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Mercy Housing would like to announce two exciting leadership transitions. After eight years as President of Mercy Housing Lakefront, Cindy Holler has been promoted to a new role as Senior Vice President of National Real Estate for Mercy Housing.  In this role, she will remain in Chicago but will help spur innovation and accelerate development

Thank you for providing hope for families, veterans, and other vulnerable people.  Thanks to you, Mercy Housing built or preserved 937 homes and prevented homelessness for 6,812 people in the Chicago and Milwaukee regions.  In 2013, your support helped make it possible to: Complete renovations to preserve 210 affordable family homes at the historic Pullman

CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA® has been awarded a $4 million grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation on behalf of three non-profit lenders to expand resident ownership opportunities in affordable manufactured housing communities. The grant is part of the foundation’s new CDFI Collaboratives program, a $33 million commitment to help CDFIs build capacity and jumpstart

Mercy Housing, a national nonprofit affordable housing organization, today announced that Sister Lillian Murphy, RSM, will retire from her position as Chief Executive Officer of the organization in June 2014. Mercy Housing’s National Board of Trustees has selected current Mercy Housing President Jane Graf as the new CEO effective on July 1, 2014. Since assuming

Source: The Denver Post Article by Claire Martin Although Metropolitan State University of Denver student Birendra Dhakal has lived in the city since he was 13, he was shaped by his experience being born and raised in Nepal’s Goldhap refugee camp. In the self-portrait he took for “Picture Me Here,” an exhibit of Denver refugee

The government shutdown has dominated the airwaves since work in Washington DC came to a screeching halt 11 days ago. But what does a “government shutdown” mean for organizations like Mercy Housing and, more frighteningly, for the people we serve each day?

The newest addition to the available and affordable living options in Esparto is now buzzing with activity—children run to the playground at Mercy Housing’s Esperanza Crossing and residents have started to settle into the 40 one- to three-bedroom apartments. “Esperanza Crossing offers exactly what this community needs while strengthening the lives of its residents.” said

Take a look at some of the good work done over the past few months by Mercy Housing Staff and Partners in communities all across the nation. Mercy Housing California Received a $160,000 grant from Citi Foundation to develop a new model of affordable housing paired with health care. Sends its heartfelt congratulations to board member Tangerine Brigham, on the

In Charkita Moore’s household, education is a family affair. KeShaun, 11 years old, and his big brother Lorenzo, 13 years old, have lived and learned at Mercy Housing’s Lavergne Courts since 2001. “Charkita is working hard to get her Associates Degree and the boys both attend Chicago Jesuit Academy (CJA), a wonderful neighborhood prep school,” said Whitney Nash, Resident Services Manager at Lavergne Courts. “Chicago