Donate Food to Fill a Pantry!!
Let's help replenish one of our favorite food pantries!! With SNAP benefits likely taking another cut, the most needed items are listed in the slots below. Drop off at 115 6th Street BEFORE March 14th. On March 14th, drop off at 2121 Dewey in Evanston between 9-11am. Thanks a million!!
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Cooking for Caretakers in Need!!
Please make a delicious pan of lasagna for caretakers living on Chicago’s SW side! Let's feed their stomachs and souls so they can continue to feed + nourish their loved ones!
Make anytime (and freeze) before the delivery on Sunday, March 22nd between 5-7pm!
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Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
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Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Make Lasagna for Food-Insecure Families!!
Please make a delicious pan of lasagna for food-insecure families living in Evanston! Let's feed their stomachs and souls so they can continue to feed + nourish their loved ones!
Make anytime (and freeze) before the delivery on Saturday, March 14th between 9-11 am!
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Saturday of Service - Families Welcome!
Assist our local (+ awesome) Evanston partner, Connections for the Homeless! The specifics of the day are need based, but generally include sorting donations, updating and cleaning spaces, or assembling care packages. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Snack Drive for Athletes!
Donate snacks for food-insecure high school athletes from North Chicago. Along with Gatorade, the most popular items are boxes of single-serve snacks: goldfish, cheez-it, beef jerky, trail mix, granola bars, welch's fruit snacks, apple sauce packets, veggie straws, pirate's booty, dried fruit, and teddy grahams. Drop off at 1635 Lake Ave in Wilmette!
Sign up here!
Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Umbrella, Raincoat + Poncho Drive for Unhoused Individuals!
Let's help keep our unhoused friends dry this Spring! We're collecting raincoats/ponchos and umbrellas (any size)! Gently-used and new adult size raincoats/ponchos are the most in demand.
Let's show up BIG time for this!!! Feel free to drop at 115 6th Street in Wilmette on or before April 30th! The sooner the better! Let’s go. Let’s absolutely go!!
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Chicago Women in Philanthropy Activity
Chicago Women in Philanthropy (Girls Leadership Mentoring Program) to make birthday bags!
Birthday Bag Bonanza!
Do you want to make someone’s birthday extra special this year?! If so, please click on the link below to donate a Birthday Bag to a food- and shelter-insecure individual who receives weekly food from a Chicago pantry. Please include the following items in your birthday bag: cupcake pan (metal or disposable), cupcake liners, cake mix, and frosting. If you're feeling extra festive, please feel free to include candles, sprinkles, a birthday card, birthday paper plates, birthday napkins, balloons, kazoos, a small gender-neutral gift, etc! You can buy birthday gift bags or white ones to decorate, whatever works for you! THANK YOU THANK YOU! You rock!
Please see the sign up for more details!
Baseball Hat, Visor + Bucket Hat Drive for Unsheltered Individuals!
Let's help keep the sun out of our unhoused friends’ eyes this Summer! We're collecting baseball hats, visors, and bucket hats! Gently-used and new adult sizes are the most in demand. All sizes are welcomed!
Let's show up BIG time for this!!! Feel free to drop at 115 6th Street in Wilmette on or before June 20th! The sooner the better! Let’s go. Let’s absolutely go!!
Sign up here!
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Baking Cookies for Unhoused Friends - FULL
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade cookies. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Frieda's Place Soup Kitchen - FULL
Provide breakfast/lunch to patrons of Frieda’s Place
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Baking Cookies for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade cookies. Please make 2 DOZEN cookies for our unhoused friends on the SW side of Chicago! Please write an ingredient card (in case there are allergies) and a kind note!
Delivery Address: 115 6th Street in Wilmette
You're the best!!!
Frieda's Place Soup Kitchen - FULL
Provide breakfast/lunch to patrons of Frieda’s Place
Family Fest Volunteers - Set Up Crew!
Help support Connections for the Homeless’ Family Fest by setting up tables/chair, info desk, first aid, food area, + entertainment tent. Set up tents, check in area, info desk area and event signage!
Sign up here!
Family Fest Volunteers - Assist with Activities!
Help support Connections for the Homeless’ Family Fest by navigating any problems, manage the line for your activity, communicating the rules of the activity, and cleaning up trash in your area!
Sign up here !
Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Baking Muffins for Unhoused Friends
Let's provide nourishment + delight to our unhoused friends by providing them with homemade muffins. What a nice thing to enjoy when they visit a drop-in shelter for a shower and/or to get out of the cold!
Please package one big muffin or two mini muffins in each ziploc bag.
Sign up here!
Frieda's Place Soup Kitchen - FULL
Provide breakfast/lunch to patrons of Frieda’s Place
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Hoodie Drive For Unhoused Persons!
Please help us provide hoodie sweatshirts to our unhoused and shelter-insecure friends throughout Chicagoland. Gently-used/clean and new hoodies are gratefully received as they provide warmth, comfort, and style (well, the last one is debatable:).
It's a great catalyst for spring cleaning your family's closets! Adult sizes are the most in demand!
Let's show up BIG time for this!!! Feel free to drop on the front porch at 115 6th Street in Wilmette on or before February 28th! The sooner the better! LET'S GO. LET'S ABSOLUTELY GO!!!
Sign up here!
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Frieda's Place Soup Kitchen - FULL
Provide breakfast/lunch to patrons of Frieda’s Place
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
MLK Day of Service - Shift #2!
Back by popular demand, we'll be assembling no-sew fleece blankets for Chicago's most vulnerable, housing-insecure families at the Woman's Club of Wilmette. Please sign up for whatever quantity of time slots/shifts you desire + click on this link to pay for the purchase of the blanket kit.
MLK Day of Service - Shift #1!
Back by popular demand, we'll be assembling no-sew fleece blankets for Chicago's most vulnerable, housing-insecure families at the Woman's Club of Wilmette. Please sign up for whatever quantity of time slots/shifts you desire + click on this link to pay for the purchase of the blanket kit.
Frieda's Place Soup Kitchen - FULL
Provide breakfast/lunch to patrons of Frieda’s Place
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Prepare + Serve Dinner to Shelter Residents - FULL
Prepare, serve and enjoy dinner with 30 shelter residents. Such a rewarding experience for families, teams, and groups!
Blanket Drive!
To make a fleece blanket for the unhoused, feel free to buy a LARGE/Adult-Size no-sew kit from JoAnn's Fabrics, Michael's, Walmart, amazon (or wherever) OR make your own! If you're DIY, you need to purchase two 3-yard pieces of fleece in different colors. Please drop off the warmth anytime to 115 6th Street in Wilmette or contact us for other options!
Please sign up here!
Toiletry Drive!
Please pack 8-12 (or all) of the following TRAVEL-SIZED items in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag: shampoo, conditioner, soap, body wash, lotion, deodorant, body wipes (high demand), tissue packs, toothpaste, toothbursh (full-sized), mouthwash, floss, lip balm, comb, razor, shaving cream! Please add a kind note as it brightens people's days! Dollar stores, Walgreens, Amazon + Walmart all have a wide variety of buying options. Drop off at 115 6th Street in Wilmette anytime!
Please sign up here!
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Frieda's Place Soup Kitchen - FULL
Provide breakfast/lunch to patrons of Frieda’s Place
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Brown Bag Lunches
Thank you for agreeing to provide nourishment to people who are deeply in need and so very grateful!
Please make lunches for unhoused individuals in Evanston and Chicago. Deliver lunches to the addresses listed in the slots below! This is a fun activity to complete as a family/group/alone/with colleagues, etc - shopping, assembling, delivering! Please send us photos at info@radicalgenerositychicago.org!
BROWN BAG LUNCH INGREDIENTS:
No nuts please. Each brown lunch bag should contain the following:
Sandwiches/wraps: Chicken, turkey, roast beef, chicken salad, etc. Please no pork, pb & j, condiments, or veggies (lettuce, tomato) as they get soggy:(
Drinks: Individual water, juice, or soda.
Snacks: Chips, pretzels, granola bars, apples/nectarines, or fruit snacks; can use ziploc bags to divvy out servings or buy individual bags; Can be homemade or store-bought
Desserts (optional): Can be homemade or store-bought
Card/note (optional): Can brighten someone's day w/ kind words
Please write the sandwich type on the outside of the bag and do not tape/staple the bags.
When planning your lunch ingredients, please keep in mind that the recipients do not have access to utensils or a kitchen.
Frieda's Place Soup Kitchen - FULL
Provide breakfast/lunch to patrons of Frieda’s Place