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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

“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

Johnnie Dickerson credits Mercy Housing for saving his life. Literally. Johnnie is a retired 67-yearold who resides at Mercy Housing’s The Atrium at Collegetown in Atlanta. Every Monday, Dr. Ayanna Buckner from Morehouse School of Medicine stops by Johnnie’s home for a check-up. On one particular cold, December Monday, Dr. Buckner noted something of concern

Every action that Katherine takes is based on making sure that her children are taken care of and happy. When Katherine’s employer, a person for whom she was working as a personal caretaker, passed away, Katherine (Kat) found herself without a job, without a source of steady income and without a home for her children. Kat packed herself