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Mercy Housing Northwest

Mercy Housing Northwest owns and operates 52 properties throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, providing over 5,000 families and seniors an affordable place to call home. We believe a person’s lack of financial resources should not determine their ability to access high quality and safe affordable housing. Beyond housing, we provide onsite resident services that focus on five key program areas – housing stability, health and wellness, community engagement, education, and financial well-being. Providing these critical programs right where residents live ensures that home is a platform for kids to thrive in school, for families to improve their financial stability, and for residents to have greater knowledge and access to improve their health and wellness. When combined with the stability, security, and pride of having a place to call home, these services help Mercy Housing Northwest residents work toward self-sufficiency and break the cycle of poverty.

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The Problem

309,213 Shortage of affordable homes in the region

$17,636 Average income of Mercy Housing Northwest households

Our Impact

2,931 Affordable homes across the region

5,334 People live in an affordable Mercy Housing Northwest community

About Mercy Housing Northwest

Mercy Housing is creating stable, vibrant and healthy communities for its residents. We build homes, transform lives and help families, individuals and seniors become self-sufficient by providing permanent housing with supportive services for our families. We’ve helped over 100 families build and purchase their own homes.

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Our Roots

Mercy Housing Northwest is grounded in the commitment of our five founding communities to address the housing needs of low-income individuals and families. Representatives of the five communities (Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of Providence, Dominican Sisters of Tacoma and Dominican Sisters of Adrian) sit on Mercy Housing Northwest’s Board of Directors and keep the organization focused on its mission and values.

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Resident Services

Providing a home that families and individuals can afford is a valuable service. Some households need more. And we provide it. We call this coordination of housing and services “Service-Enriched Housing.”

What does Resident Services or Service-Enriched housing mean?

After school tutoring & homework club for students
Exercise, health and wellness opportunities
Nutrition workshops and healthy cooking classes
Tax prep and EITC assistance
Emergency food assistance
ESL & employment coaching

The goal of Service-Enriched Housing is to help families achieve stability and then to enhance that stability. It is stability that can be the greatest preventative measure to help families avoid homelessness. We accomplish this through dedicated and highly-motivated staff, extensive community partnerships, and a focus on programs that contribute to resident success and outcomes that can be measured.

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Donate to Mercy Housing Northwest

We are proud to serve our residents and Northwest communities through the development of affordable housing and resident services. Donate today to help us continue our mission!

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Homeless, Housed, Homeowner, Harvard

Rahel’s life was thrown into chaos when she decided to leave her home out of fear for the safety of her children, who were two and five years old at the time. But it wasn’t just her home life that was upended. To escape completely, she also quit her job without a backup plan. Desperate

2024 MHNW Real Estate Highlights

2024 was another banner year for Mercy Housing Northwest’s real estate development. With more than 1,400 homes in the development pipeline, brand-new affordable communities are sprouting up in Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, and the Portland Metro area. With this in mind, we wanted to share some key highlights from another stellar year for our development

The Dignity, Love, and Warmth of Home

Arnold was a Washington State Park Ranger for 25 years. He met his wife at a Washington State Park. But when his wife was diagnosed with kidney failure, he decided to step away from his career to care for his family. With his wife making multiple weekly trips to an Olympia dialysis center and in need

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Mercy Housing Northwest owns and operates 59 properties throughout 22 counties in Washington and Idaho, providing 5,500 economically poor children and families a place to call home. We’ve also helped over 100 families build and purchase their own homes.

We hope you’ll join us in building the next one.

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