To move homeless women and mothers with children from homelessness to self-sufficiency and independence. The program is open to women who are committed to improving their lives and who do not have a safe, stable and secure place to live. Families receive a broad range of social services, including housing, vocational support and counseling, to help them live with dignity and as productive members of society.

Description:
Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow's unique program combining long-term transitional housing with extensive training and support provides the badly needed missing link between emergency housing and permanent housing. It empowers women to take control of their lives, overcome their homelessness, and prevent it from ever happening again. The agency works to permanently break the cycle of homelessness.

History:
Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow was incorporated in May 1994, received its 501c3 designation in December 1994, and opened its first residence in February 1995.Our first two residences were rented from area churches. In May 1997 the Board of Directors purchased a house in the Borough of West Chester. With the help of over 300 volunteers, this house became home to five families in the agency's Transitional Housing Program in February 1998.
The agency purchased its second house in West Chester in November 1999. Renovations began in July 2000. Once again, devoted volunteers stepped up to the plate to offer their assistance. In February 2001 his house became a home to an additional four families. Today the agency can provide its program to up to nine families at any given time. Since the opening of its first residence in February 1995, th agency has provided housing and supportive services to more than 150 families, including more than 200 children.

Contact people:

Patricia McLennan, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Virginia Parry, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (610) 647-4940 /fax 610-240 7268

Address:

969 East Swedesford Road Exton, PA 19341 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.homeofthesparrow.org

Directions:

For privacy reasons, addresses are available only upon clearance to provide the volunteer service For maps or information, please see http://www.septa.com/

Miscellaneous Information

Are court referrals welcomed?
	Yes