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Item Wish List

Our Houses and Family Rooms are just like your home – we need the basics and more to comfort and support families.

You can make an extraordinary difference with ordinary, everyday items to keep our Houses running and help families feel at home.

In addition to the household needs shared on our wish list, we will accept new toys in their original packaging to share with our families. We cannot accept even the most gently used items, and toys should not be gift-wrapped.


What We Accept

We kindly accept new, unused, recently purchased, and unexpired items in original packaging. We greatly appreciate environmentally-friendly products.

What We Can’t Accept

We do not accept used or opened items. We do not take donations of used furniture, used books, used toys (games, videos, etc.) or used stuffed toys.

To ensure a high level of safety and sanitization, all wish list donations will be held in quarantine for seven days prior to distribution to families. 

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Most Needed Items

  • Laundry detergent
  • K-Cups
  • Paper towels
  • C-fold towels
  • Gas cards for families
  • To-go food containers
    • 32oz containers
    • 28oz containers
    • clear single containers
    • 12oz cups
  • Individual-serving cereal boxes
  • Postage stamps
  • Drawstring garbage bags – 4, 13, 30, and 55 gallon
  • Dryer sheets
  • Gift cards for Target, Amazon, Jewel, Home Depot, Walmart, OfficeDepot, and Walgreens

Amazon Wish Lists

An easy way to support children and families is to shop and purchase items from our Amazon Wish Lists. Please be sure to include your name and contact information with your order so we can acknowledge your donation.

Our Wish Lists

  • Ronald McDonald House near Advocate Children’s Hospital
  • Ronald McDonald Family Room in Edward Hospital
  • Ronald McDonald House near Loyola University Medical Center
  • Ronald McDonald House near Lurie Children’s
  • Ronald McDonald House near Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
  • Ronald McDonald House near UChicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital

Dropping Off Donations

In order to simplify your donation process, we encourage you to call the location where you plan to donate at least one day before your planned drop-off. For large donations, please call a few days in advance.

 

For donations to multiple locations, or donations that require special coordination, please contact:

Volunteer Services
[email protected]

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Parents don’t know when their children will need medical help. But they should know they can have a place to stay. With your help, everyone will have a warm, friendly home away from home.

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RMHC-CNI is recognized as a public charity under Internal Revenue Code section 509(a) and has 501(c)(3) status. Donations to RMHC-CNI are deductible. Donors should consult their tax advisor for questions regarding deductibility. A copy of the RMHC-CNI determination letter is available upon request.

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