23 Berry Street (530)
Campus Ministry
James Carroll Building (502)
Campus Concierge
Tenison Woods House (532)
Items collected at the Strathfield campus will be donated to Arrupe Place of the Jesuit Refugee Service Australia who provide support and services to refugees and others who have been displaced.
We are collecting donations from 18 July to 5 August 2022.
Arrupe Place of the Jesuit Refugee Service Australia have expressed a particular need for:
Donations should be unopened and unexpired.
Please bring your donations to any of the following locations:
ACU Engagement
Level 1, Edmund Rice Building (600)
Despite the challenges of 2021 we managed to donate hundreds of toiletry items to our community partners across the country as part of our Giving from Home initiative. Thank you to all staff and students who donated or assisted with the collection of items.
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