House of Mercy was delighted to partner with the RMSC as a Community Eclipse Ambassador on April 8th. The Rochester Museum and Science Center’s community ambassador program was created to prepare, excite and educate the nine county Rochester / Finger Lakes area, as well as, help to decentralize STEAM learning into the communities, creating access for all.
This unique partnership ensured that the people who are served by House of Mercy and our community partners were able to participate fully in the event in the way that’s most meaningful to them.
House of Mercy had a month of eclipse programming leading up to the big day, and distributed eclipse backpacks to our unsheltered neighbors who were interested in participating “where they’re at,” making sure that they had eclipse glasses, facts, a special House of Mercy 2024 eclipse water bottle, hygiene supplies and warm socks.