Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Mercy Housing is proud to introduce Mercy Housing’s Advisory Council in Arizona, a dynamic and innovative group of housing champions and community advocates. “Advisory Council members are responsible for representing Mercy Housing Southwest into their local community and individual networks,” explained Kate Hunt, Regional Manager of Resource Development. “Members … Continue reading »
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Mercy Housing Southwest’s annual S.W.A.T Walk empowers seniors to take charge of their health
Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 This summer, 150 seniors ranging in age from 55 to 92 years young gathered at the Arizona Mills Mall for Mercy Housing’s fifth annual S.W.A.T. Team event. S.W.A.T. or the “Seniors Walking with Attitude Team,” was born in 2007 when residents from Mercy Housing’s seven Maricopa County senior properties … Continue reading »
Mercy Housing receives $500,000 from Bank of America to help increase affordable housing and improve resident services across America
Low-income families, seniors and people with special needs from San Francisco to Atlanta will have more safe, quality affordable housing and programs to help them improve their lives, thanks to a $500,000 grant from Bank of America and Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The award is the second part of a two-year, $1 million … Continue reading »
Resident Spotlight – Miss Gloria Murphy
At 82 years old, Miss Gloria Murphy, a resident of Mercy Housing Southwest’s Casa de Merced Senior Community in Mesa, Ariz., walks 5 miles every day. Continue reading »
Mercy Housing Southwest low-income youth residents celebrate season of giving through three-stop ‘Jingle Bell Hop’
About 20 low-income youth residents, ages 5 to 12, rang in the holiday season this afternoon by giving back to the community and their families as part of Mercy Housing Southwest’s Jingle Bell Hop. The three-stop, five hour-long event took the children to Paz de Cristo to deliver canned goods, Mercy Housing Southwest’s … Continue reading »
