Franciscan Outreach Association 
1645 W. LeMoyne Street, Chicago, IL 60622
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Wish List ~ updated April 26, 2013

Here is what we need for our guests. Call if you have any questions.

We especially need socks for men

For the Shelter (In order of priority, from top to bottom)

Dried foods such as sugar, powdered creamer, oatmeal, and grits

Underwear for men

  • Men’s: M, L, XL, 2X, and 3X (limited quantities for 3X)
  • Men’s Crew Neck T-shirts: L, XL, 2X and 3X (limited quantities for 3X)

Toiletry care packages (travel-sized items)

  • Men’s: toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, men’s deodorant, shaving cream, hand cream
  • Women’s: toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, women’s deodorant, moisturizer

Disposable razors

Depends for elderly guests

Individual (travel-sized) bar soap          

Individual (travel-sized) shampoo         

Individual (travel-sized) toothpaste and toothbrushes

Socks (men’s and women’s)

Underwear for women

  • Women’s: M, L, 2X, 3X
  • Women’s bras: all sizes, but esp. 36-38 B, C, and D cups

Full-sized Bath towels  (not really big ones - we wash 250 towels each day)

Blankets (twin-sized only) *can be gently used. No quilts please.

Tampons and pads

Ground coffee, Creamer & Sugar

Spices for soup

Gift cards (Kmart, Walgreens, Jewel/Osco, McDonalds) in the amounts of $5, $10, $20. (no Walmart -there isn't one in the area.) Please write the denomination on the  card. All cards should be mailed to or dropped off at our administrative offices at 1645 W. LeMoyne St., Chicago, IL 60622.

Marquard Center (In order of priority, from top to bottom)

Disposable Razors and shaving cream                   

Deodorant

Tampons and pads

Travel sizes shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, toothpaste, toothbrush

Socks (men’s and women’s)

Underwear

  • Men’s Briefs: All sizes       
  • Men’s Crew Neck T-shirts: L, XL, 2X
  • Women’s (limited quantities) briefs: size 7         
  • Women’s Crew Neck T-shirts: M, L, XL                    
  • Women’s bras (limited quan.): all sizes, but esp. 36-38 B

Sweatshirts and sweatpants (all sizes)

Ground coffee, Creamer & Sugar        

Condiments (ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, mayonnaise)

Spices (esp. Kosher salt)

Butter (sticks and individual pats)

Gift cards (KMart, Walgreens, Jewel/Osco, McDonalds) in the amounts of $5, $10, $20.  Please write the amount on the card. All cards should be mailed to or dropped off at our administrative offices at 1645 W. LeMoyne St., Chicago, IL 60622.  

Other items:

Prizes for our silent auction at our next dinner - tickets to events, artwork, dinner certificates, jewelry, sports memorabilia, home items, gift cards, condo stays, airline tickets, tickets to plays, etc
Vendors who can donate their services to the shelter or soup kitchen: exterminators, kitchen supplies, cleaning supplies, fire extinguisher refills, security system monitoring, etc.
$195 per class for a food handler's license class for our full time volunteers at the Marquard Center and Interim Housing Workers at the shelter
Unopened # 56, 57, 27, 28, 74, 75 HP ink cartridges for desktop printers
Monetary donations. We have some expenses that volunteers can't provide. If you can share what you have with those who have less, please do!

CTA cards that case managers can give to our guests
Sponsors for community building events for our 43 guests who are in housing as part of the Streets to Home project at St Peter's - $25 per event to be used for one or more of the following:  food & beverages and small prizes for bingo and other games. Events are held once a month.
Office supplies - black pens, copy paper, post-it notes, etc
Good quality oven gloves or mitts with long sleeves
Random small items for our give away basket at the Marquard Center.  Examples: notebooks, change purses, costume jewelry, portable cd player, books, small travel bags, small games, small containers, tap lights, or other small household or personal items that you no longer need that might be of use to a homeless person.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please don't donate any clothing other than what is specified above. We don't have the personnel to sort it or the space to store it.

 

You can call Carin if you have something specific you think we might want.

 

We always need funds to keep our programs running. This be...

donations from individuals and groups

matching grants from employers

sponsorships for our events

wills & bequests

restricted donations for specific projects or items

 

If you like to contribute but would rather send us the money and have us buy the items, use this link to our Buy-A-Supply page.

 

How can you get these items to us? We can pick them up if you can't drop them off. Call (773) 278-6724.  Please call us if you have something that would be helpful to the homeless.

 

Thank you for helping the homeless!
 
 
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