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As Mercy Housing celebrates National Catholic Sisters Week and Women’s History Month, it’s essential that we look to the roots of our founding and consider the women that have guided Mercy Housing to where it is today, a leader in affordable housing. Creating stable homes and innovative resident services for people in need is no

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we remember the legacies of the women whose leadership paved the way for respect and mercy. It’s also a time to honor the women in our daily lives whose work and acts of kindness are making the difference for so many. Contemporary affordable housing and social services didn’t happen

Mercy Housing Northwest was proud to partner with the Seattle Seahawks and Vulcan Inc. for the December 2018 Home Field Advantage Campaign! Thanks to a $20K match from the Seattle Seahawks, the campaign raised nearly $52K towards creating a Family Resource Center in Seattle that will provide a safe and convenient place for parents and

An exciting new project underway at MHNW is MLK Senior Housing in the city of Tacoma. MHNW will be developing a 6-story multifamily building with 69 apartments for seniors aged 62+, earning under 50% of area median income. MHNW was awarded the site after being selected by the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority (TCRA) through a

In Kent, a group of mothers at Mercy Housing Northwest’s Appian Way property decided to take matters into their own hands. It all began with a partnership between MHNW and Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center (IPJC). IPJC trained MHNW staff to help create a Women’s Justice Circle, in which a group of residents and community

Earlier this month, Mercy Housing resident Sabrina received the San Francisco Boys & Girls Club’s Youth of the Year Award. Youth of the Year finalists are chosen by their local Clubhouse based on “moral character, community involvement, academic achievements, and obstacles that they have overcome.” Sabrina accepted the award in front of a packed ballroom,

Named in honor of late Mercy Housing Board member, Fredric Lohse, the Lohse Apartments are the first affordable housing community in historic downtown Roseville. The new homes are helping the city to realize its comprehensive revitalization strategy to create a more walkable and dynamic downtown. The new homes are targeted to serve the local workforce

“Everything hinges on education. Without it, you can’t advocate for proper health care, for housing, for a civil rights bill that ensures your rights.”—Susan L. Taylor Black History Month is a time to look to the past for contemplation and the present with inspiration. To better understand the relationship between race and housing, here’s a

Mercy Loan Fund announced today that it has received a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) DENVER— Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a subsidiary of Mercy Housing, Inc. (MHI), a leading national affordable housing nonprofit, will use the money to invest in much-needed affordable housing across

Being a single mother isn’t easy, especially when you have to move with rising rents and low rental availability. Cortney has lived in Lincoln, Nebraska her entire life. After a divorce, she needed to find a home for her and her two kids, while getting adjusted to working again after years of being a stay-at-home