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Job Openings with Home of the Sparrow!

Home of the Sparrow is hiring! Join our team and make a difference in your community! Events Coordinator, Grants Writer, Shift Managers (at the Sparrow's Nest Thrift Stores McHenry & Cary), Receiving Stockroom Clerk (at Mundelein Sparrow's Nest Thrift Stores), and...

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Home of the Sparrow is Seeking additional Bids!

Home of the Sparrow is seeking bids for the installation of an Air Purification System for its Shelter.  Contractors are invited to submit a proposal.  Please see the attached Bid Package document by clicking HERE. Sealed mailed bids from General contractors and...

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Home of the Sparrow is Seeking Bids for a Roof Replacement!

Home of the Sparrow is seeking bids for a roof replacement for its Shelter and the Garage.  Roofers are invited to submit a proposal.  Please see attached document by clicking HERE. Sealed mailed bids from General contractors and contractors will be received  for a...

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Home of the Sparrow Celebrates 34 Years of Service!

Home of the Sparrow (HOS) opened its doors to their first shelter on December 15, 1986 and was incorporated on February 17, 1987. This was the first shelter for homeless women and children in McHenry County, called the McHenry County Interfaith Shelter, opened to a...

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Gail’s Family Treasures’ “Pay it Forward” Partnership

If you donate to a worthy cause, including Home of the Sparrow, Gail's Family Treasures will donate a painting to YOU! Local artist, Gail Hamilton, has been painting for over 30 years. She paints with acrylics and oils, draws with colored pencils and charcoal, but she...

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