1 in 2 Chicagoland children don’t have the clothing they need for childhood.

Donate your clothing and help end the clothing need gap for kids in your community!

Cradles to Crayons is the largest national organization working locally to address children’s clothing need—distributing more than 1 million packages across our footprint each year. But the need is great and we need your help.

Our free door-to-door pickup program makes sure more high-quality clothing donations get to Chicagoland children. And we make it easy for our communities to join our mission, make a direct difference, and end Clothing Insecurity.

Schedule your free pickup!

Donating your essential clothing to Cradles to Crayons is easy.

• • Fill out the form below: Choose your location and pick a pick-up date. Note that we cannot accommodate specific pick-up time requests. All donations will be picked up from your location between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM on the date chosen. If you are in need of a more specific time window, choose the priority pickup option on the right side of this page.
  • You will receive a confirmation e-mail immediately, as well as a reminder e-mail one day before your scheduled pick-up.
  • Bag or box your donations and leave them in an accessible location on your scheduled date.
  • You’ve just helped to #EndClothingInsecurity! Your clothing will be distributed directly to children in our communities.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please email chicagologistics@cradlestocrayons.org.

Select your pick-up location!

Use the map below to identify which neighborhood you’re in and then choose that “Pickup Area” from the drop-down menu in the form.

Click map to enlarge.