Hoodie Drive for Unsheltered Individuals!
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 March 31st! The sooner the better! Let’s go. Let’s absolutely go!!
Sign up here!
Eyeglasses Drive for Underserved Individuals!
In partnership with Regina Dominican High School and Lions International, we are collecting gently-used/new eyeglasses (any size, any prescription, readers welcome). Since 1925, Lions International has offered the gift of sight to children and adults worldwide! Their programs combat blindness, prevent vision loss, and assist those who are visually impaired in underserved communities around the world!
Let's show up BIG time for this!!! Feel free to drop at Regina’s main entrance (701 Locust Road in Wilmette) on or before April 4th! The sooner the better! Let’s go. Let’s absolutely go!!
Sign up here!
Make Lasagna for a Caretaker!
Make a delicious pan of lasagna for food- and shelter-insecure caretakers living on the Southwest side of Chicago! Let's feed their stomachs and souls so they can continue to feed and nourish their loved ones!
Sign up + details 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
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!
Family Care Closet Volunteering
This is a really neat and fun opportunity to assist with stocking the shelves at the Family Care Closet (food pantry)! It is located within North Chicago Community High School! It's a really special place!!
Day of Service at Academy of St. Joan of Arc
Day of Service at Academy of St Joan of Arc - Assembling Birthday Bags!
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.
Sign up here !
Chicago Women in Philanthropy Activity
Chicago Women in Philanthropy (Girls Leadership Mentoring Program) to make birthday bags!
New Trier - Intro to Business - Day of Service
The New Trier - Intro to Business students will be working together to provide various necessities to benefit our partners.
Family Care Closet Volunteering
This is a really neat and fun opportunity to assist with stocking the shelves at the Family Care Closet (food pantry)! It is located within North Chicago Community High School! It's a really special place!!
Planting + Gardening at Our House
Our House is a wonderful shelter that serves youth between the ages of 18-24 by helping meet their basic needs while building life skills and working toward a permanent housing solution. Help us replant vegetables and herbs in raised beds, weed, and beautify the outdoor space. Volunteers must be able to lift 25 lbs + walk up half a flight of stairs. Located in Evanston near the intersection of Emerson/Ridge. Exact address will be provided as the date draws near.
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
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.
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
Juneteenth Day of Service!
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.
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.
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.
Sign up here !
Family Care Closet Volunteering
This is a really neat and fun opportunity to assist with stocking the shelves at the Family Care Closet (food pantry)! It is located within North Chicago Community High School! It's a really special place!!
Thirsty Thursday Fundraiser
Purchase wine at The Bottle Shop (1148 Central Ave, Wilmette) from 1-5pm with a portion of proceeds benefitting RGC!
Thirsty Thursday Fundraiser
Purchase wine at The Bottle Shop (1148 Central Ave, Wilmette) from 1-5pm with a portion of proceeds benefitting RGC!
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.
Thirsty Thursday Fundraiser
Purchase wine at The Bottle Shop (1148 Central Ave, Wilmette) from 1-5pm with a portion of proceeds benefitting RGC!
Fajita Pete’s Fundraiser
Purchase delicious Tex-Mex food + margaritas from Fajita Pete’s (3207 Lake Ave # 6A in Wilmette) - take out only - all day. Percentage of proceeds to support RGC!! Let’s go. Let’s absolutely go!!
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.
NCL - Philanthropy Fair
National Charity League’s Philanthropy Fair - No-Sew Blanket Making + Birthday Bag Assembling!
Thirsty Thursday Fundraiser
Purchase wine at The Bottle Shop (1148 Central Ave, Wilmette) from 1-5pm with a portion of proceeds benefitting RGC!
Snack Drive for Athletes!
Donate snacks for food-insecure middle 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!
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.
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.
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.
Frieda's Place Soup Kitchen - FULL
Provided 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.
Assembling Backpacks w/ Winter Gear + Transit Passes!
Assembling backpacks with winter gear (hats, gloves, scarves, thermal socks), meals + transit passes for unhoused persons in Evanston.
Assembling Backpacks w/ Winter Gear + Transit Passes!
Assembling backpacks with winter gear (hats, gloves, scarves, thermal socks), meals + transit passes for unhoused persons in Evanston.
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!
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!
Meal + Educational Bundle Assembly!
For many families, breaks from school can pose challenges for them to provide meals to their children. With your generous support, we were able to provide funds for North Chicago Community Partners to purchase food and educational materials for 200 families to enjoy over Winter Break! Please join RGC in NCCP's Lake Bluff facility to assemble these bundles for families living in North Chicago. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Click here to sign up!