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Denver, Colorado (11/25/14) – Mark your calendar to support Mercy Housing for Colorado Gives Day on December 9, 2014. Coloradans will come together to support local nonprofits throughout the state like Mercy Housing. For the fifth consecutive year, Community First Foundation and First Bank are partnering to present Colorado Gives Day. By donating to Mercy
Read MoreU.S. Bank partners with Mercy...
Denver, Colorado (11/14/14)–This year U.S. Bank has partnered with Mercy Housing as part of the Mercy Housing Home Is campaign. This campaign launches in November during National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, and runs through the holiday season. The campaign will run from November 17, 2014 through January 9, 2015. The National Hunger & Homelessness
Read MoreMercy Housing Honored with Three...
DENVER, CO – Three Mercy Housing properties were honored with Affordable Housing Finance’s 10th Annual Readers Choice Awards for their innovativeness, community impact and creative problem solving. Mercy Housing Lakefront took home the Preservation Award for Pullman Wheelworks Apartments in Chicago, IL, while Mercy Housing California’s Caroline Severance Manor in Los Angeles and Coastside Senior
Read MoreRecord Breaking Loans Closed...
With ten months into the year, Mercy Loan Fund has already hit a record high for annual loan closings since it began 29 years ago. To date, Mercy Loan Fund has closed 13 loans, over $23 million lent to organizations in 8 states that turned to us for dollars otherwise unavailable. These funds have helped provide
Read MoreSpirit of Community Award
During Opportunity Finance Network’s 30th Annual Conference held in Denver in October, Mercy Loan Fund and Mile High Community Loan Fund hosted a reception sponsored by US Bank. The highlight of the reception was the presentation of the Spirit of Community Award to Sister Lillian Murphy and Sister Corinne Florek. These Sisters have a long
Read MoreRequest for Proposals: Energy...
Mercy Housing announces the release of an open solicitation for proposals for an energy feasibility study to evaluate implementing innovative multi-building and neighborhood scale energy-related projects. Proposals are due no later than December 5, 2014 at 5 PM PDT. The complete request for proposal and federal flow down provisions are linked below. Energy Feasibility Study
Read MoreMercy Housing Lakefront-- November...
Give Someone a Second Chance Please help Milwaukee women and children get a second chance in life at Mercy Housing’s St. Catherine Residence. Donate now and the R.A. Stevens Family Foundation will provide a $1 match for every $2 in new or increased gifts. For over 120 years, supporters like you have helped women like
Read MoreDENVER CDFIS CELEBRATE 30 YEARS...
Religious women honored for community development leadership (DENVER, CO) — Two Denver-based Community Development Financial Institutions, Mercy Loan Fund and Mile High Community Loan Fund, celebrated anniversaries with a reception sponsored by US Bank at last month’s Opportunity Finance Network conference that brought over 1,000 members of the community development financing industry to Denver. The
Read MoreAn Open Letter to the United States...
Dear Chairwoman Mikulski, Vice Chair Shelby, Chairwoman Murray, Ranking Member Collins, Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Lowey, Chairman Latham, and Ranking Member Pastor, Mercy Housing is writing to encourage Congress to pass a full Fiscal Year (FY) FY 2015 THUD Appropriations bill. Mercy Housing is concerned about the repeated cuts housing and community development programs have
Read MoreGroundbreaking for Permanent...
RANCHO CORDOVA, CA – Mercy Housing California is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest permanent supportive, affordable housing community in the Sacramento Region – Mather Veterans Village – on Thursday, October 30, 2014, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon, 3611 Bleckely Street, Rancho Cordova, California 95655 with a speakers program, turning of the dirt and
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