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Mercy Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx and offers participants a wide range of services including domestic counseling and citizenship services, nutrition and group exercise classes, ESOL, and job training courses. . Mercy Center is a member of the Federation of agencies under the Archdiocese of New York.

ABOUT:

Mercy Center was founded in 1990 as a counseling and support center to assist women in overcoming obstacles of domestic abuse, isolation, and a lack of access to education and social services. Over the years, Mercy Center has grown to offer services for children and men as well. Most recently, Mercy Center was selected as a recipient of an Opportunity Center grant as part of New York's Office for New Americans initiative, which provides funding for neighborhood-based citizenship services. Mercy Center promotes the right to an improved quality of life by addressing the needs of the whole person, developing skills for health family living and economic advancement, and building a community of respect, hospitality, and non-violence.

Mercy Center offers the following programs:

- Parenting and family life skills - Employment readiness - ESL - Youth programs and activities - Citizenship services