Jul
12
to Aug 2

First Annual Underwear Drive!

Help Us Meet One of the Most Overlooked—but Deeply Needed—Needs: New Underwear

Did you know that new underwear is one of the most urgently needed, yet least donated items for unhoused individuals?

Our trusted (+ beloved) partner at Connections for the Homeless provides a lifeline through their drop-in center—a safe space where our neighbors can shower, do laundry, and receive essentials like food, toiletries, and clothing. But they currently lack a reliable supply of new, packaged underwear—a basic dignity we often take for granted.

This summer, we’re teaming up to change that!

In honor of National Underwear Day, help us do something bold + meaningful by signing up here!

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Jul
12

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.

Sign up today!

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Aug
1
to Aug 31

Summer Stock the Pantries!

Fortunately most of our partners' food pantries are adequately stocked in the fall and over the holidays (due to the numerous canned food drives help in the fall and over the holidays).  Unfortunately, their inventories tend to run very low during the summer months.  

Let's help stock their pantries!!  Please sign up here.  

Finally, if you're interested in receiving service hours (or your company, team, church/temple, etc) is interested in hosting a food drive or in sorting the donations, please reach out by responding to this email!

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Aug
9

Saturday of Service - Families Welcome!

Assist our local (+ awesome) Evanston partner, Connections for the Homeless!  Since it is National Underwear Day, you will be collecting donations from cars (who are driving thru to drop off new underwear) into Hilda's Place:

  • Sorting donations by size

  • Organizing donations into our storage and distribution spaces

  • Totaling the number of donations received throughout the day

  • Supporting traffic flow

  • Bringing a celebratory spirit to the event

    Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.

Sign up here !

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Aug
16

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.

Sign up today!

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Sep
13

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 !

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Sep
13

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.

Sign up today!

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Oct
4

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.

Sign up today!

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Nov
8

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.

Sign up today!

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Dec
20

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.

Sign up today!

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Jun
28

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.

Sign up today!

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Jun
19

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!

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Jun
14

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.

Sign up today!

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Jun
14

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 !

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May
19
to Jun 20

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!

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May
17

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.

Sign up today!

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May
10

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!

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Apr
22
to May 16

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 May 16th!  The sooner the better! Let’s go. Let’s absolutely go!!

Sign up here!

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Apr
12

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 !

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Apr
1
to Apr 22

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!

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Mar
29

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.

Sign up today!

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Mar
16

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!

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Mar
12

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.

Sign up today!

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