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Collaboration is the foundation on which Mercy Housing Mountain Plains communities are built. Just in time for the 2023 holidays, we welcomed families at two brand-new properties in Colorado: Northfield Commons and The Rose on Colfax. We also broke ground on Glendale Senior, which will soon be home to 148 seniors. Our development pipeline has
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Melissa...
Our very own Asset Management team volunteered during Volunteer Week in Colorado and helped clean up the community garden at Grace Apartments. Melissa Clayton, a Mercy Housing senior leader, shared why volunteering holds a special place in her heart: What is your role at Mercy Housing? I am the Senior Vice President of National Portfolio
Read MoreBuilding Stronger Communities...
Thank you to all the volunteers who joined us in our annual Volunteer Week! In addition to continuing this work in Colorado, we were excited to host our first Volunteer Week in the Southwest! This year we hosted over 15 activities with 60 volunteers at eight properties across Colorado and Arizona. We saw firsthand what
Read MoreAcross the United States, the need for affordable housing has never been more important. To help meet this demand, Mercy Housing has been busy working on many new developments across the Mountain Plains region. Safe, stable housing helps provide a foundation for success, and we are happy to be expanding in several locations! The Rose
Read MoreSummertime Fun
Ready. Set. Go! Summer is in full swing with Out-of-School Time (OST) programming in communities across the Mountain Plains. OST is one of Mercy Housing’s most popular programs for youth and engages hundreds of kids each year with fun activities and healthy snacks. For so many parents, OST provides peace of mind knowing their children
Read MoreResident Voices - LeRoy
Resident Voices offers residents a platform to share their voices with the greater community. We applaud all those who have the interest to share their thoughts with us! Northern Heights is a family property located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The 96-unit family community offers a variety of Resident Services programming that supports residents to
Read MoreResident Stories - Julie
Julie and her two small children slept on the floor the first night in their new home. After escaping an abusive relationship, they had little more than the clothes on their backs. Julie fought hard to provide a safe home for her kids and was grateful to find stable housing for her family at Mercy
Read MoreNavigating Health
Have you heard the term ‘health navigation?’ You’re not alone if the answer is ‘no.’ Although our repertoire of health-related terms and definitions has certainly grown during COVID, health navigation is often not one covered in mainstream news. However, it plays a critical role in the work of many healthcare organizations and the Mercy Housing
Read MoreFive Points of History
For Black History Month, Mercy Housing would like to highlight Five Points, a historic African American neighborhood just minutes away from our home office in Denver, CO. Famed for classic architecture, an entrepreneurial spirit, and jazz, this neighborhood has shaped the face of our city for generations. Denver blossomed in the mid-nineteenth century silver boom
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