In The News

This season, Payless ShoeSource is keeping it fashion AND philanthropy forward! Payless has partnered with Mercy Housing Colorado to give 25 of our youngsters some fancy footwear through their Payless Gives ™ – Shoes 4 Kids program. The international program – which reaches all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico and 11 Latin American countries –

Mercy Housing Lakefront’s Board of Directors plays critical roles in establishing strategy and expanding the real estate and financial capacity of the organization.  Through their efforts, they help thousands of people to escape homelessness and work towards greater economic self-sufficiency. This year, Mercy Housing Lakefront welcomed Onjada Haggard-Richardson and Tom Gates to the Board of

Mercy Housing Lakefront residents recently published Postcards From the Edgy 2: Community Edition. These books make great holiday gifts! Please support the Art Therapy Program by purchasing copies. Each book costs $25. To order, contact Jimmy Conlon at jconlon@mercyhousing.org or (312) 447-4529.

The best way to start the Holiday Season is to take the time to be grateful for our blessings and celebrate the goodness in life. Thanks to volunteers from Capital One and Bank of America, hundreds of formerly homeless adults and at-risk children enjoyed healthy and positive activities this fall. Capital One sponsored and provided

Denver, Colorado (11/25/14) – Mark your calendar to support Mercy Housing for Colorado Gives Day on December 9, 2014. Coloradans will come together to support local nonprofits throughout the state like Mercy Housing. For the fifth consecutive year, Community First Foundation and First Bank are partnering to present Colorado Gives Day. By donating to Mercy

Denver, Colorado (11/14/14)–This year U.S. Bank has partnered with Mercy Housing as part of the Mercy Housing Home Is campaign. This campaign launches in November during National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, and runs through the holiday season. The campaign will run from November 17, 2014 through January 9, 2015. The National Hunger & Homelessness

DENVER, CO – Three Mercy Housing properties were honored with Affordable Housing Finance’s 10th Annual Readers Choice Awards for their innovativeness, community impact and creative problem solving. Mercy Housing Lakefront took home the Preservation Award for Pullman Wheelworks Apartments in Chicago, IL, while Mercy Housing California’s Caroline Severance Manor in Los Angeles and Coastside Senior

With ten months into the year, Mercy Loan Fund has already hit a record high for annual loan closings since it began 29 years ago.  To date, Mercy Loan Fund has closed 13 loans, over $23 million lent to organizations in 8 states that turned to us for dollars otherwise unavailable. These funds have helped provide

During Opportunity Finance Network’s 30th Annual Conference held in Denver in October,  Mercy Loan Fund and Mile High Community Loan Fund hosted a reception sponsored by US Bank.  The highlight of the reception was the presentation of the Spirit of Community Award to Sister Lillian Murphy and Sister Corinne Florek.  These Sisters have a long

Mercy Housing announces the release of an open solicitation for proposals for an energy feasibility study to evaluate implementing innovative multi-building and neighborhood scale energy-related projects.  Proposals are due no later than December 5, 2014 at 5 PM PDT.  The complete request for proposal and federal flow down provisions are linked below. Energy Feasibility Study