Home Of The Sparrow Inc

Programs: Mchenry shelter provides housing and supportive services to homeless women (18 years and older) who are single, pregnant, or accompanied by their children. Residents must be clean and sober for at least twelve months prior to coming into the program (if previous alcohol or substance abuse problems existed). Residents must maintain healthy control of any persistent mental health symptoms to include medication compliance and routine psychiatric care, be willing to voluntarily abide by the rules and regulations, and be free from the threat of violence and/or any pending criminal complaints. While supplying shelter, emergency food, clothing, transportation and some necessary financial assistance, hos staff also provide residents with case management that helps them achieve self-reliance. Services are rendered directly or through collaboration with partner agencies. Working together, each agency helps to assure a full spectrum of services as residents strive to gain the self-confidence and hope that results in self-sufficiency. Please note: residents may stay in the shelter for up to two years.

crystal lake shelter provides housing and supportive services to homeless women (18 years and older) who are single, pregnant, or accompanied by their children. Residents must be clean and sober for at least twelve months prior to coming into the program (if previous alcohol or substance abuse problems existed). Residents must maintain healthy control of any persistent mental health symptoms to include medication compliance and routine psychiatric care, be willing to voluntarily abide by the rules and regulations, and be free from the threat of violence and/or any pending criminal complaints. While supplying shelter, emergency food, clothing, transportation and some necessary financial assistance, hos staff also provide residents with case management that helps them achieve self-reliance. Services are rendered directly or through collaboration with partner agencies. Working together, each agency helps to assure a full spectrum of services as residents strive to gain the self-confidence and hope that results in self-sufficiency. Please note: residents may stay in the shelter for up to two years.

transitional apartment program residents may stay for up to two years (average length of stay is 9 months). Upon successful completion of the program, residents may receive up to 6 months of aftercare to support them as they transition into healthy, independent lives. Hos's goal is to empower residents to develop basic life skills, secure and maintain employment that pays a livable wage, develop a continuing educational plan, evaluate their financial status, learn how and why it is important to maintain a budget, identify issues that impede self-sufficiency, secure appropriate community assistance, and learn and apply healthy parenting skills to enhance their lives and the lives of their children and eventually obtain permanent housing.

department of justice (doj) funds were awarded for the sparrows point program, a collaboration between home of the sparrow (hos) and turning point (tp), which is located in woodstock, il. The doj funding has allowed for the creation of a specialized transitional apartment program for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Hos and tp staff provide residents with case management and a comprehensive spectrum of other supportive services that helps them achieve self-reliance. Please note: residents may stay in the sparrows point program for up to two years.