In The News

  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

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

Our very own Asset Management team volunteered during Volunteer Week in Colorado and helped clean up the community garden at Grace Apartments. Melissa Clayton, a Mercy Housing senior leader, shared why volunteering holds a special place in her heart: What is your role at Mercy Housing? I am the Senior Vice President of National Portfolio

Thank you to all the volunteers who joined us in our annual Volunteer Week! In addition to continuing this work in Colorado, we were excited to host our first Volunteer Week in the Southwest! This year we hosted over 15 activities with 60 volunteers at eight properties across Colorado and Arizona. We saw firsthand what

Since it went into effect in 2018, California state bill SB-35 has been an effective tool to bring Californians the affordable homes we so desperately need more efficiently, by speeding up the approvals process for proposed developments that meet a certain set of conditions. Mercy Housing California (MHC) has made good use of this policy

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, a Mercy Housing Founding Community, have a rich history in the city of Orange, California that goes back more than 100 years. Members of the order have gathered, studied, prayed, and made their homes in a striking brick “Motherhouse” serving as the operational heart of their campus in

Solving the affordability crisis in the Pacific Northwest is a challenge too big for any one organization. It takes countless organizations, residents, neighborhoods, and levels of government to bring a community together and deliver on the promise of spaces where all are welcome. A neighborhood that rose to the challenge and welcomed an affordable housing

From Boise to Bellingham, and from Bellingham to Portland, Mercy Housing Northwest has worked with invaluable partners who assist us in addressing food insecurity. Exiting the pandemic, Mercy Housing Northwest residents reported feeling more food secure. Several factors contributed to this, including the expansion of SNAP benefits, expansion of the child tax credit, bulk donations