MERCY COMMUNITIES INC
TOP-RATED 2010
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Target demographics: Homeless or at-risk parents with children between the ages of 0-18.
Direct beneficiaries per year: In 2009, we provided services to 30 mothers and their 52 children.
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Help provide:
-Respite Childcare
-Teach a life skills class
-Transportation
-Yard work
-Home repairs
-Clerical work
-Tutor
-Mentor
Geographic areas served: Sangamon County
Mission:
The mission of M.E.R.C.Y. (Mentors, Empowerment and Resources for Change in Young families) Communities is to provide housing and supportive services to foster the independence of homeless and at-risk families.
Results:
Over the past ten years we have served 138 families.
Four mothers have gone on to home ownership.
In 2009, 96 percent of transitional families moved into permanent housing upon completion of the program.
In 2009, 93 percent of permanent supportive families maintained their housing for one year or longer.
Four mothers have gone on to home ownership.
In 2009, 96 percent of transitional families moved into permanent housing upon completion of the program.
In 2009, 93 percent of permanent supportive families maintained their housing for one year or longer.
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CatherineWells
11/19/10
I recently joined the Clinical Advisory Board and attended my first meeting earlier this month. I was immediately impressed with the the way the director and the counselors and social workers there combined a deep sense of caring with a high degree of professionalism. The MERCY employees and ...
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AHartman
11/04/10
I was introduced to Mercy a couple of years ago and quickly saw how important their work was. There are several local agencies helping provide the homeless with shelter, but Mercy goes beyond that. Not only do they provide shelter, they also provide the counseling and structure and support these ...
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bobhall
05/28/10
I tell my friends that MERCY is the perfect charitable agency. It would be compassionate and useful enough if we just took in homeless women and their children, and gave them a place to stay. But that would just change their environment. We want to change their lives.
We provide a nice place to ...
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