Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow partners with women facing homelessness to secure housing, achieve long- term stability, and chart new paths for their futures. Since our beginning we have served over 4300 women in Chester County. Our services – case management and financial subsidies – help bridge the gap between income and expenses to remove eviction and the trauma of homelessness from the equation. Even seemingly insurmountable obstacles can be tackled when someone is willing to help and support you!
Home of the Sparrow invites you to support our women by participating in the Stars & Strides Challenge to End Homelessness. This virtual event provides friends and family with a great reason to exercise, keep healthy, and raise awareness. We need 200 stars to stride a total of 12 million steps (6,000 miles) and raise $125 each. Think of it as “as a marathon in a month” with each person walking or running a minimum of 26.2 miles (63,000 steps)!
Participants can chart a new path for their own health and wellness while helping to raise $25,000 for supportive housing services and trauma-informed case management. These funds will help five women and their children remain stably housed for a whole year. Individuals and teams have the month of July to complete their goal. Follow along on social media as we highlight you - our stars - and our women who are working towards financial and housing stability.
Register for free as an individual, create your own team, or join a team and watch as our combined strides add up! You can participate from anywhere and we’ll be looking for pictures of you and your pets from the beach, the lake, or the Chester Valley Trail! Tag us and use the hashtag #StarsAndStridesChallenge. With your very your own fundraising page, you can invite friends to donate to help us reach our goal of $25,000!
Awards and Prizes:
A Home of the Sparrow Pop-Socket for each person who:
- Raises at least $125 or
- Logs at least 250,000 steps (~8,000/day)
Special prizes for the top three:
- Fundraisers
- Steps/miles logged
HOW TO START
STEP 1: REGISTER for FREE and set up your account anytime between now and July 1. Once you register, you’ll receive a Home of the Sparrow bandanna!
STEP 2: RECRUIT friends, family, or colleagues to also register or create a team for them to join.
STEP 3: TRACK your “strides,” steps or miles starting July 1. There are three ways to track your progress:
- Download the Charity Footprints App (it’s free!)
- Sync your fitness devices (Fitness, Apple Watch, Garmin, Google Fit, Misfit, Strava) or use the health app on your phone
- Manually enter your steps on your Charity Footprints events page
STEP 4: SHARE your fundraising page with others so they can support you through donations. Post the link on social media or send it in a text to friends and family. Also, we want to see you in action - post your photos and be sure to tag Home of the Sparrow and include #StarsAndStridesChallenge
We also encourage you to post pictures to the Community Scrapbook on the Charity Footprints app or website!
Make an Impact
Your participation, whether you register, create a team, donate or spread the word, will change lives. Event proceeds will provide:
- Financial empowerment by helping women create and manage viable monthly budgets, increase income, if possible, reduce expenses and debt, increase savings, and improve their credit scores
- Access to additional program and services to address non-housing needs
- Help addressing mental health
- Ongoing support for HOS graduates so they maintain financial and housing security.
Contact Us
We look forward to having you join us!
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