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Home for the Holidays
This year, over 470 families in California will be celebrating their very first holiday season in a brand new Mercy Housing community…
Read More15-Year Vision Comes to Fruition...
Last month, residents and elected leaders gathered for a street party in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles to celebrate the opening of 176 new affordable homes. Mercy Housing and Abode Communities developed this last phase of homes together, bookending a public housing rebuilding effort that began nearly 18 years ago. Back in 2000, the
Read MoreAfter-School Programs in California...
When the school day is over, kids across our country experience radically different lives. Some children get to recharge with a snack, then play a sport, or do homework with the support of family or at a local Boys and Girls Clubs. Others do not, because family members are working and in too many communities
Read MoreGrand Opening of Natalie Gubb...
October 16, 2018 (San Francisco) Mercy Housing and Mayor London Breed celebrated the opening of 190 affordable family apartments in Natalie Gubb Commons. The affordable homes were developed as part of the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area, spearheaded by the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII). Natalie Gubb Commons is part of a mixed-income, joint
Read MoreGrand Opening of Affordable Housing...
Nonprofit affordable housing developers Abode Communities and Mercy Housing California, together with HACLA, celebrated the grand opening of 176 service-enhanced affordable family homes in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Read Morecraigslist Founder gives $136,500...
craigslist Founder gives a gift that will provide furniture and basic household items for 65 homeless and disabled veterans, who will find a place to call home at Mercy Housing’s new Colma Veterans Village community.
Read MoreCommercial Development Helps...
Because so much of our work occurs in downtowns like Roseville or larger cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, the ground floors of our housing communities often include commercial spaces…
Read MoreNatalie Gubb Commons
In October, Mercy Housing and our Bay Area colleagues will honor our long-time friend and co-conspirator, Natalie Gubb, with the dedication of a family housing community in her name. Natalie was among the true leaders of the affordable housing world, having been instrumental in drafting the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in 1986, which is
Read MoreMeet Kelaija
When Kelaija joined our youth empowerment program as a high school freshman, she was distant and depressed with abysmal school attendance and failing grades. As she grew to trust our staff, including the Resident Services Manager Ashlei, she shared that several family members struggled with addiction and that she was missing school to protect her
Read MoreAwardee — Mercy Housing EPIC...
EPIC’s National Real Estate Practice has partnered with Mercy Housing to award 12 residents with the Mercy Housing EPIC Educational Support Grant! Luz is an awardee with a profound sense of determination. She kept pursuing her dreams despite many hurdles. Luz and the other awardees were chosen due to their clear career goals and exceptional
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