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“As the affordable housing crisis continues, and in many places worsens, most of the new development is going to market-rate housing,” said Jason Battista, President of MLF. “This generous grant will help us address the desperate shortage of affordable housing in the most vulnerable communities.”

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September 14, 2016 Reporters May Contact: Britney Sheehan, Bank of America, 1.425.467.9744 britney.w.sheehan@bankofamerica.com Support will help improve access to affordable housing and foster sustainable growth across Denver and beyond DENVER – Bank of America today announced $366,000 in grants to be distributed to seven Denver nonprofits working to increase access to affordable housing and support

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From left to right: Chris Burkhardt, Mercy Housing Chief Operating Officer; Christy Richardson, Mercy Housing Senior Vice President, Information Technology; Carol Breslau, Mercy Housing Chief Philanthropy Officer; Matt Coyle, Interstate Restoration Director Business Development; Jennifer Reed, Mercy Housing Director of Philanthropy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/13/2016 Contact: Amelia Laing (303) 830-3432 alaing@mercyhousing.org mercyhousing.org DENVER, CO —Interstate Restoration’s 12th annual charity golf tournament yielded $22,500 to benefit Mercy Housing, an affordable housing non-profit that serves thousands of Coloradans with low incomes by providing them with affordable homes and services designed to help them live to their full potential. “We

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KCRA MVV

“Everyone at Mercy Housing California feels enormous pride whenever we complete a new affordable housing community for low-income residents,” said President Doug Shoemaker, Mercy Housing California, the master developer. “But there is an extra special feeling we all share when we open a new community for formerly homeless and disabled veterans. Mather Veterans Village is our second veterans housing community in California and it would not have been possible without the amazing group of collaborative partners who worked tirelessly to turn this veterans village concept into a beautiful reality.”

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Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced today that Aeris, an agency that provides information for community investors, has upgraded its rating from A+ to AA.

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“I had no intention of going into affordable housing,” says Katayoon Montazemi. “My background was in commercial real estate management.” But when Katayoon volunteered to help lease homes at Mercy Housing in Los Angeles, CA, in 2014, she was hooked. “I fell in love with Mercy’s mission and affordable housing,” she says. “It was the

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Villa Maria, Westminster, CO

The transfer of these properties was the first of many. Eventually, all 33 FMI properties will be transferred to Mercy Housing, following the approval of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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Our most recent survey showed some encouraging health gains for Mercy Housing residents living in the Mountain Plains.

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SPARK

We’re thrilled to announce that we now offer the SPARK After School Physical Activity Program as part of our Out-of-School Time Resident Services. We offer the program at Grace Apartments and Holly Park Apartments in the Denver area.

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Elizabeth Mercy Housing

Elizabeth was a university student, training to be a narcotics agent, when she fell in love and got married. Three months later, her new husband hit her for the first time. Too embarrassed to seek help from family, after 11 years of domestic abuse, Elizabeth was driven to desperation and decided to take her own

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