In addition to cash donations, there are several in-kind donations that we could put to good use as well! We would greatly appreciate the donation of any new or gently used item listed below. There are links provided to give you an idea of what we are looking for. 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!

General Supplies

• 1st Class Forever Stamps

• Postcard Stamps

• Post Its in yellow

• Bulk COVID-19 Tests (Example 1, Example 2)

• HEPA Filters (H13 True HEPA filter compatible with MA 14 air purifier)

• Blank paper (8½” by 11” – either white or brightly colored)

• Tea (unopened; individual bags) for waiting room

• Reusable, dishwasher safe drink stirrers for waiting room

• Binder in a Box (1 - any color) [For historic archives project]

• 3-Ring Page Protectors (9 x 11” H Page Protectors, 3 packages of 25) [For historic archives project]

• Collector Grade Ring Binders (2-1/2” D-Ring, black, 2 binders) [For historic archives project]

• Pocket Pages (9-3/8 x 11” - 1 Pocket PKG of 25) [For historic archives project]

• Document Boxes (Legal size, any color, 5 boxes) [For historic archives project]

Outreach and Education Program Supplies

• Adult sized KN95 masks

• Mini Projector with Speakers

• Travel-sized hand sanitizer

Clinical Services Program Supplies

• Surgical/ Procedure Masks (Option 1, Option 2) 

• 3-4 Hello Options Birth Control Counseling Tools 

• Tampons, Various Sizes (Option 1, Option 2, Option 3) 

• Condoms (Option 1, Option 2) 

• Snacks for clients (Option 1, Option 2) 

• Gatorade for clients 

• Knit or crochet foot rest covers

  • We are looking for folks who crochet or knit to help us create more of our exam table foot rest covers! We love having these cozy options in our exam rooms for our clients to feel as comfortable as possible during their exam.

    We have included a basic written pattern below, but please email ke@chicagowomenshealthcenter.org for more details or information.

    Finished dimension: 5 inches x 10 inches

    Stitch dimensions: 15 stitches x 25 rows

    Instructions: Knit/crochet two rectangles within the above dimensions and then sew the two together to make a pocket with a hole on the bottom, shorter edge of the rectangle.

    Item description: A knit rectangle with two sides and an opening one one of the shorter ends. The final product will resemble a fingerless mitten with a slightly longer wrist portion.

Counseling Program Supplies

• 4 weighted blankets (Example 1, Example 2)

• Values Deck

• Mindfulness Deck

• IFS Deck

• 9 Squishy Fidgets (Option 1, Option 2)

• 2 Soft Fidgets

• Coloring Supplies

  • 3 marker packs (Example 1, Example 2)

  • 3 coloring books (Example 1, Example 2)

Book Wish List

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Counseling

• Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg

• Thirty Scripts for Relaxation Imagery and Inner Healing by Julie T. Lusk

• Systematic Treatment of Incest: A Therapeutic Handbook by Terry S. Trepper and Mary Jo Barrett

Clinical Programs

• Varney’s Midwifery, 7th Edition by Julia Phillippi and Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon

• American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition, Edited by Zoe Gardner and Michael McGuffin (alternate link)

• Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, PhD

• Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis by Iris Kerin Orbuch, MD and Amy Stein, DPT

Outreach and Education Program

• Shattering the Taboo: A Guide to Comprehensive & Inclusive Sex Ed by The Sex Ed Initiative

• The Great Big Body Book by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith

• Changing You! by Dr. Gail Saltz

• Will Puberty Last My Whole Life? REAL Answers to REAL Questions from Preteens About Body Changes, Sex, and Other Growing-Up Stuff by Robert Lehman

• Trans Teen Survival Guide by Fox Fisher

• On the Internet: Our First Talk about Online Safety by Jillian Roberts and Jane Heinrichs

• On the Playground: Our First Talk about Prejudice by Jillian Roberts and Jane Heinrichs

• What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg

• Teaching for Black Lives, Edited by Dyan Watson, Jesse Hagopian, and Wayne Au

• 101 Ways to Help Your Daughter Love Her Body by Brenda Lane Richardson and Elane Rehr

• You'd Be So Pretty If . . .: Teaching Our Daughters to Love Their Bodies -- Even When We Don't Love Our Own by Dara Chadwick

• The Body Image Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help Girls Develop a Healthy Body Image in an Image-Obsessed World by Julia V. Taylor

• The New Puberty: How To Navigate Early Development in Today's Girls by Louise Greenspan and Julianna Deardorff

• Good Girls Don't Get Fat: How Weight Obsession Is Messing Up Our Girls and How We Can Help Them Thrive Despite It by Robyn Silverman, with Dina Santorelli

• The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals by Stephanie Brill and Rachel Pepper

• The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain, and Illness by Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg, and Fran Odette

• Our Whole Lives Curriculum: Grades 4-6

• Our Whole Lives Curriculum: Grades 7-9

• Our Whole Lives Curriculum: Grades 10-12

• Our Whole Lives Curriculum: Young Adults 18-35

• Social Justice Pedagogy Across the Curriculum: The Practice of Freedom, Edited by Thandeka K. Chapman and Nikola Hobbel

• Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves by Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards (alternate link)

• Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: 2nd Edition, Edited by Maurianne Addams, Lee Anne Bell, and Pat Griffin

• Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington