Dedicated to improving the lives of homeless women and children
Our Mission
To provide housing and supportive services to homeless women who want to improve their lives and become self-sufficient.
Our Vision
To expand our continuum of services to provide our program graduates and women throughout our community with the housing and educational resources they need to sustain long-term economic independence.
Announcements
Main Line Today’s Best of the Main Line ’08
Home of the Sparrow is honored to be a beneficiary for Main Line Today’s Best of the Main Line ’08.
The Best of Main Line party is a celebration of the finest Main Line restaurants, people, places and services, as voted by the readers and editors of Main Line Today magazine.
Home of the Sparrow is one of five nonprofit organizations being recognized this year for making a positive difference in the lives of the people, especially the children and families, living on the Main Line and in the Western Suburbs. Best of Mainline Web Site
Home of the Sparrow is extremely honored to announce the receipt of a generous grant award from the WOMEN’S WAY’s Community Women’s Fund.
During the Spring 2008 cycle, over 70 agencies applied for this funding and Home of the Sparrow was one of only 12 award recipients.
Women’s Way is the country’s oldest and largest women’s funding federation. Their mission is to raise money and public awareness to fight for and achieve women’s equality, safety, self-sufficiency and reproductive freedom through women-centered funding, advocacy and training.
We are proud to have the support of such an outstanding organization!
Upcoming Home of the Sparrow Events
“Fashion to Fund the Future” - October 20, 2008
Recent Home of the Sparrow Events
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Jazz at Brushwood 2008
Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran once again hosted our annual gala at her renowned horse farm,
Brushwood Stable – Bryn Clovis Annex. Everyone in attendance spent their evening mingling with
friends in this bucolic Chester County setting and enjoyed a wonderful party for a very worthy
cause. Complete Story.
Recent Community Fundraisers
“Beauty, Baubles and Bags for Better Lives”
The “Beauty, Baubles and Bags for Better Lives” ” fundraiser attracted a crowd of shoppers in downtown West Chester on Thursday, April 24. The beautiful weather added to the lovely ambiance of the evening.
Plain Jane, PeeDee Bee Handbags and Grandiflora kindly kept their doors open past hours to benefit our organization. Each store generously donated 20% of its sales in support of our mission to provide transitional housing to homeless women and their children.
Board member Renee Patrone of Albright & Patrone Events coordinated the enjoyable shopping event which led to a wonderful success! Special thanks to Kreutz Creek Vineyards for supplying us with some great wine.
Thank you to all participants for supporting Home of the Sparrow, we are truly grateful!
Contact Home of the Sparrow
969 East Swedesford Road
Exton, PA 19341
Phone: 610-647-4940 Fax: 610-240-7268