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Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Mercy Housing Southeast is the Winner of the Affordable Housing Finance Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Master-Planned/Mix-Use category! Originally built in 1943 to house employees of the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp., the Strathmore Estates complex in the Savannah Gardens community of Savannah, Ga., was meant to be dismantled after

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Summer was certainly a busy time for Mercy Housing Southeast, seeing three, new affordable senior communities celebrating grand openings in July and August. Mercy Housing welcomed home new residents to Etowah Terrace in Rome, Georgia; Antioch Villas and Gardens in Stone Mountain, Georgia; and the Arbors at Ellington in

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 The residents of Mercy Place Belmont in North Carolina have made some unlikely friends. Each month, a gaggle of giggly 8-year olds from a local boy’s bible study group visit the property and the seniors who call Mercy Place, home, for fun-filled activities and lots of laughs. “In February,

Julie Walker, or “Miss Julie,” as she is known to her friends and neighbors, is a strong believer in the power of education and affordable housing. The 37-year old mother of two has earned an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and a Bachelor’s of Arts and Science in Social Work and is currently finishing

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Mercy Housing Northwest is excited to introduce their very first property in Idaho’s capitol. 12th and River Senior Apartments celebrated its grand opening in Boise on August 30, welcoming home more than 50 Idaho senior citizens. The first new development dedicated to this vulnerable population to open in the

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 When organizations work together, the lives of people in our communities are changed forever. And, when lives change, we all have the ability to thrive. United Way affiliates in Washington State have long been investing in proven programs that help residents participate and flourish in their neighborhoods and communities.

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 With over 350 individuals in attendance, Mercy Housing Northwest’s (MHNW) 2012 Power of Home breakfast set a new standard for both attendance and dollars raised. The event raised more than $125,000 to support MHNW’s resident services programs in Washington State. Attendees heard from Washington House Speaker Frank Chopp, who

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Mercy Housing is proud to introduce Mercy Housing’s Advisory Council in Arizona, a dynamic and innovative group of housing champions and community advocates. “Advisory Council members are responsible for representing Mercy Housing Southwest into their local community and individual networks,” explained Kate Hunt, Regional Manager of Resource Development. “Members

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012  Fall in Iowa brings with it crisp morning air, warm autumn colors and of course the first day of school. But for many students, apprehensions about returning to school extend far beyond the expected first day jitters. “Bullying statistics released in 2010 indicate that about 160,000 children miss school every day out of

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 This summer, 150 seniors ranging in age from 55 to 92 years young gathered at the Arizona Mills Mall for Mercy Housing’s fifth annual S.W.A.T. Team event. S.W.A.T. or the “Seniors Walking with Attitude Team,” was born in 2007 when residents from Mercy Housing’s seven Maricopa County senior properties