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Young Professionals Put Career Paths in the Spotlight for Youth
January 24, 2025 • For the young people at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, positive adult role models are vital in helping them...
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Winter Break Mixes Learning and Fun
January 24, 2025 • Winter break may mean time off from school, but our young people kept their minds sharp during these midwinter days....
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Sharing Culture, Rituals Create Environment for Growth
January 16, 2025 • Our young people enjoyed a dinner in celebration of the Kwanzaa holiday thanks to a committee led by youth care...
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We Are the Light Bearers: Mercy Home Celebrates Christmas
January 6, 2025 • Just as the holidays bring friends and family together around the world, so too do they create togetherness and celebration...
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Fitness Club Helps Youth Build Healthy Habits, Confidence
December 20, 2024 • Our young men have been participating in the 20/30 Youth Fitness Club at our West Loop Campus. Sensei Shannon Blunt...
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No Place Like Home for the Holidays: Donors, Volunteers, and Community Care Celebrate Christmas with Family
December 20, 2024 • Daniel Nelson remembers the first Christmas party for former Mercy Home residents back in 2005. “It started off in a...
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Children of the Light
December 20, 2024 • In early December we gathered around an unlit Christmas tree in our cafeteria. It was bitterly cold and dark outside!...
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Mercy Home Youth Wins Area-wide Art Contest
December 20, 2024 • When Itzy grows up, she wants to work in an art-related field or become a pediatrician. In the meantime, drawing...
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Annual Tree Lighting Kicks Off Christmas at Mercy Home
December 19, 2024 • Mercy Home’s young people, coworkers, board members, and guests gathered during the first week of December to celebrate a favorite...
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A Generous and Grateful Heart Mercy Home Celebrates Thanksgiving Together
December 18, 2024 • Thanksgiving is the perfect time for the Mercy Home family to gather together and share their gratitude for the many...