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Education

Tioga: Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Gives Students an Educational Head Start

March 29, 2017Hannah McComsey

Bright lights shine on the beaming green and orange painted walls as the next group of children happily walked into the Mercy Neighborhood Ministries building located on W. Venango Street in Tioga. The inviting staff

Education

Nicetown-Tioga: Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Continues to Service The Community

November 21, 2016Rasheed M Reynolds

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries (MNM) has been a focal point to the Nicetown community since 1997 and Sister Ann Provost, the executive director of the ministry, has been there since the beginning. MNM has a wide range

Education

Hunting Park: Future Expansion of Community Service Organization

December 8, 2011

https://vimeo.com/33265150] After-school programs have provided a place for students to go to either improve on homework, have a little bit of fun or simply having a safe place to go until mom or dad come

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Hunting Park: Sister Ann Keeps the Community in Mind

November 22, 2011

Many community centers are built and intended to be run with the community in mind. But for the Mercy Neighborhood Ministries the neighborhood has been involved through its planning, construction and now even with the

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