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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...
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Music Therapy Helps Youth from Trauma
June 3, 2025 • Many of our young people carry the weight of traumatic experiences on their shoulders. Research shows that these adverse experiences...
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From Classroom Leader to Future Engineer: Jessica’s Successful Academic Year
May 22, 2025 • Jessica is a bright and determined rising junior at Gary Comer College Prep, and a resident in Walgreen Home, where...
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Serving Those Who Serve in Uniform
May 22, 2025 • A group of Mercy Home coworkers volunteered recently at Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Hospital in Chicago. Volunteers helped organize clothes...
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Labor Leaders Support Our Mission while Honoring Mercy Home Friends
May 22, 2025 • Fr. Scott once again joined labor leaders and members at the Operating Engineers Local 150 in Countryside, Ill., for the...
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Empowerment Event Explores Self-Love
May 19, 2025 • Mercy Home’s Leader Council hosted their annual Empowerment Day event for our young people at our Walsh Campus, promoting self-love...