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Resident Voices offers residents a platform to share their voice with the greater community. We applaud all those who have the interest to share their thoughts with us! Vista Alegre is a senior property located in Glendale, Arizona. The 60-unit community offers a variety of Resident Services programming that supports residents to live their full

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Affordable housing might be a trendy buzz phrase, but it has been the mission of Mercy Housing for the past 40 years. While we are constantly adapting to a changing landscape of needs within our community, we have remained steadfast in our commitment to providing safe, affordable housing with resident-focused programming from the beginning. To

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3/11/2022

Learn. Eat. Play.

Izzy, a resident at Crestview Village in Omaha, Nebraska, has participated in Out-of- School Time programming for several years and loves to keep busy with her friends after school and during the summer. She adores the Mercy Housing staff and loves to enjoy the healthy and often yummy meals and snacks that are provided free

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Mercy Housing – Sister Lillian Murphy – Expanding Affordable Housing (1987-2014) Lillian Murphy was one of eight children born in San Francisco to Dennis and Katherine Driscoll Murphy. She attended St. Peter’s elementary and high schools, where she was introduced to the Sisters of Mercy. In 1959, Sister Lillian entered the community and was given

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Once completed in 2023, Long Beach Senior will provide Central Long Beach with new high-quality, affordable apartment homes for low-income seniors and senior veterans who have experienced homelessness. Contact: Rosalyn Sternberg, Communications Manager, Mercy Housing California, rosalyn.sternberg@mercyhousing.org LONG BEACH, California On March 9, 2022, Mercy Housing California, the City of Long Beach, Long Beach Development

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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 24, 2022 The Sound Transit Board of Directors today approved key transaction terms with developers to build two transit-oriented development (TOD) sites adjacent to Angle Lake Station and garage in SeaTac. Mercy Housing Northwest (MHNW) was selected last year to develop the three-quarter-acre site known as Angle Lake TOD

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Rooted in the history of Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood sits Rosenwald Courts, a 239-unit affordable housing community featuring one-and-two-bedroom apartment homes for families and seniors with low income. Originally built in 1929 by Sears, Roebuck, and Company’s part-owner and Presidenulius Rosenwald, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1981) and covers an

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“I always wondered what gave her the courage to take on a ministry with no organization.”  – Patricia O’Roark, Founding Sister, Mercy Housing Inc. Mercy Housing – A New Chapter Begins Sister Mary Terese was born in 1924 in Great Falls, MT. Her mother, a teacher prior to getting married and having seven children, made

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Editor’s Note: After this article was originally published, Ford Fish, a long-time Mercy Housing California Board member passed away. We will be forever grateful to Ford, who leaves behind a legacy and commitment to quality, affordable housing and new opportunities for thousands of California families.  The new year brings changes to the Mercy Housing California

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2/18/2022

Volunteer Power

Stroll by Mercy Housing’s Heritage Homes community on a Monday morning and you will likely pass a throng of neighborhood residents greeting one another in a multitude of languages, while bags of fresh produce change hands and volunteers work up a sweat. From the ground floor of Heritage Homes, Mercy Housing California (MHC) operates one

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