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Breast Cancer Education Event Encourages Awareness and Remembrance
November 6, 2023 • October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and that means one thing at Mercy Home: our annual “Walsh Goes Pink” event...
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Open House Offers Inside Look for Community Partners
November 1, 2023 • With the school year in full swing, Mercy Home hosted an open house for our community partners, local schools, and...
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Success Code: Young Women Mapping Tech Futures
November 1, 2023 • While many kids their age use the weekend to relax from school, two of our young women spend two hours...
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Mercy Home Helps Young People Heal from Turbulence of Domestic Violence
October 20, 2023 • Two people falling in love can be exciting. But some relationships turn violent. More than 10 million men and women...
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Nonprofit Helps Mercy Home Youth Develop Coding Skills and Friendships
October 17, 2023 • While many kids their age use the weekend to relax from school, two of our young people spend two hours...
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Mercy Home Community Helps People of Maui
October 13, 2023 • Last August, a series of wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui that caused widespread damage, killed at...
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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....