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Mercy Home Helps Young Woman Stay in College
September 12, 2018 • Read about Ladasia who had to skip class to work two jobs to support her family towards working towards her...
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Six Ways Mercy Home’s Kids Get Ready for the School Year
August 21, 2018 • With a new school year already upon us, the boys & girls at Mercy Home are hard at work preparing...
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Mercy Model in Schools Workshop Teaches Trauma-Informed Care
August 16, 2018 • A group of educators representing 16 Chicagoland schools gathered at Mercy Home for a two-day workshop on using trauma-informed classroom...
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From ‘Just Getting By’ to a Dream of Practicing Law
August 7, 2018 • Read about Rashaun, who went from taking risks and behaving badly in class to flourishing academically at Mercy Home for...
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Facility Dog Pongo Fosters Paws-itive Relationships
July 12, 2018 • At Mercy Home, we don’t sweat the dog days of summer. That’s because our facility dog Pongo helps foster positive...
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Mercy Home’s Father Figures
June 15, 2018 • Around 94 percent of our kids come from single-parent households where, more often than not, fathers are not in the...
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Dzuękuję bardzo Means ‘Thank You Very Much’
June 7, 2018 • Our annual fundraiser for education, Graduates' Luncheon, shared several moving and inspirational testimonials from our young people.
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Partners in Prayer: Daniel Overcomes Trauma
March 22, 2018 • Join our Partners in Prayer to pray for young people like Daniel, who found a safe home, stability, and opportunity...
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Swoon Volunteers Help Kids Prepare for Success
March 21, 2018 • A group of Friends First matches recently learned valuable skills for the future when our friends at Swoon held a...
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Kids Attend Black Panther Screening Thanks to Chicago Actors
February 28, 2018 • Thanks to two generous Chicago actors, Karimah Westbrook and Craig Robinson, Mercy Home's young men and women attended a special...