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Moving Forward Together 2023: Building Healthy Communities was held on September 27 in downtown Chicago and featured an enlightening fireside chat between author Dr. Eve L. Ewing and Mercy Housing Lakefront board member Desiré Hunter. Dr. Ewing shared her personal experiences, explained why social determinants of health are important when building healthy communities, and challenged

Terry was born in Chicago and grew up on the South Side. He served in the Military for several years, starting in 1975. “I was fortunate – I did not see combat, but there were a tremendous number of men that did, and I’ve seen the aftermath of it,” Terry explains. “That’s where my addiction

  COVID-19 had just arrived in the United States when Barbara Rankin, then 86 years old, received the devastating news that she would lose her home of more than 50 years in Kenosha – where she raised her five children and cultivated a thriving garden. Unaware that a developer in Houston had bought her mortgage

  Residents of Mercy Housing Lakefront’s Carlton Apartments came together with staff and supporters on a sunny June afternoon to celebrate the reopening of the historic apartment building. Carlton Apartments was originally built in 1925 as the Carlton Terrace Hotel featuring distinctive Collegiate Gothic architecture. Mercy Housing Lakefront acquired and first renovated the Carlton Terrace

  Mercy Housing Lakefront hosted a special gathering in April to celebrate the newly constructed Activity Center located inside the Lofts on Arthington, a multi-family apartment community in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. More than 80 people attended, including families with children who reside at the Lofts on Arthington as well as generous partners who contributed

            Disabled Veterans National Foundation: Communications Team Meredith Fick communications@dvnf.org Mercy Housing Lakefront: Margaret Dodge Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager Mdodge@mercyhousing.org The $15,000 grant will help Mercy Housing Lakefront provide onsite resident services for 65 veterans and their families in Danville, IL. Chicago, IL – July 21 – Mercy Housing

Mindy Taylor grew up in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Her family lived in a church-owned building, where her mom volunteered in the church’s feeding program. Called “The Dinner Guest,” this soup kitchen served hundreds of people experiencing homelessness every day, including veterans who had seen their housing shut down by the government. Mindy’s mom would help

There is no typical day for Mercy Housing’s Real Estate Development team. Todd Wolcott, Associate Director of Real Estate at Mercy Housing Lakefront explains, “One day you might find us in the office and the next day we are walking around talking to city leaders about an upcoming development. We definitely aren’t sitting in front

Last summer, a Northern Illinois Food Bank truck pulled up to Mercy Housing Lakefront’s Batavia Apartments in Batavia, IL., loaded with donated food. For Batavia Apartments Resident Services Coordinator Lynn, it was a welcome sight. Margaret Perrault, the CEO of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce had helped to coordinate the donation drop off and reached

“You’re supposed to graduate high school, graduate college, start your career, have a business, have a home, all by 30. And, if you can do that by 30, I’m not envious, like, that’s good. I wish I could’ve done that, but everybody’s situation is different. I try not to tell myself, ‘You better have this.