GET INVOLVED
COLLECT + DONATE
You can make a big impact in the world by collecting and donating items that have been specifically requested by our partners around the world. Each item you donate has the potential of completely changing someone's life.
There are both used and new items that you can collect.
How You Can Help
Hold a collection at your church, organization, or home.
Ask for specifically needed items that are found on our kit list.
Have a start and end-date for your collection.
Once you have collected, you can bring them to Midwest Mission, a Permanent Collection Site near you, or call 217-483-7911 to see if someone can pickup from your area.
Buy items off of our shopping lists.
We have online shopping lists with Amazon, Walmart, and Dollar Days.
You can buy items directly off of the lists and they will be sent straight to Midwest Mission.
Buy items and get them to Midwest Mission.
You can also buy items that are on our kit list at any store and bring the items to Midwest Mission. Sometimes our current needs are items we are having trouble buying in bulk - you can find them below. Your willingness to buy those items allows us to continue building kits, even when we cannot buy bulk products.
Once you have bought the items, you can bring them to Midwest Mission, a Permanent Collection Site near you, or call 217-483-7911 to see if someone can pickup from your area.
Make a monetary donation.
You can always make a monetary contribution towards our current needs right here on our website.
We are 91% funded by donations from individuals and churches.
Current Needs
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Day and Night Pads*
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Panties (sizes: child 10-14, women 5-8)
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Liquid Household Cleaner (56-80 oz total; no spray bottles)
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Leather Work Gloves (size Large)
*Pattern & instructions here.
Used Items You Can Donate
These items can be dropped off at Midwest Mission or a Permanent Collection Site. If you have a large quantity of items and you would like us to pick them up, or if you have any questions, call the office at 217-483-7911.
Medical Equipment and Supplies
Items accepted:
folding walkers, crutches, canes, wheelchairs, knee scooters, shower chairs, hospital beds, and orthopedic supplies. Call 217-483-7911 or email office@midwestmission.org if you have other items.
Emergency Equipment and Gear
Items accepted:
Used fire and emergency gear in working condition — jackets, pants, boots, helmets, other personal gear, jaws of life, etc. We accept fire equipment, firetrucks, and ambulances. The fire equipment can be expired and will be sent outside of the United States. For more information, click here.
Tools
Items accepted:
New and gently used, non-electric tools and tarps. Commonly requested: garden (heavy-duty) rakes, shovels, brooms
Sewing Machines
Electric machines must be in good, working condition. All treadle machines are accepted. We do not take electronic machines.
We also accept some sewing notions that are quality and in good shape: bobbins, bobbin cases, buttons, needles (machine and hand), needle threaders, pincushions, safety pins, scissors, seam rippers straight pins, tape measures, thimbles, thread, thread clippers, fabric (min 1 yd)
Bicycles
We accept bikes in good, working condition with minimal to no rust. We do not accept bikes with thin tires. (Many 10 speeds have too thin tires for the terrain they go to.)
Bleacher Wood
We use wood from old wooden bleachers to make our Midwest Mission Desks. If you know of a school or church that is getting rid of their wooden bleachers, see if they will donate the wood to Midwest Mission!
How it works
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Our trusted partners give us requests based on the needs they have in their communities.
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If we do not have what they need, or our supply of needed kits is low, we put it on our Current Needs List.
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You can buy or collect items on the Current Needs List, the Shopping List, or our Projects List and give them to Midwest Mission.
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Once we have the needed items, volunteers prepare them to be shipped to our partners.
New Items You Can Donate
You can donate any of our Kit items. To see what is in the Kits, click here. To shop online, and have items sent right to Midwest Mission, see the shopping lists below.
You can also donate Handmade Items. Click here to see the patterns.
Shop Online
To buy items from Amazon lists:
1. Click on the link below for the kit you are interested in buying for.
2. At the top of each registry, the information for quantity needed is listed.
3. Add items to your cart + checkout. They will be shipped right to Midwest Mission.
Click here to buy items in bulk on Dollar Days
To Buy Items from our Walmart Lists:
1. Click here to go to website.
2. Change location zip code to "62558".
3. Search "Midwest Mission Distribution Center."
4. Click on Midwest Mission Distribution Center.
5. Click on the registry for the kit you are interested in buying items for.
6. At the top of each registry is information about the quantity needed for each item in the kit. Feel free to purchase as many you'd like.
7. Add products to your cart and check out! They will be shipped to Midwest Mission.
Where To Donate
You can drop off your collected donations at a Midwest Mission location, or a Permanent Collection Site near you.
Midwest Mission in Illinois
1001 Mission Drive
Pawnee, IL 62558
Open Monday-Friday 8:30am-4pm
(Foyer is open for smaller donations 24/7)
Midwest Mission in Iowa
219 N Chestnut St
Jefferson, IA 50129
Open Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm