Happy #ThankfulThursday! Thank you to the Crystal Lake Lions Club for their generous donation to Home of the Sparrow! Presenting the $1,000 check to our Executive Director, Matt Kostecki are Lion Club members, pictured left to right, Dave Moore, Anita Wingfield,...
Join us for Home of the Sparrow's Covid Relief Online Auction 2020! Auction opens Monday, July 13, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. and closes on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 8:00 pm. To participate, create a FREE bidding account BY CLICKING HERE! With over 80 packages, there is...
We are so thankful to the Community Outreach Team from Bethany Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake (www.bethanylc.com/home), who created amazing summertime baskets for the children at our shelter. The kids were so excited to receive these fun baskets filled with so many...
This #ThankfulThursday we would like to thank United Way of Greater McHenry County and The Community Foundation for McHenry County for supporting Home of the Sparrow through their Community COVID-19 Response Grant! The pandemic has greatly impacted Home of the Sparrow...
If you would like to learn more about how the pandemic has impacted Home of the Sparrow, please check out our feature in the NW Herald! Home of the Sparrow continues to do what we can to support homeless women and children. Please also join us for our Covid Relief...
DID YOU KNOW? We've added trucks and movers to the team and can get a furniture donation pickup scheduled for your RIGHT AWAY! No need to wait weeks. We are 'first-come-first-serve' and are more than happy to serve you! All you have to do is schedule a date and time...
Again this year, My Sister's Dress is making Prom affordable for all!!! New and gently used formal attire, jewelry, shoes, purses and more are donated to the organization year-round. Area high school students are able to shop at our events to prepare for Prom- a night...
We all need a reminder to take a deep breath sometimes (Aahhhh). Join Debbie Tietz - COUNTRY Financial and the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce for "a day for everything women love!" Use this day to get inspired to be your best AND have fun all at the...
Registration for our "Pearls of Wisdom" Annual Women's Luncheon taking place on Friday, February 24th, 2017 at Boulder Ridge Country Club is now open! Please visit our ticket page here for more information and to purchase your tickets today! We look forward to seeing...
Thank you to the wonderful ladies at Salon MACKK in Crystal Lake who treated our shelter residents to an amazing evening! They all went above and beyond to make sure our ladies felt beautiful in their own skin. The beauticians donated their time, skills and services...
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and community collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving ((November 29, 2016)) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday...
Home of the Sparrow was selected as one of 188 nonprofit domestic violence organizations across the country competing for $650,000 in grant money as a part of The Allstate Foundation’s Purple Purse Challenge, which kicked off Wednesday, September 25th. The Challenge,...
As the holidays approach, we ask that you remember Home of the Sparrow in your holiday giving plans. The women and children who come to Home of the Sparrow are homeless, and often have very little family support. Your generosity will touch the hearts of these women...
On September 14, 2016 Woodstock Sparrow’s Nest Thrift Store and Donation Center partnered with Hearthstone Communities, Apple Creek Flowers and Copy Express to put on a fabulous High Tea and Fashion Show event. The event brought in a full house to Hearthstone Village....
