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‘Permanent Crown’ Donation Drive Goes Beyond Beautiful Hair
October 13, 2023 • When Jodi Henderson was first assigned a youth to advocate for back in April, she remembers the teenager wore braids....
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Coworker Corner: Veronica Quintero
September 22, 2023 • Veronica Quintero has only worked at Mercy Home for little more than a year, but her presence inside our Learning...
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Youth Inspired by DuSable Black History Museum Tour
September 18, 2023 • As part of our Summer Enrichment Program, our young people received a personalized tour of The DuSable Black History Museum...
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Mercy Home Celebrates Back To School at Bud Billiken Parade
September 8, 2023 • A highlight of late summer in Chicago is also the largest African American parade in the country: the Bud Billiken Parade....
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Youth Leader Lali Has Things Covered
August 23, 2023 • Habitat for Humanity Service Builds Teamwork, Community From Lali’s point of view, and with some minor exceptions, this year’s Habitat...
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A World of Possibilities Explored During HBCU Trip
August 23, 2023 • Some of our young people recently toured historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Atlanta, GA. For many of our...
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Getting Away to Get Together
August 22, 2023 • Scholars Retreat Builds Bonds to Support Success For Marlin Exton of Mercy Home’s Education and Career Resources (ECR) department, the...
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Strong Relationships Remedy Loneliness
August 15, 2023 • People are lonelier today than ever before—and it’s taking a toll on people’s health. Like his predecessors who warned...
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Scrubbing In: Young Men Explore Medical Field
August 14, 2023 • What is it like to a be nurse? That’s a question our young men explored during a visit to Rush...
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Hospitality in Season—Summer Career Program Serves up Industry Insights
August 11, 2023 • If you’re going to explore careers in hospitality, you’d be hard pressed to find a finer place to start than...