Join a great cause! Small Team Projects with Home of the Sparrow and the First Church of Crystal Lake | Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Volunteers will help rehab properties in and around the Crystal Lake, McHenry and Woodstock area owned by Home of the Sparrow....
This #ThankfulThursday, Home of the Sparrow is thankful to Tom Prudden and his family for helping prune trees and shrubs at one of our Affordable Housing units in Woodstock, Illinois. They did an amazing job! We are thankful to them for giving of their time and...
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...
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....
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...
