Wishlist
Chicago Women’s Health Center depends on the generosity of its friends. In addition to cash donations, there are several in-kind donations that we could put to good use as well! Below is a list of items that we are currently seeking. We would greatly appreciate the donation of any new or gently used item listed below. If you have other in-kind items that are not on the list but you think we may be able to use, please contact us! Thank you for considering a tax-deductible in-kind donation to support our work!
Technology and Electronics
- Carpet steam cleaner
- Toaster oven
- Late model computer monitors (preferably LCD)
- Vacuum cleaner: Hoover Upright, bagged
Office Supplies and Furniture
- Blank paper (8½” by 11” – either white or brightly colored)
- Art supplies: fine-tipped markers, oil pastels, colored pencils (particularly with a variety of skin colors)
- Storage boxes with tops
- Step ladder with 2-3 steps
- Lockable file cabinet—4-drawer upright
- 2 Lockable file cabinets – 2-drawer upright
- Stand-up rack for brochures and newsletters
- Big wall clock
- Small table lamp
- Floor lamp
- Purple table cloth
Education Materials and Well Woman Supplies
- Curricula materials for adolescents on fitness and nutrition (especially for African American and Latina girls)
- Exam light (preferably welch allyn exam light III)
- Breast model (brown color) www.heathedco.com #RE26503
- Critocap (chart to read hermocrit)
- Hand-held mirrors (1-2 dozen)
- Dental dams
- Individual lubricant packets
- Visual Aids for pregnancy and labor
Other
- Donors Forum Membership
- Fabric or sheets—different flesh tones, pinks and purples
- DVD: "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" from Media Education Project, www.pbs.org/independentlens/hiphop
- "Sex Smart," teen health video series available at www.injoyvideos.com
- Trans Parents film by Jules Rosskam
- Art Portfolio Carrier
- Subscription to Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers
- Subscription to Bitch magazine
- Subscription to Venus magazine
- Subscription to Bust magazine
Book Wish List
ALTERNATIVE INSEMINATION PROGRAM
- The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy and Birth by Stephanie Brill
COUNSELING PROGRAM
- Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Woman’s Workbook by Mary Ellen Copeland and Maxine Harris
- Transgender Emergence; Therapeutic Guidelines for Working with Gender Variant People and Their Families by Arlene Istar Lev
- Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg
- Thirty Scripts for Relaxation Imagery and Inner Healing byJulie T. Lusk
DEVELOPMENT
- Boards that Love Fundraising: A How to Guide for your Board by Ann Lehman and Robert Zimmerman
- Fundraising for Social Change, 5th Edition by Kim Klein
- The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards by Murray Dropkin and Bill LaTouche
WELL WOMAN PROGRAM
- A General Gynecology text book, 2006 or newer
- A Gynecologic Endocrinology text book, 2006 or newer
- Women’s Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine by Tori Hudson
- Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice. Silliman, Gerber Fried, Ross, and Gutierrez. South End Press. http://www.southendpress.org/2004/items/UnRights
- Reproductive Rights and Wrongs: The Global Politics of Population Control. Betsy Hartmann. South End Press. http://www.southendpress.org/2004/items/ReproductiveRights
OUTREACH PROGRAM
- It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing up, Sex, and Sexual Health by Robie H. Harris
- Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington
- What’s Happening to My Body? Activity Book by Lynda Madaras
- Changing Bodies, Changing Lives by Ruth Bell—60 copies
Childbirth Educadtion
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
- The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
- Birthing from Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz
- Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn by Penny Simkin, Janet Whalley, and Ann Keppler