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Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West), the nation’s fifth largest hospital system, has been a valued partner and supporter of Mercy Housing’s mission for 23 years and for 14 years one of nine national Strategic Health Care Partners (SHCP). While our core business is the development and management of

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Mercy Housing California gratefully acknowledges new major grants from these generous foundation and corporate partners, January – September 2012: Bank of America Charitable Foundation, $192,500 for development of affordable housing in Mercy Housing’s Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Francisco markets; California Community Foundation, $100,000 for two years to support

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Mercy Housing California commemorated the start of construction of Esparto Family Apartments at the Northeast corner of Yolo Avenue and Woodland Avenue on Tuesday, June 5th. Speakers at the event included Mercy Housing staff, Yolo County officials, financing partners and representatives from the California Department of Housing and Community

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Advocacy is an integral component of Mercy Housing’s mission. We work to be a catalyst that causes our nation’s leaders to find ways to close the gap between the supply and demand for affordable housing. As part of our advocacy efforts, Mercy Housing leadership has been hosting tours for

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 In 2012, Mercy Portfolio Services debuted Developer Central, their latest tool to assist community developers in their efforts to rebuild neighborhoods across the country. Developer Central, a streamlined version of Community Central, is a robust information and process management software solution tailored to developers who acquire, rehabilitate and sell

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Equity Residential Foundation recently completed a pledge of $500,000 to further Mercy Housing’s mission as part of a five-year partnership started in 2008. Since the time the pledge was made, Mercy Housing has been able to successfully develop and manage quality service- enriched affordable housing serving tens of thousands

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 James Hardie Building Products Inc, the world’s leading manufacturer of fiber cement building products, provided a $10,000 donation to support Mercy Housing’s mission. James Hardie has been a trusted materials vendor at many Mercy Housing properties. Steven Davis, Director of Construction at Mercy Housing has said that, “In 25

  Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 President and Chief Executive Officer, Sister Lillian Murphy, RSM, has announced Steven Spears as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As Mercy Housing continues to help close the gap of affordable housing over the next few years, Spears, an experienced senior finance executive, will be responsible for

With almost $1 million in philanthropic support over the past twelve months, 180° Properties has been able to expand property preservation services throughout the Lake Michigan region, including Gary, Chicago, and Milwaukee. With this expansion, 180° Properties has now created 49 jobs and has completed 24,982 work orders to protect and maintain 5,970 homes throughout the

More than 15 U.S. Bank volunteers, Hope House staff members and community supporters joined residents at the Johnston Center to celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of the completion of the supportive housing building.  “We are so grateful for U.S. Bank’s ongoing commitment to the Johnston Center Residences,” said Cindy Holler, president of Mercy Housing Lakefront. “In