http://www.sparrowclubs.org
All youth deserve acceptance and compassion in a school environment, the need to know their lives matter, and that they have the power to impact the lives of others in a positive way. The Sparrow Clubs program provides youth opportunities to discover their value through participation in service-learning, while also making a difference in the lives of a family with a child in medical crisis.
The ultimate goal of Sparrow Clubs is to impact youth culture by imprinting compassion, generosity, and integrity on the hearts of kids in schools. Sparrow Clubs believes that compassion can overcome anger, that generosity can overcome selfishness, and that integrity can overcome apathy. The Sparrow Clubs program compels and motivates kids of all ages to look beyond themselves for the sake of serving others in need – not only the family of a child in medical need, but others throughout our communities. Serving others leads to change at a heart level.Families with children in medical need face significant emotional turmoil, as well as financial hardships. Although health insurance coverage is now available to more individuals, ancillary costs such as travel expenses for specialized care, ongoing therapies, annual co-pays and deductibles are out-of-pocket expenses for families. In most cases, parents caring for a critically ill child lose time from work – some have to leave their jobs – resulting in a reduction of income and inability to pay for ancillary costs, let alone day to day living expenses.Sparrow families no longer feel as isolated during the struggles with their child’s medical issues when they are embraced by an entire school student body. Their child becomes an inspiration and a catalyst for change in the hearts of youth. Sparrow Clubs also offers financial support to families with children in medical need by partnering them with schools involved in the Sparrow Club program.
906 NE Greenwood Ave, Ste 2 Bend OR 97701
http://www.sparrowclubs.org
All youth deserve acceptance and compassion in a school environment, the need to know their lives matter, and that they have the power to impact the lives of others in a positive way. The Sparrow Clubs program provides youth opportunities to discover their value through participation in service-learning, while also making a difference in the lives of a family with a child in medical crisis.
The ultimate goal of Sparrow Clubs is to impact youth culture by imprinting compassion, generosity, and integrity on the hearts of kids in schools. Sparrow Clubs believes that compassion can overcome anger, that generosity can overcome selfishness, and that integrity can overcome apathy. The Sparrow Clubs program compels and motivates kids of all ages to look beyond themselves for the sake of serving others in need – not only the family of a child in medical need, but others throughout our communities. Serving others leads to change at a heart level.Families with children in medical need face significant emotional turmoil, as well as financial hardships. Although health insurance coverage is now available to more individuals, ancillary costs such as travel expenses for specialized care, ongoing therapies, annual co-pays and deductibles are out-of-pocket expenses for families. In most cases, parents caring for a critically ill child lose time from work – some have to leave their jobs – resulting in a reduction of income and inability to pay for ancillary costs, let alone day to day living expenses.Sparrow families no longer feel as isolated during the struggles with their child’s medical issues when they are embraced by an entire school student body. Their child becomes an inspiration and a catalyst for change in the hearts of youth. Sparrow Clubs also offers financial support to families with children in medical need by partnering them with schools involved in the Sparrow Club program.
906 NE Greenwood Ave, Ste 2 Bend OR 97701