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Australian Muslim Women's Centre for Human Rights (AMWCHR) - Emergency Relief

Muslim-specificAll of Victoria

Specialist family violence casework and support for Muslim women in Victoria, including risk assessment, safety planning, case management, and settlement casework, plus referral and advocacy to help you access emergency relief, housing, legal, health, material…

No public street address (withheld for client safety) - operates state-wide across Victoria

Halal Food Bank Melbourne

Muslim-specificLocal area

A volunteer-run food bank providing monthly halal food parcels to families in financial hardship, people escaping family violence, people in crisis, refugees, and people seeking asylum. Parcels are packed on the first Sunday of every month in Campbellfield.

Unit 1/26 Amcor Way, Campbellfield VIC 3061. serves Melbourne (parcels packed the first Sunday of each month)

Muslim Women's Council of Victoria (MWCV)

Muslim-specificAll of Victoria

Founded by Australian Muslim women, MWCV relieves poverty and food insecurity for refugees, migrants, international students and families through culturally appropriate food relief and hot halal meals prepared in a mobile commercial kitchen, alongside settleme…

220 Moreland Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056. operates state-wide (services available regardless of where you live)

National Zakat Foundation

Muslim-specificAustralia-wide

Financial assistance or essentials vouchers for Muslims across Australia struggling to afford food, household items, medication, and other essentials, whether due to cost of living pressure, crisis, or isolation.

No public street address - Nation-wide service

Project Us Foundation - Community Food Relief

Muslim-specificLocal area

A Muslim not-for-profit running a halal fresh food bag relief program from Melbourne's west, with pickup partners in the south-east. Request help by email.

No phone published - enquiries via the contact form at projectusfoundation.org

Project Us Warehouse, Unit 6/90 Cranwell St, Braybrook VIC 3019. Pickup partners: Afghan Women's Organisation Victoria, 49 Princes Hwy, Dandenong VIC 3175; Pillars of Guidance, 9-11 Green St, Doveton VIC 3177; Thomastown Neighbourhood House, 52 Main St; Quba Mosque, 250 Hume Hwy, Craigieburn

Community Information & Support Victoria (CISVic) - Find Local Help

All of Victoria

A directory of local community support centres across Victoria that give free emergency relief - food parcels, supermarket vouchers, and help with bills or prescriptions - after a short confidential chat. Use it to find the centre closest to you.

Statewide directory - member centres in most local government areas, including regional Victoria

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Directory last reviewed 7 September 2026.

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