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Like many great ideas, the new Vera Haile Senior Housing project in San Francisco began with one simple need: to expand the dining room for the St. Anthony Foundation. Since 1950, the organization has helped San Francisco’s homeless and poor population in the Tenderloin. St. Anthony’s modest goal quickly grew into plans for a new, affordable, safe

Recently Mercy Housing had a group of individuals participate in Maintenance Mania which is hosted by the Atlanta Apartment Association.  This event is geared towards maintenance staff and provides them with an opportunity to compete in 9 different timed events ranging from a ceiling fan installation to installing an ice maker.  This is a sold out

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Mercy Loan Fund President Appointed Denver, Colorado (03/19/15) – Mercy Loan Fund (MLF) is pleased to announce that Jason Battista will be appointed as President of the Loan Fund on May 1, 2015. Jason joined Mercy Loan Fund in 2009 and since then has proven his ability to balance the mission

Dwayne is an outgoing teenager with a sweet smile and a love for sports. And even if school isn’t his favorite thing, he’s willing to put up with it so he can play football. It was a bit of a problem when his low grades forced him to drop out of sports his freshman year

Late in 2014, the city of Atlanta was searching for a strong non-profit partner to take on the ownership and operations of a 100 unit senior property in the Lakewood section of Atlanta.  Lakewood is on the east side of central Atlanta, south of Georgia State University and north of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.  In the early

Congratulations to Frankie Jones, our lucky winner of four Denver Nuggets tickets! Frankie Jones is a Colorado Native and is a big time fan of basketball. He spends his time coaching kids the fundamentals and techniques of the game. Frankie won the tickets through Mercy Housing’s social media contest. We asked participants to ‘Like’ and ‘Share’

For the past four years, Lorri had been living in unbearable conditions. Suffering from abuse, both mentally and physically, this was leading to deteriorating health conditions. After 28 years of marriage, her husband filed for divorce, and Lorri found herself in a worse situation. Lorri had hired an acquaintance to help with yard work for

As of  Feb. 19, 2015, President Barack Obama proclaimed that the Pullman district is now one of the three newest national monuments in the United States; the Pullman National Monument is located in Chicago. From The White House Blog: “The Pullman National monument will preserve and highlight America’s first planned industrial town, and a site that tells

Mercy Housing is one of the largest developers of affordable housing and has developed, preserved, or financed nearly 48,500 homes since 1981. Mercy Housing begins with housing, but goes beyond to strengthen the lives of people who call Mercy Housing home. A variety of Resident Service programs are available to residents at many of the

SEATTLE — The old World War II Navy barracks at Magnuson park are going to serve once again. A developer will spend $52 million to transform the historic site, which is located within walking distance of Lake Washington, into affordable housing for nearly 130 families. Some might think it’s a lot of money to spend,