About Us

Our Vision

We strive to alleviate generational poverty in the Greater Asbury Park area.

Our Mission

Guided by the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Center provides services, programs, and education in a culturally sensitive manner to:

Empower People

Empower people in the greater Asbury Park area to reach their full potential by providing immediate and comprehensive services and programs to help stabilize their lives.

Enrich
Lives

Enrich the lives of those we serve by offering opportunities to develop skills to maintain emotional, economic and physical well-being.

Educate Children

Educate children so that we can break the generational poverty one child, one family at a time.

Our Values

We are a community committed to living the core values of respect, justice, integrity, service, and compassion.

Leadership

Board of Trustees

Mary Catherine Cuff, Chair

Former Acting New Jersey
Supreme Court Justice
State of New Jersey

Maureen Domal,
Vice Chair

Former VP, Program Operations for
Disney/ABC

Nicole Berry

Vice President,
Assistant General Counsel JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Br. Frank Byrne

Auxiliary Provincial, Brothers of the Christian Schools’ District of Eastern North America (DENA)
Former President, Christian Brothers Academy

Laurence M. Downes

Retired CEO & Chairman,
New Jersey
Resources & New Jersey
Natural Gas

Eugene Garb

Former CFO,
Vice President National, Educational Music

Rosemary Jeffries, RSM

Former President,
Georgian Court University

Richard Jursca

Retired Manager,
Dupont Capital Management

Dana Lawrence,
‘04 Graduate

Quality Control Chemist, Accupac

Linda Leasor

Former Special Education Teacher

Anaika Napolean,
‘15 Graduate

Monmouth University
Chemistry Major

Evelyn Quinn

Associate Professor,
School of Arts & Sciences, Georgian Court University

Lu-Ann Russell

Senior Director, Special Events
Monmouth University

Thomas Villane

President,
Design 446

Kim Guadagno

Executive Director
Former Lt. Governor of NJ

Financials

Final Annual
Report

Audit of Financial Statements

990 Filing

Employment Opportunities

Arabic-Speaking Community Victim Advocate

Sorry, we currently do not have any open employment opportunities

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Our History

1831

The Foundation

Mercy Center is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. In 1831, Catherine McAuley founded the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland. Now, as then, the primary mission of the order remains “to relieve misery and address its causes” as per the Constitution of the Sisters of Mercy of America.

For more than 170 years, the Sisters of Mercy have served the poor and disadvantaged. The problems of 18th century Dublin – homelessness, hunger, healthcare, education – are not much different from the problems facing 21st century Asbury Park.

1986

Then

In 1986, the Sisters of Mercy purchased and renovated 1106 Main Street and incorporated under the title of Mercy Center. In 1991, Mercy Center purchased the adjacent property and after complete renovation, the building opened and was a welcoming space providing multi-lingual services to serve the entire family. In 2003, Mercy Center opened a third building that contained a pantry on the first floor and additional conference/meeting space on the second floor.

Finally, Sisters Academy of NJ, a middle school, was opened on the west side to provide young women an education of excellence that would put an end to the generational cycle of poverty.

2022

Now

Each day we witness lives being changed with kindness, compassion, and understanding from our staff and volunteers. We are committed to helping children, families, and individuals overcome their burdens and obstacles within an environment marked by dignity and justice.

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