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Longtime Friends First Relationship Encourages Mentee to Vote
November 6, 2020 • Thanks to encouragement from his former mentor, a young man who graduated from Mercy Home's Friends First program voted for...
Results for: Mentoring
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Mercy Home Pilots New Virtual Mentoring Model
August 28, 2020 • Mercy Home's youth mentoring program recently completed piloting its brand new virtual mentoring model, using six mentor/mentee matches from the...
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Friends First Launches Into Its Biggest Year Yet
January 28, 2020 • Mercy Home's Friends First Mentoring Program recently kicked off its 32nd year and includes 18 mentor-mentee matches, the largest group...
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10 Reasons That Make You a Good Mentor
January 17, 2020 • 10 reasons that make you an excellent candidate to become a mentor with Mercy Home for Boys & Girls' Friends...
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Friends First Celebrates the Season
December 23, 2019 • Mercy Home's Friends First mentors and mentees celebrated the season at the annual Christmas party.
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Friends First Mentee Takes Journey of a Lifetime to Emerald Isle
October 7, 2019 • Mentee from Friends First Mentoring Program joins Mercy Home youth on trip to Ireland.
Friends First and AfterCare Picnic Celebrates Summer
September 4, 2019 • We recently celebrated our annual Friends First and AfterCare Picnic, which brought together nearly 100 former residents, families, mentors, mentees,...
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Volunteer Makes Bigger Impact with Friends First Mentoring Program
August 1, 2019 • Mercy Home's Friends First Mentoring Program allows volunteers to make a bigger difference in the lives kids in need of...
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Friends First and TransUnion: A Partnership for the Mind, Body, and Spirit
May 26, 2019 • Friends First Workplace-Based Mentoring Program and TransUnion team up to support Chicago kids through structured relationships with professionals.
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Help Transform Your Community – Become a Mentor!
April 29, 2019 • Sonya Davis joined the Friends First mentoring program with Mercy Home and became a role model and friend to 14-year-old...
