In The News

  It’s Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to love and respect — core Mercy Housing values. Improving lives with affordable housing supports individuals’ ability to meet their full potential. Introducing new affordable housing properties into the community can be taboo. Not in My Backyard (NIMBYism– negative attitudes and feelings toward changes in the community in

ATLANTA – To help further its mission in Atlanta, Mercy Housing Southeast has received a $75,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. The grant is from its general operating support grantmaking program. This highly competitive grantmaking program will provide unrestricted funding to be used to advance and expand Mercy Housing’s mission to create

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: John Keaten 212.784.5701 jkeaten@groupgordon.com WASHINGTON – Affordable housing providers and community facilities can now apply for rapid-response financing. The Fund for Rapid Recovery and Rebuilding helps organizations focus on communities that need support to continue their missions. Three Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs): Enterprise Community Loan Fund (Enterprise), Mercy Loan Fund

DENVER—Mercy Housing, Inc. (MHI), one of the nation’s largest affordable housing nonprofits, is pleased to announce the hiring of Dee Walsh as the Executive Vice President, Chief Officer of Strategic Development.  This is a new executive position charged with overseeing the work of the Mercy Loan Fund and MHI’s four regional offices. Walsh’s experience of

Food is essential for life, and healthy food is essential for a successful life. Eating a healthy diet keeps us out of hospitals and where we belong, home with friends and family. According to the 2017 Annual Resident Survey, more than 35% of Mercy Housing Southwest residents experienced food insecurity last year. This number is

Columbus, OH. Friday, January 12, 2018. With a focus on leveraging housing as a platform to ensure access to social services opportunities for low-income families, National Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT) is proud to announce the closing of Holly Park.  NAHT closed on the property in partnership with Goldman Sachs Bank and Mercy Housing. Equity financing

CHICAGO, IL (January 15, 2018) – Mercy Housing Lakefront announced today that Mark Angelini, the organization’s President, has been appointed to the Community Investment Advisory Council (CIAC) of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBC) for a three-year term ending December 31, 2020. The CIAC consists of representatives from community and nonprofit organizations actively

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who volunteered with Mercy Housing Lakefront in 2017.  By sharing your time, talent, and resources with us, you truly enriched the lives of our residents. Listed below are the names of individuals, groups, faith communities, and companies who volunteered in 2017, along with community

Raunaq Singh was desperate. It was almost midnight and the toy store would be closing soon; this was his only chance to get what Kevin wished for this holiday season. Raunaq works for Opendoor, a tech company reinventing the home buying and selling process, and they had graciously volunteered to give gifts to families of

During the season of giving, Your Castle Real Estate is proud to announce their new “Home for the Holidays” fund to benefit Denverites with barriers to housing. Your Castle founder Lon Welsh and president Charles Roberts are kicking off the fund with a $15,000 donation to Mercy Housing, a local nonprofit that  provides  affordable housing