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By Eva Wingren, Mercy Housing’s Policy Associate To address the big political issues facing our country and their effect on the affordable housing gap, Mercy Housing decided to hold its first Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, with members of the Board of Trustees and senior leadership team. Julie and I, being the boots on the

Wells Fargo is helping Savannah Gardens residents achieve a goal that many people have – to get in control of their finances. Mercy Housing provides free, onsite programs to help residents improve their lives, in areas including financial literacy and economic development.  Wells Fargo has given $5,000 to support that work so that Savannah Gardens’

Over 600 people attended Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day on Feb. 11, 2013 in Olympia, WA. This empowering event was an opportunity to rally together, and voice your opinion to senators and representatives, with one common message: everyone deserves the opportunity to live in a safe, healthy, affordable home. Advocating for housing continues to be an

Winlock, WA is one of the many rural communities served by Mercy Housing Northwest. This small town has been experiencing a flurry of construction for the past month, as builders have been hard at work renovating this aging 24 unit building. This project is the second part to a three series renovation of Mercy Housing

Residents and staff at our New Tacoma Senior Housing took part in the American Hearth Association’s national Wear Red Day earlier this month. Health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease claim the lives of thousands of Americans every year, and so our staff took it into our own hands to educate our seniors about the importance

This winter, Mercy Housing residents were able to celebrate the holiday season thanks to a large group of corporate volunteers. In the beginning of December, Bank of America volunteers kicked off the holiday season with a dinner hosted at the historic Harold Washington Apartments. Volunteers not only served a hearty holiday meal, but also spent

Mercy Housing Lakefront and Mercy Portfolio Services are working closely with the leaders of the Veteran’s Administration and other partners to preserve or create 1,000 housing opportunities for veterans over the next ten years.

Thanks to a $400,000 grant from The Home Depot Foundation, Mercy Housing Lakefront will renovate 108 units of affordable housing for veterans and their families in Chicago.

Pierce & Associates recently provided a $100,000 charitable donation to further the goals of Mercy Housing Lakefront’s ten-year Moving Forward Together campaign. With this new gift, Denis Pierce, Pierce & Associates, and the Pierce Family Foundation have contributed almost $1.4 million over three years to address the regional housing and foreclosure crisis. The economy is

Mercy Housing announced today the appointment of Sharon Saxelby as Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer. Saxelby’s appointment culminates an extensive national search to establish a new structure for the organization’s philanthropic efforts. She will report to Mercy Housing Chief Executive Officer Sister Lillian Murphy, RSM, and be based out of the national Mercy