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A few weeks ago Mercy Housing’s CEO Sister Lillian Murphy, RSM was honored at the graduation ceremony for Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. At the ceremony, she was asked to give the baccalaureate address. Here is the full speech that she shared with the graduating seniors. Cardinal George, Sisters of Mercy, President Wiseman, faculty

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Mercy Loan Fund supports President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative to assist youth in underserved communities

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Thanks to donors like you, Kathy has hope.  Kathy wants other women to know her story, so they can learn that negative experiences can be overcome.  She was pregnant, alone, in an abusive relationship, and very scared.  She had lost her apartment, moved from house to house and – six weeks pregnant – she found

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Sister Lillian Murphy

My partners in Hope, This week marked the first-ever National Catholic Sisters Week.  The week-long celebration is a key initiative in a new plan to raise awareness about the many profound contributions by Women Religious in the fields of social justice, women’s leadership, health care, education and, of course, housing, just to name a few.

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El Monte Veterans Village opens – first housing development for homeless Veterans in the San Gabriel Valley

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Follow BCP’s Housing Commission at www.bipartisanpolicy.org/housing

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Mercy Housing, a national nonprofit affordable housing organization, today announced that Sister Lillian Murphy, RSM, will retire from her position as Chief Executive Officer of the organization in June 2014. Mercy Housing’s National Board of Trustees has selected current Mercy Housing President Jane Graf as the new CEO effective on July 1, 2014. Since assuming

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The government shutdown has dominated the airwaves since work in Washington DC came to a screeching halt 11 days ago. But what does a “government shutdown” mean for organizations like Mercy Housing and, more frighteningly, for the people we serve each day?

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In Charkita Moore’s household, education is a family affair. KeShaun, 11 years old, and his big brother Lorenzo, 13 years old, have lived and learned at Mercy Housing’s Lavergne Courts since 2001. “Charkita is working hard to get her Associates Degree and the boys both attend Chicago Jesuit Academy (CJA), a wonderful neighborhood prep school,” said Whitney Nash, Resident Services Manager at Lavergne Courts. “Chicago

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As a company that invests in strong vibrant communities, U.S. Bank is a natural partner for Mercy Housing. U.S. Bank and Mercy Housing have worked together for many years to build strong communities across the country. U.S. Bank often helps to finance affordable housing and also provides donations to support programming for residents. U.S. Bank builds communities by focusing on the foundations

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