Impact | Donation Station Chicago 

See how donations turn into outcomes across Chicago. View items redistributed, households served, waste diverted, meals provided, and volunteer stories. 

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Impact you can see in our community

Your donations become real outcomes for households across Chicago.

Snapshot metrics

• Items redistributed this year

• Households served

• Donor‑to‑receiver bridges created

• Waste diverted from landfill (lbs)

• Meals provided

• Volunteer hours

Stories

• Short profiles from receivers, donors, and volunteers

• Before‑and‑after photos where appropriate and consented

How we measure

• Every donation is logged and acknowledged

• Requests are tracked from intake to fulfillment

• Privacy first: stories shared with consent and sensitive details protected

Partners and programs

• Barter Posts and Donation Markets

• Hygiene Station

• Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen

• School and youth collaborations

Reports

• Quarterly highlights

• Annual summary PDF

Get involved

• Donate items

• Volunteer