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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...
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A Match ‘Mane in Heaven’: Therapy Horses Visit Mercy Home
July 9, 2025 • Following the last day of classes for Chicago Public Schools, our young people were greeted by Hope and Poppy, two...
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Youth Help Build Homes for Chicago Residents in Need
June 26, 2025 • At Mercy Home, we stress the importance of giving back to the community. Some of our young men spent a...
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Friends First Celebrates Successful Year of Corporate-Based Mentoring
June 26, 2025 • In the city of “Big Shoulders,” there are many young people who don’t have a positive role model or a...
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Excitement in Lead Up to Ireland Trip
June 26, 2025 • When eight of Mercy Home’s young people, accompanied by four coworkers, embarked on a 10-day journey to County Cork, Ireland,...
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Craft Cottage Helps Young People Discover Self-Worth
June 26, 2025 • Maya Wallace, a lifelong painter, art teacher, filmmaker, and our newest Craft Cottage Coordinator, believes art has the power to...
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Inventive Mercy Home Youth Wins Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
June 25, 2025 • Mercy Home resident Josh recently took home first place in the annual Midwest Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge event organized by...
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Our Kids Count: Graduate Speeches Celebrate Success, Acknowledge Support
June 25, 2025 • The 23rd annual Graduates’ Luncheon, hosted by the Leader Council of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, provided attendees with...
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Notes from County Cork
June 18, 2025 • Eight of our young people are enjoying a 10-day overseas adventure in County Cork, Ireland where they are being hosted by...
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Brothers Find Hope and Support at Mercy Home
June 5, 2025 • When brothers Josh and Caleb moved into Mercy Home last summer, nobody could’ve guessed that they had spent the first six years of their...