In The News

Throughout the last several weeks, Mercy Housing Lakefront children celebrated the start of the new school year. Back-to-School events were held at the Austin After-School Program, Wentworth Commons, Pullman Wheelworks Apartments, 850 Eastwood Apartments and Roseland Village. U.S. Bank helped kick off the back-to-school celebrations at Mercy’s Pullman Wheelworks property. The bank donated 180 backpacks

Mercy Housing Lakefront, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! build new playground in just one day for Chicago children

At Mercy Housing, we believe that making the community a better place is just as important as building a home. We support our residents with the resources they need to be good neighbors and members of a greater community. Mercy Housing begins with housing, but goes far beyond to strengthen the lives of the people

An extraordinary national initiative called Home Matters™ has had a remarkable impact in just a few short months and is building momentum throughout the housing community and well beyond. Mercy Housing has recently joined this remarkable effort. Home Matters was launched in March in Washington, DC, when nearly 200 leaders of housing and community development

Our Mercy Housing Management Group is known for its leadership and herculean feats. Now, it can add making the impossible, possible to its list of accomplishments. In a year-long campaign, appropriately named “MISSION POSSIBLE”, 30 participating Mercy Housing communities in California offered residents a list of activities and steps that improve housing stability and resident

Resident Services Coordinator, Gloria Morales, has a lot in common with the young women at her Madison Place community in Bakersfield, California. As a native of the area, she attended the same middle and high schools as many of her residents. Driven by her intense dedication and affection for her hometown and Madison Place, Gloria

Affordable housing is not only good for the community, but it’s also good for the environment. For instance, multifamily affordable housing often creates homes near jobs and major transit centers, reducing green house gas emissions and maintaining the environmental benefits associated with mass transit. As a proud partner to California’s cities and neighborhoods, Mercy Housing

Ruth Roberti has been a pillar of the Francis of Assisi Community in San Francisco for almost a decade. She first became a familiar face in the intimate and closely knit senior community in 2005 when she became a live-in caretaker for her mother, Victoria. She is well-known for her vibrant enthusiasm and compassion. Active

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco recently announced the awards for the 2013 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) funding competition. Mercy Housing California proudly announces three properties in development as recipients of the competitive subsidy. Sunset Lane, El Dorado, California–$390,000 Sunset Lane will construct much-needed affordable housing for low-income families and clients of the

Fred Copeland moved into 111 Jones with his mother and three siblings at the age of six. As a little boy, he was introduced to Mercy Housing’s resident services programs. His participation helped him get his homework done, taught him to help out with family chores, but still find time for the playground with friends.