For over 35 years, Home of the Sparrow (HOS) has been committed to providing Hope, Opportunity, and Support that empowers women and children as they journey from homelessness to self-sufficiency. This Mother’s Day, you can change lives with a Gift of Hope...
Home of the Sparrow would like to thank the Walmart Supercenter #1413 in Crystal Lake and their staff for providing help and assistance to Home of the Sparrow. Their staff has done a wonderful job at helping to sort gift cards for Home of the Sparrow so that the...
Home of the Sparrow in partnership with Women@Rust-Oleum collaborated to create a symbol of hope that will inspire women daily with a mural that was painted on the shelter wall in the main living area to remind women they can overcome obstacles and create a new...
Join Home of the Sparrow at their 35th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, May 21st, 2022 from 5pm-10pm for an extravagant evening at the Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington Hills, IL. Come celebrate Home of the Sparrow's 35th Anniversary, accomplishments, community impact, and...
At Home of the Sparrow, volunteers are the backbone and heart of the agency. During National Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 18th through April 23rd, 2022, Home of the Sparrow extends their gratitude to the many individual, group, corporate, church, and high school...
Visit www.hosparrow.org/applications-and-forms to fill out our Volunteer Application. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Kolarczyk, Events & Volunteer Program Manager, at (815)271-5444 x224 or JKolarczyk@hosparrow.org.
This #ThankfulThursday, Home of the Sparrow would like to thank a high school co-op class from Crystal Lake who volunteered on Saturday, October 31st at our subsidized apartments property in McHenry. Their group did such an awesome job staining the playset, deck,...
Home of the Sparrow will be closing its Sparrow’s Nest Thrift Store and Donation Center located at: 781 S. Randall Rd. Algonquin, IL. effective October 31st. The decision was made not to renew the lease thus closing the store. For the past seven years, the store had...
Visit www.hosparrow.org/publication-2 to read more about Home of the Sparrow's Algonquin Sparrow's Nest Thrift Store Closure, GoFundMe, Holiday Gift Program and Holiday Giving Trees, Volunteering, and more!
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For today's #ThankfulThursday highlight, Home of the Sparrow would like to thank a wonderful group of women from Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley, for spending an afternoon making over 700 ornaments for Home of the Sparrow's Holiday Giving Trees at...
Home of the Sparrow's Sparrow's Nest Thrift Stores, Community Threads, and local businesses will have festive Holiday Giving Trees set up in Mid-October. The trees will have paper ornaments with items from our Shelter Needs Wish List. Please feel free take as many...
Happy #ThankfulThursday! Home of the Sparrow would like to thank the Wacaser Family & Friends Group (first picture) and First United Methodist Church (second picture) for volunteering their time to help Home of the Sparrow this summer! The Wacaser Family and...
In mid-July, Home of the Sparrow's Board of the Directors (some not pictured), volunteered their time to help renovate our Woodstock property, which is one of our 26 properties across McHenry County and Northern Illinois. They helped out with outdoor projects...
