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Return of a Beloved Tradition: the Annual Tree Lighting Illuminates Mercy Home
December 14, 2022 • For the past two years at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, much of the Christmas magic has been shared...
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Science Education Served on Tour of Famed Chicago-Area Lab
December 6, 2022 • Recently, a group of Mercy Home’s young people enjoyed a unique STEM experience by touring the Argonne National Laboratory in...
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Mercy Home’s Ofrenda Raises Spirits within the Community
November 3, 2022 • Generations of unconditional love and friendship are etched into the culture of Mercy Home. And during this year’s Día de...
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Halloween Brings Back Beloved Traditions and Seasonal Celebrations
November 1, 2022 • “Haunted Hallways” Makes a Hair-Raising Return For the first time since 2019, the bravest of our young people once again...
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Bumpy Past Smooths Out into Promising Future
October 10, 2022 • Jackson doesn’t remember how long the drive to his new home was, but he does remember the tightness in his...
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Habitat Trip Builds Confidence and Saves Lives
September 28, 2022 • With rolling hills and trees stretching endlessly toward the sky, our kids’ view from the car window stood in stark...
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Acting Locally to Heal Globally—New Mercy Home Environmental Club Aims at Inspiring Change
September 20, 2022 • In the eyes of founding members of a burgeoning environmental advocacy club at Mercy Home, the organization resembles a small...
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Retreat Prepares Scholars for New School Year
August 22, 2022 • At the picturesque location of LaSalle Manor in Plano, Ill., 15 of our Mercy Home scholars prepared for a successful...
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Annual Field Day
August 11, 2022 • Our young people enjoyed the best of outdoor summer fun at their annual Field Days events, held at both Mercy...
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Summer Picnic Recipes for the Whole Family to Enjoy
August 11, 2022 • At Mercy Home, even a simple picnic has the potential to be life-changing for our kids. No, not only because...