Home. Heal. Thrive.

A new path forward for single parents in need.

Supportive housing and services for Chicago’s most vulnerable children and parents.

Our mission is to provide safe long-term residential programs to help homeless pregnant and current parents heal, find stability, and start building a better path forward.

The Well of Mercy Cordially Invites You To

KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE GALA

Honoring Friend and long time Guardian of the Well, SCOTT MCKIBBEN. Join us for a special dinner, raffle, live auction, music and open bar.

For tickets and sponsorship information, click below or contact Keith McCormick, Director of Marketing and Development, keithm@athewellofmercy.com.

6pm November 3, 2023
Jean Marie Ryan Center at Misericordia Home
6300 N Ridge

Reserve Your Tickets

Help Us Serve The Parents & Kids That Need It Most

Since our founding, the Well of Mercy has served over 300 young mothers
and their children. By allowing women and their children up to five years in a safe, uplifting environment, The Well of Mercy offers single mothers the chance they need to begin the journey towards independence and the time they need to make permanent changes that will improve not only their lives but the lives of their children.

Make A Difference With Your Support

Celebrating The Annual Keeping The Dream Alive Gala

Reserve your tickets now for the annual Keeping the Dream Alive Gala on November 4.

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Grateful For The Partners & People Who Support Us

Because The Well of Mercy does not receive government funding, we rely on the generosity of individuals, community and family foundations and corporate partners to fund our agency and our program. We are grateful to our current and past donors for their generosity.

Our Great Past & Current Corporate Sponsors

Amsted Industries | Ancient Order of Hiberians | Art Van | BDO USA, LLP | Evanston Catholic Women’s Club | Housing Headquarters, Inc. | Infant Inc. | Insure on the Spot | Merrill Lynch | Shoreline Sightseeing | Temple Steel Co.

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Amsted Industries | Ancient Order of Hiberians | Art Van | BDO USA, LLP | Evanston Catholic Women’s Club | Housing Headquarters, Inc. | Infant Inc. | Insure on the Spot | Merrill Lynch | Shoreline Sightseeing | Temple Steel Co. |

Foundations Key to The Well’s Success

Ackerman Foundation | Alpha Phi INternational Fraternity | American Fundraising Foundation | American Online Giving Foundation | Bachman Family Foundation | Braga-Henebry Family Foundation | Corcoran Family Foundation | D’Amico Family Fund | Digs for Dignity | Dowd Family Foundation | Evanston Catholic Women’s Club | Felecian Sisters | Gannett Foundation | Gavin Family Foundation | George Family Foundation | Helen Brach Foundation | Hernberg Family Foundation | Knights of Columbus Pop Council #12315 | Linn Family | Loyola Academy High School | Metropolitan Chicago Synodical Women’s Organization | Mills Family Foundation | Morley Family Fund | Power Family Foundation | Renaissance Charitable Foundation | Schretter Family Foundation | The Service Club of Chicago | UK Online Giving Foundation | Woodward Charitable Trust |

The Guardians of The Well Giving Society Members

Auguston, Megan | Backer, Catherine | Berlin, Lawrence | Bosshart, Patrick | Braun, Elizabeth | Buck, Kathleen | Burns, Margaret | Cantillon, Angela | Collins, James| Coughlin, Katherine | Curtis, Katherine | Degleffetti, Missy | Denten, Margaret | Dicks, Linda | Duvivier, Magali | Gaspar, Adam | Gibes, Jack | Green, Joseph and Carla | Gross, Carolyn | Hutton, Mary Anne | Kariotis, Michael | Kos, Maja | Mans, Amy | McGuire, Meghan | McKibben, Scott | Moore, Mary | Nauman, Lisa | Nelson, John | Neumeyer, Thomas | O’Connor, Gretchen | O’Brien, Margaret | Paschal, Molly | Reichart, Laura | Riekoff, Sandy | Rozzi, Renee | Ryczek, Martin | Salem, Patrick | Sattler, James | Schretter, Jennifer | Stooksbury, Anna | Wagner, Ellen | Wiselogel, Stacey | Worrell, Shari |

Other Major Gifts & Featured Donors

Backer Family | Carroll Family | Des Roberts Family | McKibben Family | Moore Family | Perkus, | Robert and Barbara | Power, Joseph and Susan | Tomaselli Family | Tresnowski Family | Whelan, Dan and Susan | Wiley Family |

Join the Guardians of The Well Giving Society

Our recurring giving society is the easiest way to provide steady support for the ongoing work of The Well of Mercy. Giving monthly online means we can put your donations to immediate good use to help our mothers and their children.

Become a Guardian of The Well

Find The Best Way to Donate

The Well of Mercy needs your help to provide long-term supportive housing programs for Chicago’s most vulnerable. Expecting, new parents, and their young children with no where to call home find refuge at The Well. Our holistic approach provides a safe place to start building a new path forward to end generational poverty and homelessness.

Ways To Give

“To say my experience as a volunteer at The Well of Mercy has been rewarding is a huge understatement. Working with these women and their beautiful babies has changed my life.”

— LIZ, VOLUNTEER SINCE 2015