Wish List ~ www.franoutreach.org

new underwear for men (sizes S, M, & L only) and women

new socks and t-shirts for men and women

prizes for silent auctions - tickets to events, artwork, dinner certificates, jewelry, sports memorabilia, home items, etc.

a new cargo van (or a good used one) for picking up donated food

sturdy chairs for the soup kitchen - please ask for details about the kind and number of chairs we need

CTA cards that case managers can give to our guests

a new commercial stove for the soup kitchen - ask Diana for details

two household dryers - one for the volunteer quarters at Marquard Center and another for the shelter to dry the towels

Sponsors for community building events for our 26 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 will be held once a month. Also available are sponsorships are quarterly recreational outing for these guests such as bowling for $250 per event. Being part of a community will help the guests develop social relationships that will help them stay housed.

funding for a Program Director at the shelter

Clothing we need We don't have much room to store clothing, so we give out only a few items and provide referrals to clothing distribution agencies for the rest. The things we need are:

Please don't donate anything else. We don't have the personnel to sort it or the space to store it. You can call Carin if you have something you think we might want.

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 Carin at (773) 278-6724. We used to have a form here but too many spam emails has caused us to remove it. Please call us if you have something that would be helpful to the homeless.