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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.

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

The 2015 Mercy Housing Annual Report is now available! At Mercy Housing, we recognize that safe, affordable, service-enriched housing helps people invest in themselves and their communities. On behalf of our eight Sponsor Communities, our Board of Trustees, and everyone who works at Mercy Housing, we thank you. Thank you to our donors, financial partners,

Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Denver, Colo., has announced it has partnered with National Church Residences (NCR) to help preserve 55 affordable homes for seniors at Hickory Hollow Senior Apartments in Memphis, Tenn.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/1/2016 Contacts below Wheatland, CA—Mercy Housing and the City of Wheatland celebrated the completion of the reconstruction of Sunset Valley Duplexes in Wheatland, Calif. on June, 29, 2016. These 88 affordable rental homes are much needed as the state and national affordable housing crises continue, and in many places worsen. Supported by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/23/2016 Contacts below Denver, CO—Mercy Housing, Inc., one of the nation’s largest affordable housing nonprofits, is launching a partnership with Promise Energy, Inc. to increase solar energy use across Mercy Housing’s portfolio. Since affordable housing communities usually operate on thin margins and have limited roof space, they often struggle to implement solar

One of my greatest passions in life has come from working with students through Sterling Meadows Youth Programs. Sterling Meadows is an Apartment complex that provides affordable housing for agricultural workers and their families. I sought to become involved with their youth programs in the summer of 2013 after learning that a student I had

Mercy Housing recently partnered with the Raising A Reader program to help children gain the reading skills they need to succeed. Children who participate in the program are given a Raising A Reader book bag with several age-appropriate books to share with their parents. Research shows that the most important activity for building the knowledge

Earlier this year, residents from Mercy Housing’s Miriam Apartments in Chicago decided to feed their homeless neighbors living in tents under nearby viaducts. “Tents do little to keep out frigid lakefront winter winds, and inhabitants gave us an enthusiastic welcome as we set up our table and served a hot, delicious meal!” said Natalie Shannon-Hutchinson, a

To me, mercy means unconditional compassion and kindness. My grandmother taught me the importance of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Being a new mom, I continually count my blessings to have a healthy baby, food on our table, and a roof over our heads. I give