Ways to Give


Help support UCAN!There are many ways in which you can give to UCAN.  On behalf of the children, youth and families we serve, thank you for your support of our vision and mission!

  • Donate online via credit card, PayPal or online check
  • Donate via mail with a check payable to UCAN
  • Apply for a matching gift through your company, if applicable
  • Donate funds via bank transfer
  • Transfer a gift of stock to UCAN
  • Leave UCAN a gift in your estate
  • Donate gifts in kind to UCAN.  To see a list of the items we need and will accept, please click here.
  • Shop at www.iGive.com.   Register and choose UCAN (Uhlich Children's Advantage Network) to receive a percentage of your online purchase.  
  • Plan your travel via UCAN's travel website, powered by YTB Travel.  When you book travel through UCAN's travel site, you are dealing directly with the vendors just like you would on sites like Travelocity.com.  UCAN is not involved with your travel arrangements, but will receive a portion of the commission.
  • Purchase items from our e-store
  • Support UCAN Academy by purchasing a leaf for their Tree of Knowledge
  • Visit http://www.donorschoose.org and search for projects that UCAN Academy has posted.  You can directly fund the needs in the classroom's of our youth!
  • Donate via Facebook.
  • We are proud to be a part of Ashland Addison Florist's Affinity and Reuse/Recycle program! As a supporter, order from Ashland Addison and mention UCAN when making your floral purchase, we will in turn receive a percentage of your purchase as a donation!  Also, if you have extra vases or other floral containers please bring them to Ashland Addison and mention UCAN - we receive $3 for every 5 vases donated!  Thanks for your help, click here to contact and find out more about Ashland Addison. 
  • Turn unused tickets into donations for UCAN by donating tickets for sale on www.tix4cause.com for a 100% tax deductible donation. 90% of proceeds go to UCAN. Click here to learn more or call us today at 773-290-5072.
  • Donate during the holiday season! If you or your family, workplace, congregation, community organization, school etc. are interested in making the holidays a little brighter for our young people this season, consider donating gifts or toy cards for our youth. Click here to learn more about this year's Holiday Toy Drive.

For more information on any of the above, please contact Rebecca Faulk, Director of Development, at 773-290-5086 or faulkr@ucanchicago.org. 

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