In The News

Whether she’s preparing and serving dinner at Evergreen Vista’s monthly resident meeting, organizing an outreach program or helping new residents get involved with the services their community has to offer, Intercommunity Mercy Housing resident Carolyn Walker is always busy.

Mercy Housing receives two grants worth $750,000 from Citi Foundation. The grants will be used to expand the development of affordable housing in Illinois, California and throughout the nation.

Mercy Housing will use $376,750 in grant funding from The Walmart Foundation to launch a nationwide effort to improve the use of energy at its existing affordable housing properties and require developers to use a variety of “green” design elements in all future properties. The grant from The Walmart Foundation will supplement government and other

Intercommunity Mercy Housing needs your help to provide 650 filled backpacks to youth at 18 of our properties.

Mercy Housing receives $100,000 grant from The Home Depot Foundation to support national Environmental Stewardship Initiative. The grant will be used to make existing affordable housing properties energy efficient and create standards for future developments.

A message from Mercy Housing President, Dick Banks…
As Mercy Housing ventures further into this challenging year, I want to offer my perspective on how Mercy Housing has grown as an organization.

At 82 years old, Miss Gloria Murphy, a resident of Mercy Housing Southwest’s Casa de Merced Senior Community in Mesa, Ariz., walks 5 miles every day.

Mercy Housing recently came across this great overview of the 272 Stimulus Spending Programs put together by The Hive Group: http://www.hivegroup.com/stimulus/

Mercy Housing featured in February issues of Affordable Housing Finance and Multifamily Executive.

Mercy Housing Colorado’s Peace Pals youth group recently recognized the Flobotsas an International Peace Pal, an honor the group has also bestowed upon Mother Theresa, Gandhi and Brad Pitt.