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With this being my final year as Mercy Housing’s President & CEO, I wanted to thank all of our supporters, volunteers, donors, staff, and most importantly residents for everything. My career has been an incredible journey. I have so many fond memories, from seeing families turn the key to a new home, to witnessing the

Thanks to donor and community support, students living at Marian Park participated in the Youth to Career Fair, an educational fair put on in partnership with the greater Wheaton, IL community. This program offered Mercy Housing residents valuable information about discovering meaningful career paths. Our Resident Services staff partnered with our onsite Out-of-School Time program

Your support helps Mercy Housing residents to not only have homes but tackle food insecurity as well. By donating meals and food for pantries, people who may have once struggled with hunger are now full every night. Over the holidays, so many pantries were filled by generous donations of food and goods. Potlucks and other

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 3, 2020 Contact: Kate Peterson | 303.830.3443 | kpeterson@mercyhousing.org With the nation’s older adult population growing at a historic rate, a leading affordable housing nonprofit, Mercy Housing has strengthened its essential older adult-health programming in the Southwest thanks to Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust’s $170,000 grant. PHOENIX — Low-income

A phone and access to the internet are crucial for escaping homelessness. Cellphones alone can’t s0lve poverty in the U.S., but they can help someone experiencing homelessness get the services they need to improve their lives. Here are three ways a cellphone can help someone that doesn’t have a home: 1. Shelter Updates Many homeless

In Spring of 2019, Mercy Housing Northwest (MHNW) opened the doors to our newest community, Mercy Magnuson Place, providing 148 affordable homes on the Magnuson Park campus. The building offers an onsite health clinic, childcare center, and resident services programming – all critical to residents’ success and stability. However, MHNW knew that Magnuson Park was

Mercy Housing seniors at Page Commons in Arizona gained new friendships over the holidays. For the past 11 years, the Gilbert Chamber Foundation has helped coordinate a special holiday program that helps fulfill wish lists from low-income seniors. The Adopt-A-Senior program has continued to grow each year and offers the local community a chance to

Kforce is a key Mercy Housing supporter, not only during the holiday season but throughout the year. A national staffing agency with offices across the U.S., Kforce is a large corporation with a big presence. At the root of their business are core values that show their commitment to the local communities in which they

Our hearts are full, from the generous outpouring of support we received over the 2019 holiday season! Because of the amazing support from community partners, local businesses and so many individuals, Mercy Housing residents are feeling very thankful. With toys, household goods, winter clothing items, 600 laundry detergent pods and much, much more, they truly

Transportation matters — especially when you’re struggling to make ends meet. Getting to work or receiving proper healthcare is easier with good public transportation like buses, subways, and light-rails. Plus, it can be cheaper than a car. Communities should continue to discover more ways to make safe, affordable public transit possible for people with low