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With almost $1 million in philanthropic support over the past twelve months, 180° Properties has been able to expand property preservation services throughout the Lake Michigan region, including Gary, Chicago, and Milwaukee. With this expansion, 180° Properties has now created 49 jobs and has completed 24,982 work orders to protect and maintain 5,970 homes throughout the

More than 15 U.S. Bank volunteers, Hope House staff members and community supporters joined residents at the Johnston Center to celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the completion of the supportive housing building.  “We are so grateful for U.S. Bank’s ongoing commitment to the Johnston Center Residences,” said Cindy Holler, president of Mercy Housing Lakefront. “In

Mercy Housing Lakefront unveiled the Lakefront Residences of Grayslake, the organization’s newest building, earlier this month. The 70-unit new construction building will serve seniors in Grayslake and throughout Lake County. Grayslake Mayor Rhett Taylor as well as State Representative-elect Sam Yingling attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We are thrilled to welcome Mercy Housing to the Grayslake

Mercy Housing’s Policy staff recently met with Senate members of the Gang of 8, an ad-hoc Senate committee seeking to create a bipartisan deficit reduction package to replace sequestration, the devastating $1.1 trillion package of spending cuts scheduled to go into effect January 1st, 2013 unless Congress agrees to a more balanced deficit reduction package.

Thanks to the over 160 people who attended our second annual Mercy Housing Midwest lunch in Nebraska. At the event guests heard from Kimberly and her two daughters on their experience of moving out of Council Bluffs during the 2012 floods and into one of Mercy Housing’s properties in Omaha. Their experience in being involved

Two years ago, Renee hit “rock bottom” as she found herself homeless after escaping domestic violence. Today, she is an empowered single mom, on her way to a social work degree and giving back by volunteering for a local domestic violence crisis and advocacy line. For those of you who were able to join us

Source: Grayslake Patch Lakefront Residences of Grayslake, an affordable senior housing development, recently opened a new 3-story, 70-unit residential building across from Grays Lake at Belvidere and Neville roads. Developed by non-profit Mercy Housing Lakefront, the building features 63 one-bedroom units and seven one-bedroom units with a den. Of the 70 units, 25 will be

Tuesday night was obviously a big election night across the country. Locally, affordable housing got a huge win in San Francisco with the passage of Prop C. An amazing 65 percent of San Franciscans voted to provide $1.2 billion to affordable housing over the next 30 years. Clearly, San Francisco voters and elected officials continue

More than a dozen employees from Equity Residential teamed up earlier this fall to complete the final stage of landscaping and construction for a new patio space at the Margot and Harold Schiff Residences on Chicago’s near north side. During the day, the group planted trees and flowering bushes, weeded the prairie garden, spread mulch

Reginald Hughes has called the Pullman neighborhood home since 1970. Over the decades, he has witnessed the once thriving community fall into a steady decline. Yet, recently his hope has been restored. Throughout the course of 2012 Reginald has watched as Mercy Portfolio Services worked with Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives and Safeway Construction Company to transform