In The News

Before she moved into a Mercy Housing community, Ginger jumped from place to place with her baby daughter, juggling the many responsibilities of work, school, and single parenting. “Not knowing where I was going to live, not knowing if I could afford it, not knowing if I would have to drop out of school to

Development of Phase II of Mercy Housing Northwest’s Tacoma Senior Apartments is in full swing! Phase II is being built next to Phase I, creating 40 new apartment homes.

Before finding Mercy Housing, Savannah residents Craig and Ernestine struggled to care for their adult son with autism on a limited household budget. Like any family, they wanted a safe place to live, but labored to find a home they could afford with Savannah’s high housing and rental prices.

When Mercy Housing Resident Services Coordinator Eddie Zacapa held a leadership meeting with tenants at the White Rock Village apartments recently, they determined a priority was to fix up the family youth room — a white-walled common area that has been the site for the summer free lunch program for the complex’s approximately 200 children and maybe

Dwayne is an outgoing teenager with a sweet smile and a love for sports. And even if school isn’t his favorite thing, he’s willing to put up with it so he can play football. It was a bit of a problem when his low grades forced him to drop out of sports his freshman year

For the past four years, Lorri had been living in unbearable conditions. Suffering from abuse, both mentally and physically, this was leading to deteriorating health conditions. After 28 years of marriage, her husband filed for divorce, and Lorri found herself in a worse situation. Lorri had hired an acquaintance to help with yard work for

Mercy Housing is one of the largest developers of affordable housing and has developed, preserved, or financed nearly 48,500 homes since 1981. Mercy Housing begins with housing, but goes beyond to strengthen the lives of people who call Mercy Housing home. A variety of Resident Service programs are available to residents at many of the

From tutoring to volunteering to teaching kids how to play soccer, El Dorado County’s young people give thousands of hours back to the community each year. Many of those youth recently received Youth Star Awards for their tireless efforts. The El Dorado Hills Community Vision Coalition hosted the ceremony on Dec. 14 at Lakehills Church.

When Gloria Webster joined a crocheting class taught by Gail Rogers last year, she could neither crochet nor knit. But after the class ended, the two ladies were having so much fun they found themselves crocheting for four to five hours a day—and didn’t want to stop! “There’s only so many hats you and your

This season, Payless ShoeSource is keeping it fashion AND philanthropy forward! Payless has partnered with Mercy Housing Colorado to give 25 of our youngsters some fancy footwear through their Payless Gives ™ – Shoes 4 Kids program. The international program – which reaches all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico and 11 Latin American countries –