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October 30, 2020

Nine is Divine: Mercy Home Earns Tribune’s Top Workplaces Honor for 9th Straight Year

The Chicago Tribune today named Mercy Home for Boys & Girls among its top 100 places to work...

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SC Johnson Gives to Mercy Home as Part of 20 Days of Giving Campaign

December 11, 2020 • Mercy Home was recently awarded $20,000 from our friends at SC Johnson as part of their 20 Days of Giving...

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Swish House Hosts Public 3-Point Contest to Benefit Mercy Home

October 7, 2020 • This week, Swish House, a basketball fitness community with roots in Chicago, is hosting a 3-point contest open to the...

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COVID-19 Testing at Mercy Home Makes a Positive Community Impact

August 28, 2020 • Mercy Home is doing its part to make sure the Chicago community has access to free COVID-19 testing. Last week,...

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Chicago Blackhawks Honor Community Hero from Mercy Home

August 18, 2020 • Mercy Home’s Community Care Director Daniel Nelson has been recognized by the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation as a community hero. The...

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Mercy Home’s AfterCare Program Has a New Name: Community Care

July 31, 2020 • Change Reflects Expanded Services with a Community Focus Mercy Home for Boys & Girls has announced that its AfterCare program...

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Seeing Justice

June 4, 2020 • The death of George Floyd, whose life we all watched leave his body as a police officer knelt on his...

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Bree Hughes from Mercy Home for Boys & Girls About Catching the Philanthropic Bug Within Running

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Volunteers deliver gift bags to girls at Mercy Home’s Walsh campus

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A Veteran Chef Returns Home to Help At-Risk Youth

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