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Rolling With the Flow
July 23, 2020 • Education, discipline, and donor support helps Mercy Home Community Care scholar find success to create a better, more just, world...
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5 minute read
Danielle Finds a Safe Place to Call Home
July 16, 2020 • Danielle’s life was flipped upside-down when her mother lost her job. After experiencing homelessness and moving around, she finally found...
5 minute read
My Crowning Moment
July 15, 2020 • AfterCare scholar and graduate of University of Illinois at Chicago says the security of earning her degree gives her the...
5 minute read
Youth Development Inspires Young Man to Embrace the Future
July 8, 2020 • There was only one opinion that really mattered to Will in his youth development—his brother’s. For as long as Will...
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Crystal Finds Stability at Mercy Home
June 24, 2020 • Many of us were struggling with feelings of confinement as we sheltered to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Staying home...
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Thomas Gains Confidence at Mercy Home
June 17, 2020 • For many of our young people, hope has been elusive in their lives. They have experienced tremendous hardships and challenges....
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Landing on the Shores of Mercy
June 11, 2020 • There was nothing 12-year-old Anthony loved more than going fishing with his grandfather in the summer. On weekends, they’d rise...
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Loved, At Last
May 13, 2020 • Ever since Angel was a little girl, she felt like something was missing. And she knew exactly what that thing...
5 minute read
Young Man Learns to Open Up at Mercy Home
January 22, 2020 • Mercy Home for Boys & Girls' network of therapeutic care and family therapy helps young man find his voice and...
5 minute read
Ava’s Story: Finding Hope for the Future
December 13, 2019 • After Ava's grandmother got ill, Ava received the support she needed to build a bright future from Mercy Home.