The Cara Program relies on the generosity of concerned individuals to continue empowering individuals affected by homelessness and poverty to achieve real and lasting success. To donate online with a credit card, please click the button below.
If you
prefer you may call us to make a credit card donation ratyher than use our online system.
If this is of interest, please call Will Thomas at 312/798-3303.
You can also mail us your donation:
The Cara Program
Development Office
703 W. Monroe
Chicago, IL 60661
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If you would like to learn more about the ways in which your gift can directly support the services of The Cara Program, please feel free to contact any member of our team directly. We would be honored to share with you the impact your gift can provide, and to host you for a site visit so you may more closely see our mission at work.
If this is of interest, please feel free to contact
(Vice President of Career and Resource Development) at 312/798-3319 or
(Manager of Resource Development ) at 312/798-3327.
Matching Gifts Programs
You may be able to double or even triple your gift to
The Cara Program through your employers matched giving
program. Please check this
partial list of companies that have matching gifts program or contact
your personnel office to see if you can take advantage
of a matched giving program. Note: your companies program may not be included on this list, so if you don't see your company please reach out to your benefits or human resources contact.
Remembering The Cara Program in Your Estate
The Cara Program would be honored to receive gifts from your will, life insurance policy or retirement plans. If you would like to remember The Cara Program by making a gift of a specific dollar amount or percentage of your total estate, simply state this in your will. Example: “I give to The Cara Program, an Illinois not-for-profit organization located in Chicago, (sum or percentage of residual estate) to be spent for its general purposes.”
Of course, please first check with your financial or legal advisor to see what is best for you before making a bequest.
If you are planning to leave such a gift, we would be honored to know of your choice, as we would greatly appreciate the opportunity to more closely share with you our program’s growth over the years.
If this is of interest to you, or if would like more information, please contact Katie Leisner, Development Associate, at 312/798-3331.
Donate
Professional Clothing
If you would like to donate professional clothing to
The Cara Program, please contact
at 312/798-3302.
Needed Items:
New of gently used, clean, interview-worthy business atire, including:
Suites (accepted colors: black, grey, brown, dark/ navy blue)
Jackets
Credd Shirts/ Blouses
Dress Pants
Skirts
Shoes
Socks or Hosiery (new only please!)
Inkind
Donations
If you would like make an inkind donation of any kind
please contact
at 312/798-3308.
Donate
a Car
The Cara Program graciously accepts vehicle donations on behalf of Cara graduates whose newly secured employment may be out of reach of traditional public transportation. The gift of a car is a significant investment in the ability for such individuals to sustain their employment, and to better care for their families in the process.
If you would like to donate your quality unwanted car
to The Cara Program please contact
at 312/798-3327.
Donations of Time
Of course, the most significant gift we can receive is a gift of your time. For additional information regarding volunteer opportunities, please visit our volunteer pages.
