In The News

12/4/2018

The Bounty of Food

Mercy Housing residents at Francis Peak View are feeling very grateful this year for the new partnership with Bountiful Food Pantry. This location is a 120-home, multifamily property located between the Great Salt Lake and the foothills of the Wasatch Range. While beautiful scenery is abundant in this part of the country, for many Mercy

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In an era of surging housing costs, Mercy Housing Southeast is an anchor of stability in many communities, providing affordable homes and connecting…

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Mercy Loan Fund has received its annual Aeris rating of AA+, maintaining its three-level increase in three years. Aeris provides the only comprehensive, third-party assessment of Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) loan funds and helps community investors evaluate opportunities that meet their impact goals and risk parameters. The AA+ financial rating signifies that MLF has

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Cardiovascular disease and stroke are an epidemic in the United States, with an average of 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes happening every year. Million Hearts is a national program that combats this epidemic by focusing on improving heart health across the country. The program partners, along with state health departments, set out to decrease

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It’s time to cook! Teens at Crestview Village are learning how to prepare meals during Teen Time. Teen Time is offered to the teenage residents of Crestview in La Vista, Nebraska, through the after-school program center. It focuses on giving teens a safe place where they can have fun, collaborate with others, and learn healthy

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Food insecurity is not knowing where your next meal will come from or not having the financial resources to provide adequate food for your family. The prevalence of food insecurity is widely spread throughout the U.S., and according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), it affects almost 12% of the nation’s population. While

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Kindness is contagious, and a local group of knitters is spreading their compassion by…

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11/6/2018

Home is Hope

It’s awful enough that anyone must endure months of being cold, hungry, and…

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Mercy Housing Lakefront today announced the acceptance of a $5,000 grant from The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley…

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Last month, residents and elected leaders gathered for a street party in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles to celebrate the opening of 176 new affordable homes. Mercy Housing and Abode Communities developed this last phase of homes together, bookending a public housing rebuilding effort that began nearly 18 years ago. Back in 2000, the

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