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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/1/2016 Contacts below Wheatland, CA—Mercy Housing and the City of Wheatland celebrated the completion of the reconstruction of Sunset Valley Duplexes in Wheatland, Calif. on June, 29, 2016. These 88 affordable rental homes are much needed as the state and national affordable housing crises continue, and in many places worsen. Supported by
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Mercy Housing and Promise Energy...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/23/2016 Contacts below Denver, CO—Mercy Housing, Inc., one of the nation’s largest affordable housing nonprofits, is launching a partnership with Promise Energy, Inc. to increase solar energy use across Mercy Housing’s portfolio. Since affordable housing communities usually operate on thin margins and have limited roof space, they often struggle to implement solar
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Volunteer Personal Story
One of my greatest passions in life has come from working with students through Sterling Meadows Youth Programs. Sterling Meadows is an Apartment complex that provides affordable housing for agricultural workers and their families. I sought to become involved with their youth programs in the summer of 2013 after learning that a student I had
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Helping Kids Read
Mercy Housing recently partnered with the Raising A Reader program to help children gain the reading skills they need to succeed. Children who participate in the program are given a Raising A Reader book bag with several age-appropriate books to share with their parents. Research shows that the most important activity for building the knowledge
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Giving Back
Earlier this year, residents from Mercy Housing’s Miriam Apartments in Chicago decided to feed their homeless neighbors living in tents under nearby viaducts. “Tents do little to keep out frigid lakefront winter winds, and inhabitants gave us an enthusiastic welcome as we set up our table and served a hot, delicious meal!” said Natalie Shannon-Hutchinson, a
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Donor Spotlight: Michelle Lackore...
To me, mercy means unconditional compassion and kindness. My grandmother taught me the importance of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Being a new mom, I continually count my blessings to have a healthy baby, food on our table, and a roof over our heads. I give
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Giving and Caring
Glenn Whitaker is the Resident Services Coordinator at Page Commons in Gilbert, Arizona. Glenn joined the Mercy Housing property management team in 2014 and now coordinates programs and access to community resources for our residents. “I am a people person, and the ability to be able to assess the residents’ needs and help find ways
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In April, the Franciscan Sisters of Wheaton, Illinois officially began the process of transferring management of 33 of their affordable housing communities to Mercy Housing. These residences are located in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin. We are honored to have been chosen to carry on their legacy and thank
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Greetings! I was recently named one of “Affordable Housing’s Influential Women” by Affordable Housing Finance Magazine. As the national affordable housing crisis continues, and in many places worsens, it was good to see the magazine profile leaders committed to building diverse, vibrant, healthy communities. I was truly humbled to be named among them. There’s no
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Renee and her family found a community of support at Mercy Housing.
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