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Mercy Housing Northwest’s Sterling Meadows property in Bellingham, WA celebrated its 15th anniversary this past month! The residents joined MHNW staff at the Sterling Meadows community center and celebrated together with a potluck feast and fun activities. In light of the festivities, local establishments generously donated a piñata for the kids and a delicious tres

25 professionals from diverse finance organizations participate in leadership program Fellows to explore ways to give underserved communities better access to capital BIRMINGHAM, AL, March 22, 2017— BBVA Compass and Opportunity Finance Network on Tuesday welcome their inaugural class of 25 Opportunity Fellows to Birmingham for a three-day training session where they’ll explore how to

On this St. Patricks’ Day, we celebrate our organization’s Irish Catholic roots by interviewing three Irish employees about what the holiday means to them!

Soon after Mercy Housing Northwest began providing Community Health Worker (CHW) services at seven properties in Seattle and South King County in 2014 they noticed an exciting trend. A number of participants in the health and wellness programs were encouraged to attend by emerging ‘resident leaders.’ These resident leaders are trusted voices in their communities

Maria lives in Kent with her family, including a young son with Down syndrome. After she connected with Esther Vazquez, a Spanish-speaking MHNW CHW who serves two affordable housing properties in Kent, Maria began attending weekly classes and taking a more active role in her family’s health. Esther introduced Maria to free and low-cost options

Mercy Housing was founded by eight communities of Catholic Sisters in 1981, and since then we have incorporated their founding values of respect, justice, and mercy into every aspect of our work. We acknowledge and celebrate these Catholic beginnings, which is why, in honor of National Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14, 2017), we present the

San Diego, Calif.—Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) today announced that it has provided a participation loan to Community HousingWorks (CHW), a nonprofit developer of affordable housing, for the acquisition of 2601-2685 Ulric Street, a 36-unit multifamily community in San Diego, Calif. CHW plans to develop the property so that

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/22/2017 Contact: Amelia Laing Content Manager alaing@mercyhousing.org 303-830-3432 Waterloo, Iowa—Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) today announced that it has provided a loan to Chesapeake Community Advisors (CCA) and Trinity Village Non Profit Housing Corp. (Trinity) for the acquisition of Cedar River Tower, an 85-home community for

We are consistently delighted by the many different talents that volunteers bring to Mercy Housing communities. Coe Kirby, for instance, uses his special expertise as a certified senior trainer to help residents living at Page Commons in Phoenix, Arizona. For more than a year, Coe has been coming to Page Commons to lead group exercises designed

Dear Partners In Hope, Many view 2016 as a particularly divisive year for Americans. An election, perhaps unprecedented in the vitriol of its rhetoric, seemed to split families, end friendships, and pit neighbor against neighbor. While I understand why this past year has been marked by division, discord, and tension, the work of Mercy Loan