In-Kind Donations

Your gifts of goods and services can help women as much as financial donations.

Please note that we do not accept women’s clothing at this time.

Contact Stephanie Dixon to arrange a donation at 773-722-5080 or info@deborahsplace.org.

We are currently most in need of the following:

For Dolores’ Safe Haven:
• New! A stereo
• New! Silverware (spoons and forks especially)
• New! Serving bowls
• Large industrial sized pots
• Large skillets
• A portable digital television

For the Patty Crowley Apartments:
New! • A new vacuum cleaner
• Full-sized toiletries, home goods, cleaning products

• Decorations for tenant lounges

For the Learning Center at 1532 N Sedgwick:
• A Netflix subscription
• A DVD player
• Bookshelves
• Books, especially on self-help, African American literature, and art

For Teresa’s:
• A new or gently used desk chair
• New Home Kits for Teresa’s women (click here for more info)
• A subscription to Netflix
• A coffee maker
• A microwave

For the Learning Center at 2822 W Jackson:
• Greatly needed! New or gently used office chairs
• A bingo game
• A 30 to 50 cup coffee pot
• A coffee grinder
• Crochet hooks and all yarn (all colors and types) for new crochet classes
• Jewelry wire and hooks for making long earrings
• Digital converter boxes for TVs

For Marah’s:
• A 30-50 cup coffee pot
• 10-20 vinyl or plastic chairs (non-upholstered)
• A coffee grinder

Items we always appreciate:

• Gently used pots and pans
• New pillows
• Electric fans
• Cleaning supplies (carpet, tile, wood, kitchen, glass, general)
• Small and large Rubbermaid containers for food storage
• Non-perishable foods such as canned fruits and vegetables, rice, pasta, coffee and sugar
• CTA cards, passes
• Gift cards for Jewel, Dominick’s, Target, K-Mart, Home Depot, Menards, Ace Hardware, etc.
• Passes to the zoo, theater, cinema, museum
• Laundry detergent
• Paper towels
• Toilet paper
• New twin size sheets
• New twin size comforters
• New standard size pillows
• New twin size mattress covers
• New socks
• New underwear
• Tampons/maxi pads
• Full-size shampoo, lotion, bodywash
• New combs, brushes
• Full-size toothpaste
• Toothbrushes
• Deodorant
• Over the counter pain and cold medicine
• Hand soap
• New towels
• Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
• Pressure Washers

The complete list of needed items can be found in our Wish List or in our most current newsletter.

This page was last updated on 7/23/2010.