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...
Casey Reeves, an engineer and woodworker from Huntley, Illinois, will be competing in the Builders Challenge to build a dining table for a family or organization in need. We are grateful that he has chosen Home of the Sparrow to be the recipient of his handmade wood...
#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....
Be sure to check out what our amazing Sparrow’s Nest staff and volunteers had done to the stores!! The Sparrow's Nest Thrift Stores and Donation Centers have been transformed into Santa's workshops for the remainder of the year! You can find everything you need for...
Home of the Sparrow received funding to purchase a fourth moving truck to enhance logistics capabilities. The agency’s generous furniture pickup services will now be able to reach more households and donations. Through the use of three trucks, the Logistics Team logs...
My three children and I had been living in a domestic violence emergency shelter for about two months when an opening became available at Home of the Sparrow’s transitional living shelter. I am 26 and had been living in an abusive relationship with my children’s...
The Presidential Service Award was presented to a group of loyal, hard-working volunteers at the Sparrow’s Nest in Palatine on June 3 by HandsOn Suburban Chicago. This group of volunteers is a part of their Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, RSVP. This award is...
The Friends also held a Tailgate with Friends’ on October 19th at Pinstripes at the South Barrington Aboretum. Over 110 people registered for the event raising over $85,000! The event included a BBQ, Bacceball, Bean Bag Tournament and Craft Beer tasting.
