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San Diego, Calif.—Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) today announced that it has provided a participation loan to Community HousingWorks (CHW), a nonprofit developer of affordable housing, for the acquisition of 2601-2685 Ulric Street, a 36-unit multifamily community in San Diego, Calif. CHW plans to develop the property so that

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/22/2017 Contact: Amelia Laing Content Manager alaing@mercyhousing.org 303-830-3432 Waterloo, Iowa—Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) today announced that it has provided a loan to Chesapeake Community Advisors (CCA) and Trinity Village Non Profit Housing Corp. (Trinity) for the acquisition of Cedar River Tower, an 85-home community for

Tax season is notorious for the stress it causes. But residents of Timbercreek Apartments in Omaha, Neb. and other Omahans can rest easy knowing that they can get their taxes prepared at Timbercreek Apartments for free. Timbercreek Apartments has partnered with the Omaha Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Coalition to offer this free tax preparation.

  Last month, more than 20 residents gathered in Holly Park’s community room to take advantage of the opportunities offered during a resource fair. Holly Park in Commerce City, Colorado, is home to more than 160 families with low incomes who are working toward a better life for themselves. During the fair, community partners offered

We are consistently delighted by the many different talents that volunteers bring to Mercy Housing communities. Coe Kirby, for instance, uses his special expertise as a certified senior trainer to help residents living at Page Commons in Phoenix, Arizona. For more than a year, Coe has been coming to Page Commons to lead group exercises designed

  When the seniors living at Clare of Assisi (in Westminster, Colorado) heard that their community was going to be transferred from Franciscan Ministries to Mercy Housing, a resident suggested that they begin folding origami paper cranes. Why? Because of a Japanese legend that says that if you fold 1,000 origami paper cranes, any wish

On February 3rd, MHNW celebrated National Wear Red Day in support of women’s heart health. Each year, the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement advocates for more research, awareness, and action for women’s heart health. One in three women die from heart disease annually – it is the number one killer of women.

In honor of Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day (HHAD), February 2nd, a sea of over 600 community advocates in red scarves gathered at the Capitol in Olympia with the united belief that everyone should have access to affordable homes. Hosted by the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (WLIHA), HHAD was about ACTION, ADVOCACY, and ONENESS.

Music makes the world go ‘round…at least for Mercy Housing Northwest’s Snohomish residents, Jerry and Elaine. The two first met over 40 years ago and their story is one of true love at first sight (and sound). “When our eyes met, neither of us had a question we’d be together the rest of our lives”,

Dear Partners In Hope, Many view 2016 as a particularly divisive year for Americans. An election, perhaps unprecedented in the vitriol of its rhetoric, seemed to split families, end friendships, and pit neighbor against neighbor. While I understand why this past year has been marked by division, discord, and tension, the work of Mercy Loan