Thank you @DeliveringGood and @Burlington for donating coats through their Coat Event! From November 13th – 26th, for the first 50,000 coats purchased, they will donate a NEW coat to help neighbors in need within its store communities nationwide!. #brulingtondeals #deliveringgood

Looking for a place to donate coats near you? Check out the nonprofit locator map tool at (or click the link in our bio) to find a drop off location in your area!. #onewarmcoat #sharewarmth #donate #coatdrive #ccolife #chicagononprofit #uptownchicago

Email a.learmond@ccolife.org for more information about sponsorship opportunities, donation drives, and how you can help in Santa's Workshop this holiday season!. #happyholidays #volunteer #donate #ccolife #chicagohomeless #volunteersneeded #uptownchicago

This Saturday after judging come buy a wristband for ALL YOU CAN EAT in a category of your choosing for just $10 (or $50 for ALL 7 categories)!!!!. When: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023.doors open at 2pm to purchase wristbands.Where: 935 West Wilson Ave. - Enter thru Everybody's Coffee

Future board member Miriam prepping for her Zoom meeting with Cocomelon while dad does some grant writing.

Our friends at Covenant Living North Brook threw us a beautiful baby shower to celebrate the birth of two recently hatched swan chicks! With several of our own new arrivals and still more mothers expecting here at @CCOLife our staff was overwhelmed by their generosity. 🐣🍼💛

The deadline for entries is fast approaching! . Go to to register today!. #chicagosbestbaker #ccolife #homeless #chicagononprofit #baking #dowhatyoucan #thingstodoinchicago

Use your pandemic baking skills to help a neighbor in need! . Registration ends June 23rd, 2023. Learn more about the 7 categories you can enter in at today!. #chicagosbestbaker #fundraiser #dowhatyoucan #ccolife #chicagononprofit #chicagohomeless

It's kids like Lillian B. from @girlscouts Troop 25953 that give us hope for the future. Her care for her neighbors in need and hard work resulted in donating over 60 boxes of cookies here at @CCOLife! Thank you so much Lillian!. #girlscoutsofamerica #dowhatyoucan #ccolife

Stop by our Summer Block Party during the @UptownUnited Art Walk this weekend from 11am-4pm! There will be free food, music, workshops by @CircEsteem, a Reptile Show by Curious Creatures, balloon art, face painting, henna tattoos and much more!

Thank you so much @drbrettgilbert of @KingEndodontic and @access_endo for the donation of dental hygiene products for our residents!. #ccolife #donate #chicagononprofit #kingendodontics

We are so grateful for the generous support of Ardagh Metal Packaging for this year's Women's Month. During March they put together a donation drive that collected over 800 items benefitting our programs serving women and children experiencing homelessness!

Sometimes the biggest gifts aren't in the form of a check. Bargain hunting sisters Bonnie and Mary are members of Northbrook Covenant Church and have supported our work here at @CCOLife for years by doing what they do best. SHOPPING!

Come help us stock spring/summer clothing in our FREE clothing pantry for shelter guests this Saturday from 9am- Noon! Email swright@ccolife.org to RSVP today!. #volunteer #ccolife #homelessshelter #clothingpantry #dowhatyoucan #uptownchicago #volunteerday #chicagononprofit

For decades we have been folding and stuffing mail outs by hand. Check out our fun new office gadget! It folds letters and inserts for you!. Prefer an e-newsletter instead? Sign up today at for success stories, updates, and ways you can be involved!

Did you know there is an @Alewellen mural on the front of our main building? Our Executive Director likes it so much he had to get a copy of Garden Hopes for the office too!. #chicagoart #chicagostreetart #uptownchicago #anthonylewellen #ccolife

Thank you to Nicole McGee, founder of the James-Gail Foundation, and a local troop of @girlscouts for putting together of these wonderful care bags. Learn more at #jamesgailfoundation #ccolife #uptownchicago #chicagohomeless #volunteer #donate

Thank you to Immanuel Anglican Church for choosing us as a site for their church wide service day in March!. #immanuelanglican #ccolife #volunteer #serviceday #dowhatyoucan #chicagohomeless #uptownchicago

More wonderful cupcakes from the talented volunteer bakers at Cake4Kids Chicago!. Visit to learn how you can help make a birthday special for a child experiencing homelessness today!. #ccolife #cake4kids #uptownchicago #volunteer #baker #chicagohomeless