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When it comes to decarbonization, solar panels get quite a bit of flash and marketing – and rightfully so, as they save people a lot of money while reducing our reliance on a power grid that burns fossil fuels. However, its sibling in decarbonization tends to be overlooked: electrification. Electrification, or the retrofit of a

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rendering of a 4 story building with windows

Port of Bellingham and City of Bellingham officials gathered with leaders from Mercy Housing Northwest, Whatcom Community Foundation and their design and construction team last Friday, April 14 to celebrate the Phase 1 groundbreaking of Whatcom County’s first Community Benefit project. The Millworks is a two-phase, mixed-use development that includes permanently affordable apartments and childcare

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Mercy Housing is excited to announce that Connie Rule has been named Chief of Strategic Partnerships. Connie will be responsible for developing and executing a highly strategic, innovative, and collaborative plan to identify and engage individuals, foundations, corporations, and other mission-aligned organizations in support of Mercy Housing’s mission to create vibrant, healthy communities by developing

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Contact: Kate Peterson, Mercy Housing 303.830.3443 KPeterson@mercyhousing.org Allison Trembly, Denver Housing Authority 303.932.3107 atrembly@denverhousing.org DENVER — (Feb. 28, 2023) — Mercy Housing Inc., a leading national affordable housing nonprofit headquartered in Denver that serves tens of thousands of people with low incomes every day, announced today that its proposal was selected by the Denver Housing

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2023 is off to an exciting start for Mercy Housing. We were recently named one of only four recipients of the inaugural ESG Gamechanger Award, presented by one of the top accounting firms in the U.S., CohnReznick. What is the ESG Gamechanger Award? This Award is presented to an organization/individual that has shown an ongoing

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Mercy Community Capital (MCC) is grateful for a stellar and impactful 2022 fiscal year. MCC’s talented staff, thoughtful board of directors, and engaged committees worked diligently — and achieved excellent results — for the common good in 2022. 2022 MCC Highlights include: Impact: Our financing activities created and/or preserved 4,060 units of affordable housing and served

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5 Ways to Celebrate Dr. King

This year’s theme for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is “It Starts With Me: Cultivating a Beloved Community Mindset to Transform Unjust Systems.” As we celebrate and commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it can be hard to know just where to start, but we have 5 easy ways

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Rendering of Marylhurst Commons development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2022 Contact: Nathan Box | Mercy Housing Northwest | nathan.box@mercyhousing.org or 206-602-3488 Marylhurst Commons Groundbreaking Celebration The groundbreaking celebration for Mercy Housing Northwest’s first affordable housing community in Oregon is scheduled for November 18, 2022. On November 18, 2022, from 11:30 A.M. – 1 P.M., Mercy Housing Northwest, in partnership

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Digital Rendering of 7th and Brannan

For Immediate Release September 9, 2022 Contact: Rosalyn Sternberg | 415.355.7157 | rosalyn.sternberg@mercyhousing.org Enterprise Community Partners, Fannie Mae, Chase, and the City and County of San Francisco announce groundbreaking of 7th and Brannan, a 221-home affordable community from Mercy Housing California, financed through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. SAN FRANCISCO – Today, Enterprise Community Partners

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2022 Contact: Rosalyn Sternberg, Communications Manager at Mercy Housing California, 415-355-7157, rosalyn.sternberg@mercyhousing.org Liza Cardinal Hand, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, Catholic Charities of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties, 503-621-8024, LHand@CatholicCharitiesSF.org TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO: Residents of Treasure Island and affordable housing stakeholders celebrated the groundbreaking of Star View

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