Wish List
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
Blank paper (8½” by 11” – either white or brightly colored)
Tea (unopened; individual bags) for waiting room
1st Class Forever Stamps
Postcard Stamps
Post Its in yellow
Binder in a Box (1- any color) [For archives]
3-Ring Page Protectors (9 x 11” H Page Protectors, 3 packages of 25) [For archives]
Collector Grade Ring Binders (2-1/2” D-Ring, black, 2 binders) [For archives]
Pocket Pages (9-3/8 x 11” - 1 Pocket PKG of 25) [For archives]
Document Boxes (Legal size, any color, 5 boxes) [For archives]
Outreach and Education Program Supplies
2,000 Two-Pocket School Folders * Wishlist Wednesday Item *
2 bags (lunchbox style) for safer sex kits
3 sample birth control pill packets for in-class demonstrations
3 example plan b pill packets for in-class demonstrations
2 Implanon/Nexplanon samples for in-class demonstrations
5 mini/travel deodorants for in-class demonstrations (as non-gendered packaging as possible)
5 mini/travel face washes for in-class demonstrations (as non-gendered packaging as possible)
5 mini/travel sunscreen for in-class demonstrations (as non-gendered packaging as possible)
5 mini/travel toothbrushes and toothpaste for in-class demonstrations (as non-gendered packaging as possible)
Travel-sized hand sanitizer
FLASH Curriculum Digital License (1 year): High School (links to same page as above)
Clinical Services Program Supplies
Knit or crochet foot rest covers * Wishlist Wednesday Item *
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 Sound Machines * Wishlist Wednesday Item *
Integrative Health Program Supplies
24 Grey Fitted Sheets * Wishlist Wednesday Item *
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
Everything Below the Waist: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution by Jennifer Block
American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook, Second Edition, Edited by Zoe Gardner and Michael McGuffin
Unlearn Your Pain, 3rd Edition by Eric Keller and Howard Schubiner, MD
What Fresh Hell is this?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You by Heather Corinna
Deep Care: The Radical Activists Who Provided Abortions, Defied the Law, and Fought to Keep Clinics Open by Angela Hume
Medicine Stories: Essays for Radicals by Aurora Levins Morales
Varney’s Midwifery, 7th Edition by Julia Phillippi and Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon
American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook by Michael McGuffin
The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition by Sheldon Margen
Nutrition for General Nursing and Midwifery by Ruma Singh
The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina: Separating the Myth from the Medicine by Dr. Jen Gunter
Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis by Iris Kerin Orbuch, MD and Amy Stein, DPT
The Interstitial Cystitis Solution: A Holistic Plan for Healing Painful Symptoms, Resolving Bladder and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, and Taking Back Your Life by Nicole Cozean and Jesse Cozean
Pelvic Pain Explained: What You Need to Know by Stephanie A. Prendergast
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski, PhD
The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole by Arielle Schwartz
Manual introductorio a la Ginecología Natural (Spanish Edition) by Pabla Pérez San Martín
Trauma, PTSD, Grief & Loss: The 10 Core Competencies for Evidence-Based Treatment The 10 Core Competencies for Evidence-Based Treatment by Michael Dubi, Patrick Powell, and Eric Gentry
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
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.
Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: 2nd Edition, Edited by Maurianne Addams, Lee Anne Bell, and Pat Griffin
Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington