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Contact:    Beth Haynes |404 543-7849 | beth.haynes@mercyhousing.org  Affordable, multi-use community center to serve as a one-stop shop for homeless services ATLANTA — Mercy Housing Southeast, a regional office of national affordable housing provider Mercy Housing, and Project Community Connections, Inc. (PCCI), a nonprofit working to end homelessness in Atlanta, celebrate the grand opening of Thrive

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On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was intended to expand the protections first established in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ’68 Act prohibited discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, gender, and, with a later

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Press Release Mercy Housing Southeast Announces New Board Members For Immediate Release:  March 22, 2023 Contact: Beth Haynes |404 543-7849 | beth.haynes@mercyhousing.org ATLANTA –Mercy Housing Southeast (MHSE) is proud to announce its incoming board chair, Tia McCoy, and welcome three new members to its Board of Directors. Through these additions, MHSE continues to strengthen its

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We’re celebrating the grand opening of Thrive Sweet Auburn on April 26, so save the date! A collaboration between Project Community Connections Inc. (PCCI) and Mercy Housing Southeast, Thrive Sweet Auburn is a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward created to provide operating space for PCCI, a vital nonprofit serving people exiting homelessness, paired

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According to National Low Income Housing Coalition research, Georgia has a severe shortage of affordable rental homes for households that are cost-burdened. There is a shortage of more than 200,000 rental apartment homes available for more than 340,000 renter households. This is why Mercy Housing Southeast (MHSE) was thrilled to be awarded a $5M grant

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Students across the country saw a decline in math and reading scores due to the devastating impact of COVID. In fact, the pandemic affected nearly every aspect of children’s lives, including their education, social interactions, and their mental and physical health. Students who call Mercy Housing Southeast home had the same experience. However, thanks to

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The 2022 Power of Home was a great success, and we could not have done it without you! Your generous support helped us to reach our goal of raising $50,000 to support Mercy Housing Southeast’s Resident Services! The Power of Home was a celebration of a year in the life of Mercy Housing Southeast and

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11/23/2022

This is Sweet!

Mark your calendars for April 26, 2023, for the Grand Opening of Thrive Sweet Auburn! Mercy Housing Southeast partnered with Project Community Connections (PCCI) to build this new mixed-use community in Atlanta’s historic Old Fourth Ward with 117 affordable apartment homes and commercial space. Please join us as we unveil PCCI’s Community Engagement Center, which

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According to the Nation’s Report Card*, students in the fourth and eighth grades fell significantly behind in math and reading test scores because of the pandemic. Students didn’t suffer just academically, but their social lives and mental and physical health were also greatly impacted. However, for students who call Mercy Housing Southeast home had the

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OLII PLACE OPENS IN MAUDLIN, S.C.  The word “olii” means “friendship” in the Cherokee language, and on August 8, Mercy Housing Southeast celebrated the grand opening of Olii Place in Mauldin, South Carolina. This new community, built on lands once inhabited by Cherokee people, is home to 46 families. We were thrilled to partner with

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