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Mercy Housing Colorado is excited to announce our 6th Annual Live in Hope Breakfast will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel on May 2nd from 7:30-8:30a.m.! This year we are adding a new component to our event in selecting a corporation or business to honor with our first Live in Hope Award. In giving
Read MoreMission Possible: Volunteers...
Who would’ve thought interior improvements had such a meaningful impact on so many people? Once a year an occasion known as “Mission Possible” is reserved for Mercy Housing California and Mercy Housing Management Group staff to volunteer in the community. Some give back to their favorite organizations while others enjoy volunteering with Mercy Housing. During
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The Los Angeles advocacy group UNIDAD (United Neighbors in Defense Against Displacement) recently awarded Mercy a $200,000 grant for affordable housing on Washington Boulevard in South L.A. UNIDAD, a community group that is part of SAJE (Strategic Actions for a Just Economy) organized with local residents and negotiated the UNIDAD Lorenzo Community Benefits Agreement, which
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Creating Homes through Collaboration On January 24th, Mercy Housing California and the St. Anthony Foundation celebrated the groundbreaking of Vera Haile Elder Housing and the St. Anthony’s Dining Room. The Vera Haile Elder Residence, located on 121 Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco’s Tenderloin will consist of 90 new homes for low-income seniors and a
Read MoreUpdate from Mercy Housing California...
Recently, the Mercy Housing board and staff convened in Washington, DC to bring our message to Congress. More than 40 of us visited with dozens of members of both parties of Congress and their staff to talk about how important federal funding is for the people we serve and the homes we build. Fittingly, we
Read MoreGoldblatts Supportive Living...
Thanks to a $1,460,000 bridge loan from Mercy Loan Fund to Fencl/Platt LLC, low-income seniors will have quality affordable housing at Goldblatts Supportive Living Facility on Chicago’s south side. The Goldblatts Supportive Living Facility, located in the former Goldblatt’s department store, will consist of 101 units restricted for seniors at or below 60 percent of
Read MoreRallying Cry: The industry ramps...
Source: Affordable Housing Finance As Congress pursues tax reform and deficit reduction, the most successful federal program for the production and preservation of affordable housing is in the crosshairs. While the affordable housing industry has lobbied for the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) for years, industry stakeholders are redoubling their efforts to educate members of
Read MoreRESIDENT SPOTLIGHT: Ginger...
Ginger and her two-year-old daughter Magdiel (Maggie) have lived at Decatur Place Apartments for nearly two years. Ginger is a full-time student and the University of Colorado in Denver, where she has a double major in Communications and Pre-Nursing. She has plans to apply for the Registered Nurse program at Regis University once she completes
Read MoreBy Eva Wingren, Mercy Housing’s Policy Associate To address the big political issues facing our country and their effect on the affordable housing gap, Mercy Housing decided to hold its first Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, with members of the Board of Trustees and senior leadership team. Julie and I, being the boots on the
Read MoreWells Fargo helps Savannah Gardens...
Wells Fargo is helping Savannah Gardens residents achieve a goal that many people have – to get in control of their finances. Mercy Housing provides free, onsite programs to help residents improve their lives, in areas including financial literacy and economic development. Wells Fargo has given $5,000 to support that work so that Savannah Gardens’
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