Mercy Home has openings!!!

Mercy Home for Boys & Girls:

Has Openings for Middle School Girls

In Our Seton Home Program

The Typical Candidate is…

• 11-13.5 years of age
• In 5^th - 8^th grade (will be an 8^th grader for the 2011-2012 School Year)
• Performing poorly in school (i.e. lots of missing assignments)
• Aggressive towards peers and refusing to listen to teachers
• An isolated youth, appears depressed and stays to herself
• Having relational issues at home – fighting with siblings and parents
• Friendly with known gang members or “wanna bes”
• Engaging in risky behaviors – taking things, lying, leaving the house without permission, and problems with curfew
• Experiencing issues of loss – major life change - due to death of a loved one or divorce.
• Experiencing trauma – due to violence (gang violence, domestic violence, bullying, endemic stress, and abuse)

Seton Home Program for Middle School Girls…

·         A ten-bed residential program

·         Therapeutic care – offering youth access to individual, group and family therapy

·         Provides access to public and private schools

·         Provides extensive academic support - reading and math labs, book clubs, one-on-one tutoring, participation in the Executive Functions Program (the Neuroscience Department at Rush) and more…

·         Located at the Girls Campus in the Beverly/Morgan Park area

The Results after a Year in Program…

·         98% of our young people advanced a grade level in school.

·         94% of our children who were failing their classes upon arriving at Mercy Home improved their grades to a “C” average or better.

·         The youth gained an average of 1.6 years in math and/or reading

·         72% of our children overcame or lessened the problems that impacted their lives before coming to Mercy Home.

·         79% of our young people report a belief that they can achieve success in school despite great struggles with education in the past.

To refer a youth contact our Admissions staff at 312-738-7590