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Thanks to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and many partners, Mercy Housing Lakefront will break ground later this year to build 56 affordable rental homes for families.  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced on April 28th that Mercy Housing Lakefront has been awarded Low Income Housing Tax Credits to finance the first phase of

Thanks to donors like you, Kathy has hope.  Kathy wants other women to know her story, so they can learn that negative experiences can be overcome.  She was pregnant, alone, in an abusive relationship, and very scared.  She had lost her apartment, moved from house to house and – six weeks pregnant – she found

Thanks to major grants from three institutions, thousands of people will be able to rebuild their lives. The Polk Bros. Foundation awarded Mercy Housing Lakefront a $135,000 grant to preserve affordable rental homes in Chicago.  $100,000 in support from Pierce & Associates will be utilized to further the goals of the Moving Forward Together campaign.

Thanks to PNC Bank and supporters like you, Mercy Housing Lakefront acquired River West Commons in Elgin to preserve 105 affordable rental homes for working families. In January, Mercy Housing Lakefront utilized financing from PNC Bank to acquire 105 affordable rental homes at River West Commons in Elgin.  There is a great need for affordable,

Thanks to the contributions of partners like you, hundreds of people are benefiting from unique and innovative programs.  The winter issue of the prestigious Stanford Social Innovation Review and the February issue of the Federal Reserve Bank’s Community Development Investment Review both highlight Mercy Housing Lakefront’s leadership. The winter issue of the prestigious Stanford Social

Mercy Loan Fund understands the importance of building strong relationships with its borrowers as they strive to meet our nation’s housing challenges.  Many of these relationships have resulted in collaboration of multiple developments.  In the past 10 years, Mercy Loan Fund has provided multiple loans to thirty percent of its borrowers.  Mercy Loan Fund has

The City of Wheatland and Mercy Housing California are announcing the beginning of the re-construction of Sunset Valley Duplexes in the City of Wheatland.  To celebrate the beginning of this one-of-a kind multi-phase project, Mercy Housing and City officials will commemorate the start of construction with an official “ground breaking”.  The photo opportunity will take

We are pleased to announce that the Washington State Housing Finance Commission has awarded Mercy Housing in housing tax credits which will enable us to build 40 additional apartments for low-income seniors in the Tacoma Hilltop, including eight apartments set aside for homeless seniors. The Low Income Housing Tax Credit is a critical resource for

Congratulations to our first graduates of the Community Health Promoter Program! Late last year, seven Mercy Housing residents living at our Tacoma properties were recruited as Community Health Promoters. These individuals were identified as trusted members of the community who have the innate ability to apply their understanding and experience in language and culture to

A $9.9 million loan to the Cesar Chavez Foundation (CCF) from Mercy Loan Fund, in partnership with the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), enabled CCF to acquire 280 apartments allowing 505 low-income residents to continue to have quality, affordable housing at The Park at Cliff Creek in Dallas, Texas. The Park at Cliff Creek provides