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Mercy Home Seeks Volunteer Tutors 

The Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is recruiting volunteer tutors for the Walsh Campus at 116th and Longwood Drive as well as the location in the West Loop.   Tutors

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Pandemic Reveals Silver Linings 

“If the pandemic has taught me anything, it’s to look for the silver linings,” said Greg Owen-Boger, Executive Director of Turpin Cares, a local philanthropic organization that kicked into high

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Turpin Cares Hosts Holiday Collection at Starbucks 

  Turpin Cares, Beverly/Morgan Park-based a not-for-profit organization that collects and distributes food, comfort items and hygiene products for local families in need, hosts a holiday collection through Dec. 24 at Starbucks, 103rd and Longwood Drive. People

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Feeding the Hungry: Maple Morgan Food Pantry  

  The Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry’s annual holiday turkey fundraising campaign is underway. The Thanksgiving food distribution is in November, and many families are expected to be in need of emergency food. Our local pantry gives a turkey and all the trimmings for holiday

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Writing Group Dedicates Scholarship  

By Tina Jenkins Bell  BAPA School Liaison   Recently, For Love of Writing, an African American led writing group with a diverse outreach for professional and creative development opportunities on Chicago’s South Side, awarded a $500 scholarship to support Black

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