PSRT 15 Storage

Items we currently need:

Small and Medium Men’s Warm clothing (shirts, sweatshirts and sweatpants - no jeans)

Winter coats of any size (puffer style preferred)

Sleeping bags, blankets

Pillows

Self inflating floor mats

Tents

Winter boots of any size

We are not accepting other items at this time.

  • Note: Items must be in excellent or new condition and washed.

    Donations must be organized to our storage bins and sealed.

    Please place items in appropriate bins. Do not leave garbage bags of unsorted items.

    ALL items must be sealed in bins. Do not leave any items out on shelves or on the floor.

    Please do not leave any boxes or paper/plastic bags behind. Dumpster space is extremely limited and only emptied 1x per month.

    Any items that are out of season or do not fit in bins must be taken back home with the donor.

    Please do not bring NV to our space at this time.

  • WINTER CLOTHING ONLY

    Coats

    Bedding of all kinds

    Pillows

    Toiletry items

    Tents

    Floor mats

    Suitcases

    Welcome kit supplies

    All children's sizes

    Adult sizes through L and a small amount of 1XL - nothing larger

    Shoes of all sizes

    Basic medical needs

  • Item descriptionSummer/Spring clothing

    Shorts

    Dresses

    Skirts

    Tank tops

    Swim suits

    Food

    Appliances

    Home supplies

    Cleaning supplies

    Sizes larger than 1X

    Light jackets

    HIgh inventory items (when we are full of certain items)

  • Make an appointment with an organizer

    Collect a few items in the sizes you need, do not provide more than 3 outfits per individual at the police station. More can be collected if they are in permanent housing.

    If any bins are running low - please notify organizers and help replenish if possible.

    Bring reusable bags for NV if you can. Some will be available.

    Please do not leave any boxes or paper/plastic bags behind. Dumpster space is extremely limited and only emptied 1x per month.

    Please do not bring any NV to our space at this time.

  • Collect items at home.

    Sort items at HOME before bringing them to our storage. Only bring items we currently need.

    If you collect great items we could use at another time, keep them. When you see a call out for those items, bring them to storage.

    For example - right now we have enough kids clothing, but it’s possible a large number of kids will arrive all at once and clear us out. Then, we will do a call for more kids clothing.

  • Donations that come to volunteers of PSRT are sorted and distributed from our storage facility in Oak Park.

    Our priority and emphasis is on people temporarily staying at the District 15 Police Station on Madison Avenue in the Austin neighborhood.

    When we have surplus, we share resources with neighboring police stations, asylum seekers who have moved to shelters or apartments, and anyone in the neighborhood in need.

Contact a coordinator