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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

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

Each day more than 15 million school-age children across the U.S. come home to an empty house. Among them, more than one million are in grades K-5. Research shows that high-quality afterschool programs can lead to improved attendance, behavior and coursework. In fact, students who participate in afterschool programs attend school regularly, exhibit better behavior, receive better grades and score higher on tests than those who

Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF) and its eleven members, who, like Mercy Housing, are all non-profit affordable housing providers, are embarking today on an endeavor to enroll newly eligible affordable housing residents in Medicaid or subsidized insurance through the newly formed health insurance exchanges. “Our goal is to use the affordable housing our members provide

MetLife Foundation and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise) today named Mercy Housing Lakefront and Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago as recipients of the 2013 MetLife Foundation Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing, lauding the nonprofits’ Roseland Place Senior Apartments. This year’s MetLife Foundation Award focused on connecting senior housing to health care programs, supportive services

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. declared his dream to the American people. The words he shared from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 would become a living rallying cry for generations of people who continue the fight for equality for all disenfranchised people in this country and beyond.

At Mercy Housing, we believe that making the community a better place is just as important as building a home. We support our residents with the resources they need to be good neighbors and members of a greater community. Mercy Housing begins with housing, but goes far beyond to strengthen the lives of the people

By Sister Lillian Murphy, RSM | Mercy Housing CEO My Colleagues in Hope… Income mobility and intergenerational poverty is at the top of mind for many American economists, today. In fact, just this month four leading economists and their team of researchers released a study entitled The Economic Impact of Tax Expenditures which shows a

By: José A. Vega, Senior Property Manager at Mission Creek To celebrate the 30-year Anniversary of Mercy Housing, the residents and staff of Mission Creek Senior Community in San Francisco organized an Art Exhibit. The exhibit was displayed at the property dining hall from June 11th through June 14th. With the music of a pianist

“The greatest compliment that was ever paid to me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.”  — Henry David Thoreau National research and practice increasingly demonstrate the critical connection between stable housing and improved health. However, housing and health care too often operate as distinct fields, rarely recognizing their