Meet Yasmin Garcia

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Thanks to your support, Yasmin journeyed from being a Care-A-Van patient to a Care-A-Van nurse The first time Yasmin Garcia stepped onto the Bon Secours Richmond Care-A-Van, she was a nervous six-year-old who spoke no English. Yet, she was treated with kindness and compassion in that space thanks to your gift. “We were very new…

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Meet Briearra Kennedy

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Briearra is helping connect patients with services, thanks to your support for programs like Mercy Serves Mercy Serves is an innovative program made possible by your support. The program focuses on matching vulnerable patients with available services. Briearra Kennedy is part of Mercy Serves. The program is a partnership with AmeriCorps, the federal agency for…

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Laura Danko’s Story

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Thanks to your support for Mercy Outreach, Laura gets the support she needs to manage her chronic illnesses Laura Danko was very sick. She was in and out of the hospital and in and out of ICU with complications from her unmanaged diabetes. Fortunately for Laura, your donation supports the Mercy Outreach Program for chronic…

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Eviction Prevention

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Giving Opportunity Eviction Prevention Keep West Baltimore neighbors in their homes Donate now to prevent imminent evictions for struggling families Donate Help residents of West Baltimore avoid being evicted Give the gift of a secure and stable place to live for those in need Facing eviction is disruptive and damaging to people who are already…

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Meet John Rinaldi

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John gives to Mercy Health Foundation Lorain because it fits his goals as a donor John Rinaldi made the greater Cleveland area laugh for more than 50 years as part of the comedy duo Big Chuck and Lil John. Today, John is a member of a new team, the Mercy Health Foundation Lorain board of…

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Megan Marconyak’s Story

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Megan gives to the Bon Secours Violence Response Team to provide special care to victims of violence Megan Marconyak became aware of the Bon Secours Violence Response Team’s important work at its annual fundraiser. What she learned there made a powerful impression. After that, Megan became a regular donor. She also started fundraising for the…

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KaZonté’s Story

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KaZonté’s work with victims of violent crime at the Trauma Recovery Center is possible thanks to you Thanks to gifts from donors like you, KaZonté Allen and her colleagues can provide specialized care in their community to those who really need it. KaZonté is a social worker and therapist at the Mercy Health – Toledo…

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Meet Jean Hodge

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Your support of the Kikel Mobile Dental Clinic gave Jean the relief she needed When Jean Hodge faced a dental emergency, your gifts to the Kikel Mobile Dental Clinic made it possible for her to get relief in minutes instead of hours. Her day had started with excruciating pain from a broken tooth. The receptionist…

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Meet Amanda Barlow

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Your gifts mean that Amanda has a wig to help her feel more like herself during cancer treatments Amanda Barlow loved her hair. She says, without a doubt, that losing her long, beautiful hair has been the hardest part of battling cancer. But donors like you helped make that loss a little bit more bearable.…

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