OUR MISSION
connect. motivate. mobilize.
Radical Generosity Chicago (RGC), a 501(c)(3) organization, embodies its name by connecting, motivating, and mobilizing communities to provide critical support to families facing food and housing insecurity in the Chicagoland area. Food, clothing, and other essential items are donated and distributed by families, schools, local civic groups, businesses, and volunteers nationwide.
Special thanks to Gabe Hatfield and Hatfield Post/Production for creating this video.
Click below to see upcoming RGC volunteer opportunities
9th Annual TG Food Drive
Winter Gear Donations
Delightful Volunteers
Halloween Party for Friends in Back of the Yards Neighborhood!
Winter Boot Bonanza!
No-Sew Blanket Creator!
4H Blanket Donation Recipients!
Hygiene/Toiletry Kit
Birthday Bags for Hundreds of Food Pantry Clients!
It all started in…
2013 when two colleagues (also dear friends), working as a child psychologist and a family advocate at La Rabida Children’s Hospital, wanted to help supply Thanksgiving turkeys to the Jackson Park Community. A single email to friends and family initiated a movement that, a decade later, positively impacts over 10,000 shelter-insecure individuals annually!
Since RGC’s inception, the volume has increased exponentially (from 55 to over 10,000 people annually provided with food and other essential items – winter gear, toiletries, etc). In addition, the donor base has grown more than 400%.
Our donors include amazingly generous families and organizations nationwide including: Adams Street Partners, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., National Charity League, West Elm, Make It Better Foundation, Chicago Fire Department Foundation, State Street Corporation, YCharts, YogaSix Wilmette/Glenview, Woman’s Club of Wilmette, Andreas Hogue Salon, The Bottle Shop, Chia Leah, Wilmette Foundation Children’s Charities, Cub Scout Packs, Girl Scout Troops, Glenview Clovers 4H Club, youth service groups, sports teams, and schools (e.g., New Trier High School, Vernon Hills High School, Lake Forest High School, District 39, The Academy of St Joan of Arc, Banner Preschool, SSJFX, School of Faith, Hope, & Charity).
RGC connects, motivates, and mobilizes families to build communities through service.
Since Dec 2021, our families have served more than 12,000 people in Chicago, Evanston, and the Far North Suburbs!
Recipients include: members of the Jackson Park community, St. Philip Neri School & Parish, Frieda’s Place, Connections for the Homeless, Chicago HOPES for Kids, Irving Park Food Pantry, The Orange Tent Project, Mission of Our Lady of Angels, New Life Centers of Chicago, The Night Ministry, Pilsen Food Pantry, Nourishing Hope, Lane Tech Runaway Safety Club, C24/7, Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, Housing Opportunities for Women, Cradles to Crayons, Northside Housing, North Chicago Community Partners, Off the Street Club, Meals on Wheels, Building Peaceful Bridges, Uncle Pete’s Ministry, Chicago Public Schools, Wilmette Food Pantry, Saint Malachy School, Bernie’s Book Bank, Primo Center, Youth Services of Glenview, and Northwestern University’s Campus Kitchen.
Projects include: hygiene/toiletry kits, no-sew fleece blankets, brown bag lunches, blizzard boxes (boxes filled w/ nonperishable foods for homebound individuals), birthday bags, Easter baskets, winter gear bundles, Halloween costumes/candy, and school supplies/backpacks!
Upcoming events
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Ongoing Service Opportunities
In an effort to meet our partners’ ongoing needs for essential items (food, clothing, toiletries, blankets, etc), we have several opportunities for you to participate!
First, our partners greatly appreciate Brown Bag Lunches. You can sign up using this link!
Anytime opportunities include making no-sew fleece blankets, assembling toiletry kits, hosting a canned food drive, etc. Please reach out to us for specific details. Finally, if you prefer to support through our Amazon wishlist, please visit this link.
P.S. If you'd prefer to give a monetary donation, we’d be so grateful. Please feel free to do so by pressing the Donate button below! Thank you for your RADICAL GENEROSITY!!