In The News

Happy Spring! I’m grateful for you and all Mercy Housing supporters that make our work possible, providing much needed affordable homes and services. I want to share with you some of our updates from around the country from the past few months! It’s already been an exciting year: we’ve had authors share their books with

Mercy Housing Northwest was proud to partner with the Seattle Seahawks and Vulcan Inc. for the December 2018 Home Field Advantage Campaign! Thanks to a $20K match from the Seattle Seahawks, the campaign raised nearly $52K towards creating a Family Resource Center in Seattle that will provide a safe and convenient place for parents and

An exciting new project underway at MHNW is MLK Senior Housing in the city of Tacoma. MHNW will be developing a 6-story multifamily building with 69 apartments for seniors aged 62+, earning under 50% of area median income. MHNW was awarded the site after being selected by the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority (TCRA) through a

In Kent, a group of mothers at Mercy Housing Northwest’s Appian Way property decided to take matters into their own hands. It all began with a partnership between MHNW and Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center (IPJC). IPJC trained MHNW staff to help create a Women’s Justice Circle, in which a group of residents and community

Earlier this month, Mercy Housing resident Sabrina received the San Francisco Boys & Girls Club’s Youth of the Year Award. Youth of the Year finalists are chosen by their local Clubhouse based on “moral character, community involvement, academic achievements, and obstacles that they have overcome.” Sabrina accepted the award in front of a packed ballroom,

Named in honor of late Mercy Housing Board member, Fredric Lohse, the Lohse Apartments are the first affordable housing community in historic downtown Roseville. The new homes are helping the city to realize its comprehensive revitalization strategy to create a more walkable and dynamic downtown. The new homes are targeted to serve the local workforce

Being a single mother isn’t easy, especially when you have to move with rising rents and low rental availability. Cortney has lived in Lincoln, Nebraska her entire life. After a divorce, she needed to find a home for her and her two kids, while getting adjusted to working again after years of being a stay-at-home

Like so many communities in the Sacramento Valley, Woodland (Yolo County) started out as a farming community, but over time its convenient access to Sacramento…

Six nursing students from the University of South Dakota graduated this past December after spending roughly 56 service hours at Mercy Housing’s Northern Heights property. Built in 1976, Northern Heights is a multifamily rental property in Rapid City, South Dakota with 96 efficiency and one-bedroom apartments. Students spent time at Northern Heights to learn how

This year, over 470 families in California will be celebrating their very first holiday season in a brand new Mercy Housing community…