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Friends First Mentor Pair Explores New Horizons
July 7, 2017 • Friends First mentor pair Eric and Jaylen explore new career paths together by visiting a doctor at Rush University Medical...
Results for: Volunteering
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Looking Back at a Year of Service
May 30, 2017 • Emmy Smith, a MercyWorks Volunteer, looks back on her year of service and its defining spirit of compassion, action, dynamic...
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The Importance of Volunteers
April 28, 2017 • Volunteers are a vital part of our daily lives here at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls. Without our tutors,...
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Take Root and Grow
February 10, 2017 • Grace Corridoni, a MercyWorks volunteer reflects on her time in the program creating community and connections with her fellow volunteers.
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Your Friendship Helps Young People — and Entire Families
February 7, 2017 • "I left the house with nothing,” Doris says. She isn’t exaggerating. But she knew whatever lay ahead was going to...
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Community and Connection
December 9, 2016 • Grace Corridoni, a MercyWorks volunteer reflects on her time in the program creating community and connections with her fellow volunteers.
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An Easy Decision
October 18, 2016 • Mayra Zavala, a MercyWorks volunteer alumni reflects on her time with the program and how it was a life-changing decision...
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Being a Father Figure
June 6, 2016 • Matt Plaska, one of our MercyWorks volunteer program alumni, reflects on his relationship and influence on the youth he worked...
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Our Pasts Don’t Define Us
June 1, 2016 • Read MercyWorker Alumni, Catherine McDonough's reflection on her year spent working as a youth care worker at Mercy Home for...
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Mercy Still Works…Years Later
May 26, 2016 • MercyWorker Alumni, Katie Rogers, discusses her year-long experience working in this life changing volunteer program.