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Local non-profit organization Oakwood Creative Care has partnered with the national nonprofit Mercy Housing to unite the young and the young at heart through an intergenerational gardening project funded by the City of Mesa. Oakwood Creative Care is a Day Club offering innovative care solutions to seniors afflicted with the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s, stroke,

Source: The Denver Post Article by Claire Martin Although Metropolitan State University of Denver student Birendra Dhakal has lived in the city since he was 13, he was shaped by his experience being born and raised in Nepal’s Goldhap refugee camp. In the self-portrait he took for “Picture Me Here,” an exhibit of Denver refugee

U.S. Bank is partnering with Mercy Housing to give 70 Denver children a head start on the school year with new backpacks filled with supplies

Mercy Housing Colorado is excited to announce our 6th Annual Live in Hope Breakfast will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel on May 2nd from 7:30-8:30a.m.! This year we are adding a new component to our event in selecting a corporation or business to honor with our first Live in Hope Award. In giving

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 Mercy Housing is proud to introduce Mercy Housing’s Advisory Council in Arizona, a dynamic and innovative group of housing champions and community advocates. “Advisory Council members are responsible for representing Mercy Housing Southwest into their local community and individual networks,” explained Kate Hunt, Regional Manager of Resource Development. “Members

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012  Fall in Iowa brings with it crisp morning air, warm autumn colors and of course the first day of school. But for many students, apprehensions about returning to school extend far beyond the expected first day jitters. “Bullying statistics released in 2010 indicate that about 160,000 children miss school every day out of

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 This summer, 150 seniors ranging in age from 55 to 92 years young gathered at the Arizona Mills Mall for Mercy Housing’s fifth annual S.W.A.T. Team event. S.W.A.T. or the “Seniors Walking with Attitude Team,” was born in 2007 when residents from Mercy Housing’s seven Maricopa County senior properties

Community Matters Newsletter – Fall 2012 This June, Denver’s Mayor, the Honorable Michael B. Hancock, joined forces with Mercy Housing CEO, Sister Lillian Murphy, RSM, Mercy Housing Colorado President, Jennifer Erixon, and many other community supporters to celebrate the opening of Mercy Housing Colorado’s Bluff Lake Apartments. The group braved the sweltering Colorado summer heat

Thanks to the over 160 people who attended our second annual Mercy Housing Midwest lunch in Nebraska. At the event guests heard from Kimberly and her two daughters on their experience of moving out of Council Bluffs during the 2012 floods and into one of Mercy Housing’s properties in Omaha. Their experience in being involved

This year’s fundraiser supporting programs and services at Mercy Housing Colorado properties across the state was a great success. Thanks to the support of friends and donors like you, more low-income Coloradoans like Megan and Victor who shared their personal stories at the event, will continue to have access to life-changing programs and services. We