 Founded: |
1862 by the Sisters of Mercy, Mid-Atlantic
Community |
| Incorporated: |
1865 |
| Licensed
by: |
New York State Office of Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities |
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 1862 |
First five children were sheltered. |
| 1865 |
Agency officially incorporated. |
| 1883 |
West wing is added to the building to
accommodate the increase in admissions. |
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| 1935 |
Girls attend community high schools to increase inclusion opportunities. |
| 1941 |
Pre-school boys are admitted. |
| 1955 |
Family groups admitted to help keep
siblings together. |
| 1967 |
The agency becomes a temporary shelter
for abused and abandoned children under NYC auspices. |
| 1969 |
School established on the grounds under
the direction of the NYC Board of Education. |
| 1971 |
Agency name is officially changed to Mercy Home for Children. |
| 1976 |
Mercy Home becomes a long-term
residential facility for severely developmentally disabled children admitted through the city emergency
temporary care program |
| 1977 |
The Developmental Therapy Unit is established. |
| 1978 |
Visitation Residence opens for 10 youngsters
in Red Hook, Brooklyn. This was the first Intermediate Care Facility opened by Mercy Home. |
| 1979 |
Harold Warren Residence opens for 6
boys in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. |
| 1981 |
M. Vincent Haire Residence opens for
10 young men in Downtown, Brooklyn.
The agency Certificate
of Incorporation is amended providing lifetime care
for every resident. |
| 1986 |
Kevin Keating Residence opens for 20
teenage boys in Rosedale, Queens. |
| 1987 |
The Building Owners and Managers Association
(BOMA) honors Mercy Home for its
outstanding programs |
| 1988 |
Jasper Littlejohn Residence opens for
12 youngsters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. |
| 1989 |
Richard T. Santulli Residence opens
for 15 young ladies in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. |
| 1990 |
125th anniversary celebrated |
| 1993 |
New York Newsday honors Mercy
Home volunteers. |
| 1994 |
Mercy Home receives
recognition from the New York City Council, Brooklyn
Borough President’s Office, The Mayor’s Office,
and the President’s Council. |
| 1997 |
Adult Respite Program begins in Park Slope, Brooklyn |
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| 2000 |
The Gail Addeo Residence opens for
4 women in Old Mill Basin, Brooklyn.
The Chrys Residence opens for 8 women in Flushing,
Queens.
M. Vincent Haire Residence is relocated to Park Slope,
Brooklyn and re-named the dePorres
Residence. |
| 2001 |
The Rev. Michael J. McGivney Residence
opens for 8 adults in Marine Park, Brooklyn. |
| 2002 |
The Augusta Residence opens for 5 adults
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. |
| 2003 |
The Littlejohn residence is relocated
to Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Visitation
Residence celebrates its 25th Anniversary. |
| 2005 |
Frank's Residence
opens in South Ozone Park, Queens for 8 young men. |
| 2005 |
Day Habilitation without
walls opens in Rosedale, Queens for 2 consumers |
| 2006 |
Respite Program for
Children with autism begins in Kensington, Brooklyn |
| 2006 |
Respite Program for
teens begins in Kensington, Brooklyn |
| 2006 |
Kevin Keating residence
celebrates its 20th Anniversary |
| 2007 |
Begins the 145th Year of Service with a host of celebrations |
| 2007 |
Mercy Home establishes a Creative Arts Center
in Kensington, Brooklyn. |
| 2007 |
Mercy Home and the Mitsui & Co. (USA) develop the Creative Arts Center, Kensington, Brooklyn. |
| 2007 |
Melodic Soul, the Mercy Home Band, gives workshop at the NYFAC-WORC
Autism Awareness Conference in New York City |
| 2008 |
Melodic Soul presents a workshop entitled “The Making of the Band; How a Group of People with Special Needs Went from random Music Makers to Professional Trained Musicians” at the YAI National Conference in NYC |
| 2008 |
The Sanctuary Model is introduced throughout the agency |
| 2008 |
The Therapeutic Rhythmic Arts Project (TRAP) begins at Mercy Home |
| 2008 |
The Creative Arts Program expands and opens at St. Joseph’s College, Fort Greene, Brooklyn |
| 2008 |
Mercy Home opens its first supportive IRA residence for 2 women in Fort Greene, Brooklyn |
| 2008 |
Mercy Home opens an IRA for 4 men in Fort Greene, Brooklyn |
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Sr.
Catherine Crumlish, RSM, Executive
Director
Elinor
Latouche, Assistant Executive
Director, Programs
Joann
Miracolo, Assistant Executive
Director, Administration
Karen
Shaffer, Chief Financial Officer
Sr.
Caroline Tweedy, RSM, Assistant
Executive Director, Communications and
Development
Carmen
M. Aquilone, CSW, President
