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Mercy Loan Fund, a subsidiary of Mercy Housing Inc., and a joint venture between Forrest General Hospital and Southern Bone and Joint Specialists announced today that nearly two years after receiving a $20 Million allocation of New Market Tax Credit to build a new Orthopedic Institute, the facility is set to be ready for patients

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Mercy Housing is only one of many groups trying to influence Congressional opinions, so it’s not often that we can point to someone increasing their support for housing and community development programs and say “that was definitely us.” As always, this example comes to you courtesy of the hard work in the community that you

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Mercy Housing Idaho’s property, Independence Hill, provides exactly that – a key to independence for the people who live there. Independence Hill in Moscow, Idaho, serves 17 residents with special needs. The property opened in 2006 and was the idea of a former Mercy Housing Idaho board member who saw the need for building an

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9/18/2012

Seniors Tsunami

Over the next four decades as the nation’s baby boomers age, more than 48 million people are projected to be added to the ranks of the 65 and older population. What’s even more staggering, the 85 and older population is expected to more than triple from 5.8 million in 2010 to 19 million in 2050 according to the Center for Housing Policy.

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This letter summarizes our recent response to a HUD proposal to engage CDFIs on preserving small, unsubsidized rental projects. “Naturally affordable” multifamily properties of less than 50 units account for a much greater proportion of the affordable housing stock than government-assisted housing. For a mechanism, HUD proposed that GNMA-servicer-certified CDFIs would provide permanent debt for

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Mercy Loan Fund recently signed on to this letter encouraging the House of Representatives to include a technical fix to the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program (CBGP) language in the upcoming 6-month Continuing Resolution that will allow the government to fulfill its financial obligations despite not passing a budget. The CBGP This language adds NO COST

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Mercy Housing opens first affordable housing property in Boise for seniors.

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8/20/2012

On Her Way Home

Every action that Katherine takes is based on making sure that her children are taken care of and happy. When Katherine’s employer, a person for whom she was working as a personal caretaker, passed away, Katherine (Kat) found herself without a job, without a source of steady income and without a home for her children. Kat packed herself

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SAN FRANCISCO – The City’s first and the country’s largest affordable housing specifically welcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) seniors to be developed by Openhouse and Mercy Housing California was approved unanimously Thursday by the San Francisco Planning Commission. The development includes 110 apartments for low-income seniors, Openhouse service offices and an activity

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The City’s first and the country’s largest affordable housing specifically welcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) seniors to be developed by Openhouse and Mercy Housing California was approved unanimously Thursday by the San Francisco Planning Commission. The development includes 110 apartments for low-income seniors, Openhouse service offices and an activity center for residents

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