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Mercy Family Center
Mercy Family Center
110 Veterans Memorial, Ste. 425
Metairie, LA 70005
was raised in support of our communities
Because of your generosity, our Foundation continues to make a lasting difference for Mercy’s patients, programs and services. In FY25, you helped us raise more than $1 million to improve the health of our community. Thanks to you, we were ready to meet urgent needs with care and compassion.
Every year, lives are changed because donors like you stepped forward to give. This snapshot illustrates some of Mercy’s most critical fundraising initiatives that will benefit not only our patients and their families, but also our caregivers and our community.
Provided 240 children in crisis with free mental health care
Trained 1,000 schools, community organizations and health care providers in suicide prevention
Supported 350 people after natural disasters and incidents of community violence
When Alyssa was just 13, she felt her world was crumbling. Living with high-functioning autism, struggling to make friends, and coping with the trauma of her father’s drug abuse and domestic violence, her self-esteem hit rock bottom. That year, she experienced her first major depressive episode and attempted to take her own life.
After time in a psychiatric hospital, Alyssa came to Mercy Family Center in 2018. At first, she was quiet and guarded. But slowly, with the compassion of therapist John Hill and psychiatrist Dr. Kim Kavanagh, Alyssa began to heal. John became a trusted friend, learning about her hobbies and dreams. Dr. Kavanagh provided therapy and medication support, and taught Alyssa’s mom how to advocate for her in school.
Over the years, Alyssa transformed from a scared, withdrawn teen into a confident young woman. Now 19, she’s a freshman at Nicholls State University, studying education so she can help children with disabilities.
“I’ve grown so much as a person, mentally, physically and emotionally,” Alyssa says. “That’s all thanks to Mercy, Dr. Kavanagh and John Hill.”
Your generosity makes stories like Alyssa’s possible. Because of our donors, uninsured and underinsured children and families can receive the mental health care services they need.
Mercy Family Center
110 Veterans Memorial, Ste. 425
Metairie, LA 70005
was raised in support of our community in FY26
was allocated to support our community in FY26
Because of your generosity, our Ministry continues to make the lasting difference for Mercy’s patients, programs and services. In FY26, you helped us raise almost $132,000 to improve the health of our community. Thanks to you, we were ready to meet urgent needs with care and compassion.
Every year, lives are changed because donors like you stepped forward to give. This snapshot illustrates some of Mercy’s most critical fundraising initiatives that will benefit not only our patients and their families, but also our caregivers and our community.
school-aged youth were provided evidence-based treatment for trauma and grief.
school mental health professionals received crisis response training.
hours of consultation services were provided to social work interns and school mental health professionals.
Served 150 school-aged youth with evidence-based trauma and grief treatment.
Trained 250 school mental health professionals on providing timely crisis response to students following the untimely death of a student or faculty member.
Provided 500 hours of consultation to social work interns and school mental health professionals.
Amy, a name we changed to protect her privacy, came into care after she was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She was 13 and had attempted suicide. She began seeing John Hill, one of our licensed clinical social workers who specializes in pediatric suicidal ideation, and Dr. Kavanagh.
Amy was diagnosed with autism in third grade, and ADHD and depression at Mercy. Her father had a substance use disorder. He was incarcerated for drug use and domestic violence, which Amy had been exposed to. Her mother has a fourth-grade education yet was able to get Amy the support she needed in school, including a dedicated person to help her get from class to class.
Despite Amy’s struggles, she did well academically and wanted to go to college. Dr. Kavanagh suggested the Nicholls State Bridge to Independence program, designed for individuals with high-functioning autism. Amy was accepted into Nicholls State and will be the first member of her family to attend college. The care she received, and the support of donors like you, helped make this achievement possible.
Amy, a name we changed to protect her privacy, came into care after she was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. She was 13 and had attempted suicide. She began seeing John Hill, one of our licensed clinical social workers who specializes in pediatric suicidal ideation, and Dr. Kavanagh.
Amy was diagnosed with autism in third grade, and ADHD and depression at Mercy. Her father had a substance use disorder. He was incarcerated for drug use and domestic violence, which Amy had been exposed to. Her mother has a fourth-grade education yet was able to get Amy the support she needed in school, including a dedicated person to help her get from class to class.
Despite Amy’s struggles, she did well academically and wanted to go to college. Dr. Kavanagh suggested the Nicholls State Bridge to Independence program, designed for individuals with high-functioning autism. Amy was accepted into Nicholls State and will be the first member of her family to attend college. The care she received, and the support of donors like you, helped make this achievement possible.
Mercy Family Center
110 Veterans Memorial, Ste. 425
Metairie, LA 70005