In Kind Donations
Heartland Alliance’s Community Resources department coordinates, accepts and distributes donated goods to the thousands of individuals served through Heartland Alliance programs. Donated goods, also known as in-kind gifts, maybe items such as clothing, household items, children’s books, nonperishable food, or any other non-monetary items given to nonprofit organizations for philanthropic use. Community Resources accepts in-kind donations at Heartland Alliance year-round.
Thank you for considering Heartland Alliance for your in-kind donation.
For more information or to schedule a donation pick-up, please contact
Cherrell Jackson at 312.660.1310. To download the Community Resources Brochure, click here.
How can you help?
Back to School Drive
Help Heartland Alliance send low-income and disadvantaged youth throughout the Chicagoland area back to school with much needed supplies by making a financial donation or purchasing supplies from the list below for girls and boys ages 5 - 17.
| Book bags |
Rulers and Protractors |
| #2 Pencils and Pencil Sharpeners |
3x5 Index Cards |
| Crayons |
Combination Locks |
| Black and Blue Ink Pens |
Safety Scissors |
| Highlighters and Colored Pencils |
Glue Sticks |
| Calculators (Regular and Scientific) |
Day Planners |
| Dictionaries and Thesauruses |
Graph Paper |
| One and Five Subject Spiral Notebooks |
Post-It Notes |
| Wide-ruled Notebook Paper |
Folders |
| School Uniforms (white sweaters or shirts with navy blue slacks/skirts) |
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Items are due to Cherrell Jackson by Friday, August 22nd at our downtown office. Questions? Contact Cherrell at cjackson@heartlandalliance.org.
With meals and/or holiday dinners (year-round)
Everyday is a struggle for our clients; a family or medical emergency can put a family at the edge of survival. We give gift cards to clients in severe crisis. Provide one or more $75 Jewel, Ultra or Aldi gift cards to help provide a meal for a family.
Clothing drives (seasonal)
Collect gently used and clean (no rips, stains, etc.) seasonal clothing from your office, school or place of worship to benefit needy Chicagoans. Since storage space is limited, please call to arrange the drive in advance.
Hygiene or Home Starter Kits (May and November)
Supply Heartland Alliance with full-sized hygiene items such as soap, shampoo, lotion, toothbrushes and toothpaste. You can also donate home starter items such as brooms and dustpans, dish and paper towels, trashcans and bags, cleaning supplies (e.g., oven and glass cleaner, disinfectants, kitchen cleanser, dish detergent), rubber/latex gloves, etc., that will be given to those in transitioning from the streets and shelters into their new apartments. Items must be new and unopened.
Adopt-A-Family or Program Campaigns (year-round)
Provide a needy family or individuals with much needed basic necessities throughout the year or during the holidays. Heartland Alliance will provide you with the names, ages, needs and wishes of your adopted family members. You can have as much (meeting your families at their homes or program office) or as little involvement as you’d like.
Baby Hygiene Kits (May and November)
Help a newborn have a brighter future by putting together a baby supply kit to include receiving blankets, diapers and pins, baby socks, soap, undershirts and play sets, bottles and formula.
Donate your furniture and help to make a house, a home
Your sofa, dining room set, end table may no longer fit your lifestyle, but it still has a lot of love left to give – why not donate it to a good home, instead of putting it out to pasture? For low-income families, buying furniture and household items often comes down to having to go without; difficult choices between food, prescription drugs, children’s clothes, or school supplies must be made. By donating your furniture to Heartland Alliance, you are ensuring that it goes where it is most needed, families who have lost their possessions in fires or floods, refugees forced to flee war-torn countries leaving their belongings behind, women who have been abused and formerly homeless families.
How to Donate Household Items to Heartland Alliance
- Our staff must approve all donated items. Please do not bring items to our offices without prior approval.
- Your donated items go directly to a needy family. Therefore, we ask that you help us preserve the dignity of our participants by donating only items that are clean, in good condition, and in full working condition.
- To keep our administrative costs down, Heartland Alliance uses staff and volunteers to arrange donation pick-ups. We can only pick up donations in Chicagoland (Cook, DuPage, Will, and McHenry counties). Please have your donation packed and ready prior to your scheduled pick-up.
We appreciate the effort of any donation, but there are some items that we are unable to accept. Our program staff have the final decision on all donations and are unable to accept any item which is damaged or soiled, or including in the following list.
Furniture in poor condition; broken parts, stains, pet fur or odors
Dirty, stained or torn clothing/linen
Chipped glass/dishware
Built-in cabinets
Used toys/stuffed animals
Blinds, curtain rods and window shades
Dishwashers
Electronics in need of repair or missing parts
Computer monitors
Full-sized mirrors
Pianos/organs
Bathroom/kitchen fixtures
Used Carpet
Hazardous Materials or Paint
Any product under recall
Thank you for considering Heartland Alliance for your in-kind donation. To download a scheduling form, please click here or contact Cherrell Jackson at 312.660.1310 or cjackson@heartlandalliance.org.
