In The News

Community Spotlight is a series highlighting some of the communities where Mercy Housing Northwest has a presence. In this series, we discuss how the affordability crisis is impacting each unique community and how Mercy Housing Northwest is working with partners to overcome the challenge. For this story, we interview Samya Lutz, Housing & Services Program

KidVantage, formerly Eastside Baby Corner, helps parents and caregivers access the resources they to help their kids grow, play, and learn. They do this by providing essential care, safety, and health goods for children who are experiencing the stresses of economic security, systemic inequities, or family disruption. Founded in 1990, KidVantage partners with more than

Sherry moved back to Seattle from Atlanta before the pandemic sent everyone home and remote work became our new reality. Working as a transportation shuttle driver at a local technology company, she returned to Seattle with hopes of being closer to her three children and seven grandkids. Rising Prices in Atlanta Force a Change   While

Mercy Housing – Colorado – Denver Police Department For the past year, The Denver Police Department (DPD) has been a partner in our Sister Lillian Youth Apprenticeship Program (YAP) at Grace Apartments and Holly Park Apartments in Denver. The Sister Lillian YAP provides students with the guidance, structure, and effective feedback necessary to realize success.

Mercy Housing Mountain Plains (MHMP) and Swinerton, a national construction company, recently teamed up for a Technical Construction Skills Trade Fair in Denver, where over 20 youth residents learned about the construction industry. Held at Swinerton’s Denver warehouse, students in grades six and up learned about the construction industry with the help of the Construction Education Foundation

Leaders from Santa Clara County, the City of Palo Alto, and co-developers Abode Communities and Mercy Housing California celebrate groundbreaking of 110 affordable homes for teachers, school district staff, and their families, in partnership with Meta, San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, Century Housing, school districts, and more key partners. Abode Communities, Mercy Housing California, Santa Clara

Sisters Villa resident, Ms. Sandra’s social calendar fills up pretty quickly these days. Whether she is participating in one of the many Resident Services programs at this senior community located in Eagle, ID, baking her famous chocolate chip cookies, or enjoying lunch with friends, Ms. Sandra stays busy. And at 87 years old, she has

In 2019, Candice Lee experienced shortness of breath and her chest hurt. Wasting no time, she went to the emergency room, “they ran an EKG, which came back abnormal.” she explained. The ER doctors then sent her to the Cath Lab for additional tests, “I literally had people grabbing every arm and leg…just prepping me.

Combining Hands-On Skills Demonstrations with Information About Careers in the Construction Industry DENVER, CO – Over 20 Mercy Housing Mountain Plains youth joined Swinerton employees on Thursday, July 27 for a technical construction skills fair, where representatives from the Construction Education Foundation and Swinerton’s apprenticeship program educated participants on career paths, benefits, and opportunities in

Contact:  Kate Peterson / 303.830.3443 KPeterson@mercyhousing.org DENVER, CO – Mercy Community Capital is excited to announce Stefanie Joy as the new President of the national Community Development Financial Institution. Joy will replace Jason Battista who resigned last month to become a development partner with St. Charles Town Company. Joy brings decades of multifamily housing finance