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In Washington state, House Bill 2276, sponsored by Rep. April Berg (D-44), and Senate Bill 6191, sponsored by Senator Noel Frame (D-36), collectively known as the Affordable Homes Act, would create a permanent and dedicated funding source for affordable housing in Washington State by adding a modest 1% to a new program mirroring existing real
Read MoreWhy April is Fair Housing Month...
On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which was intended to expand the protections first established in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The ’68 Act prohibited discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, gender, and, with a later
Read MoreMercy Housing Selected to Provide...
Contact: Kate Peterson, Mercy Housing 303.830.3443 KPeterson@mercyhousing.org Allison Trembly, Denver Housing Authority 303.932.3107 atrembly@denverhousing.org DENVER — (Feb. 28, 2023) — Mercy Housing Inc., a leading national affordable housing nonprofit headquartered in Denver that serves tens of thousands of people with low incomes every day, announced today that its proposal was selected by the Denver Housing
Read MoreWhy Proposition 123 is the Right...
By Shelly Marquez This affordable housing crisis threatens to irrevocably alter the state we love. Half of Coloradans can no longer afford to live here. Teachers, firefighters, and nurses who can earn as little as $22,000 a year can’t afford to live in the communities they serve. Young professionals struggle to afford rents or mortgages,
Read MoreFinancial Literacy Month
April is Financial Literacy Month Finances. Yep. It’s that word that is known to make some people cringe the minute they hear it. April is a particularly popular month when it comes to finances. Not only is it tax month, but it is also “Financial Literacy Month.” According to a recent study by LendingTree.com, 64%
Read MoreVoters Build Stronger Communities...
Today commemorates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His son, Martin Luther King III, and his family have encouraged us all to focus this holiday on voting rights — especially passing federal laws that protect the right and ability to vote. How can Mercy Housing Southeast contribute? Civic engagement is a
Read MoreREDI To Talk Recap
Mercy Housing Mountain Plains hosted round two of “REDI to Talk: The Road Toward Racial Equity,” with a conversation about what it takes to end systemic racism and how we can build more equitable communities. Maya Sol Dansie and Nadia Ali joined us as diversity, equity, and inclusion training and consulting experts. Both Nadia and
Read MoreGUEST COMMENTARY: Uprooting...
Authored by Mercy Housing California’s partners at ALL HOME, the Bay Area’s leading driver of region-wide solutions to disrupt the cycles of poverty and homelessness, reduce racial disparities, and create more economic mobility opportunities for extremely low-income people. For more information about All Home or to get involved in their work, reach out to Edie
Read MoreTo Solve the Affordable Housing...
Written By: Dee Walsh Chief Operating Officer Skyrocketing real estate costs have brought America’s affordable housing crisis to a boiling point — and the pandemic’s service sector job losses and bullish real estate market have only worsened the problem. Out of Reach 2021 finds that in no state, metropolitan area, or county can a full-time minimum-wage
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Drive down Skid Row in Los Angeles and you’re likely to wonder whether any progress is being made toward ending California’s homelessness crisis. Home to one of the largest populations of people experiencing homelessness in the United States, Skid Row has come to symbolize California’s ongoing struggles to solve the long-standing housing shortage in the
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