
Academic Awards Celebrate Successful School Year
July 9, 2025 • The conclusion of the school year gave Mercy Home the opportunity to celebrate our young people’s academic and professional achievements...
Since 1887, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls has provided children and families with healing and tools to build brighter futures. It gives children who’ve experienced abuse, neglect, or violence a safe home, educational support, and career guidance.
Young people live with us full time in a safe, structured, and supportive home. Read More
Provides support and continued connection to our Home for former residents and for families. Read More
Volunteer mentors make a lifetime of difference in the lives of children. Read More
July 9, 2025 • The conclusion of the school year gave Mercy Home the opportunity to celebrate our young people’s academic and professional achievements...
July 9, 2025 • Following the last day of classes for Chicago Public Schools, our young people were greeted by Hope and Poppy, two...
July 1, 2025 • I know it’s hard to imagine, but before coming to our door many of Mercy Home’s children never knew what...
July 1, 2025 • I recently read an interesting article about society’s current “epidemic of busyness.” It explained that nearly all people feel a...