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Thanks to supporters like you, Mercy Housing Lakefront homes continue to be leaders in the communities they serve and are award-winning. Residents, staff, and partners made the following accomplishments possible: 2020 Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award | Lofts on Arthington | Chicago This award recognizes the exemplary developments that ensure housing

Lunden overcame homelessness and health problems to rekindle his relationship with his family. If there’s anything Lunden has learned in the past few years, he says, it’s “just try your best, put your faith in God if you’re a religious person. Once you’ve hit the bottom, you’ve got nowhere to go but up.” Lunden has

Over the past few months, Howard Natinsky and Cynthia Oldham, co-owners of Fat Cat, have raised $2,000 for Mercy Housing Lakefront! Fat Cat, a restaurant and bar in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, raised the money by setting aside a portion of sales from a signature drink. The money will be used to support an art therapy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/26/2016 Contact: Nancy Ford Nancy@wilksgrp.com Office: 708.434.5006 Mobile: 312.415.8681 Walgreens Chief Diversity Officer Steve Pemberton to receive Mercy Housing Lakefront’s 2016 Northern Trust Inspiring Hope Award  Chicago, IL–Mercy Housing Lakefront (MHL) today announced their commitment to doubling their supply of affordable housing in the Chicago area. The affordable housing nonprofit aims to

At the end of 2015, Mercy Portfolio Services wound down its neighborhood stabilization work and discontinued operations. Thanks to the contributions of hundreds of partners and staff, Mercy Portfolio Services preserved, renovated or facilitated the reoccupation of 2,854 distressed or foreclosed homes over six years. The community impacts of this work included: Acquiring and renovating

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/12/2016 Contact: Amelia Laing Content Manager alaing@mercyhousing.org 303-830-3432 Denver, CO—Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced that it has partnered with Heartland Housing, Inc. (HHI), a developer and manager of affordable housing, to preserve more than 100 affordable homes at Leland Apartments, located in the Uptown neighborhood of

As the program manager for the City of Chicago’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Mercy Portfolio Services congratulates Karry L. Young Development for winning The Good Neighbor Award for their work on two developments: 1337 S. Central Park Ave. and 6447 S. Yale Ave. The Chicago Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) established the Good Neighbor Award in 1992

As of  Feb. 19, 2015, President Barack Obama proclaimed that the Pullman district is now one of the three newest national monuments in the United States; the Pullman National Monument is located in Chicago. From The White House Blog: “The Pullman National monument will preserve and highlight America’s first planned industrial town, and a site that tells

Mercy Housing Lakefront’s Board of Directors plays critical roles in establishing strategy and expanding the real estate and financial capacity of the organization.  Through their efforts, they help thousands of people to escape homelessness and work towards greater economic self-sufficiency. This year, Mercy Housing Lakefront welcomed Onjada Haggard-Richardson and Tom Gates to the Board of

The best way to start the Holiday Season is to take the time to be grateful for our blessings and celebrate the goodness in life. Thanks to volunteers from Capital One and Bank of America, hundreds of formerly homeless adults and at-risk children enjoyed healthy and positive activities this fall. Capital One sponsored and provided