Where does $10 in Chicago do the most good?

November 8, 2024 6:15 AM

Looking for your top 5 places in Chicago to start a monthly $10 donation in the wake of this election that would have the most local impact. I cannot spend more than $50 a month total right now. Chicago Abortion Fund tops my list. What else?
posted by anonymous to Grab Bag (6 answers total)

Assata’s daughters is a Black Queer Women’s group on the south side.
posted by Uncle at 6:44 AM on November 8, 2024

I give money to Shower Up and domestic violence shelters. There are always going to be people who are poor and have unstable housing situations who need the humanity of staying clean. There are always going to be people who need shelter from violent men. Soon there will likely be more! 🆒🆒🆒

(ShowerUp is a mobile shower service that drives around the city, and more frequently to migrant shelters over the past year. I saw one of their shower trucks on the highway back in 2022 and searched them to figure out WTF is that??? and have been donating to them ever since.)

I'm very worried about abortion access nationally, but not here.
posted by phunniemee at 7:22 AM on November 8, 2024

Greater Chicago Food Depository - we all need to eat.
posted by mutt.cyberspace at 9:09 AM on November 8, 2024

If you change your mind and decide that you would like to give outside of the Chicago area, please consider the Yellowhammer Fund The abortion situation in the Southeast US is far more dire than up there and they do a lot of good.
posted by SinAesthetic at 9:58 AM on November 8, 2024

(Chicago Abortion Fund provides funds for those out of state as well to travel to IL for abortion, just so the folks here know! Illinois has seen more patients traveling to our state than any other after Roe fell, I believe).

I'd suggest My Block My Hood My City and Legal Aid Chicago.
posted by tiny frying pan at 10:13 AM on November 8, 2024

I like New Moms. They provide housing, job training, educational support, mental health services, and other support to young moms experiencing homelessness, trauma and lacking any other support network.

They won a grant this year from Impact Grants Chicago, which led me to this list of all past grant recipients that includes a lot of amazing local charities I wouldn't have heard about otherwise.
posted by gueneverey at 6:13 AM on November 9, 2024