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Mark your calendars for April 26, 2023, for the Grand Opening of Thrive Sweet Auburn! Mercy Housing Southeast partnered with Project Community Connections (PCCI) to build this new mixed-use community in Atlanta’s historic Old Fourth Ward with 117 affordable apartment homes and commercial space. Please join us as we unveil PCCI’s Community Engagement Center, which

According to the Nation’s Report Card*, students in the fourth and eighth grades fell significantly behind in math and reading test scores because of the pandemic. Students didn’t suffer just academically, but their social lives and mental and physical health were also greatly impacted. However, for students who call Mercy Housing Southeast home had the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2022 Contact: Nathan Box | Mercy Housing Northwest | nathan.box@mercyhousing.org or 206-602-3488 Marylhurst Commons Groundbreaking Celebration The groundbreaking celebration for Mercy Housing Northwest’s first affordable housing community in Oregon is scheduled for November 18, 2022. On November 18, 2022, from 11:30 A.M. – 1 P.M., Mercy Housing Northwest, in partnership

“You’re supposed to graduate high school, graduate college, start your career, have a business, have a home, all by 30. And, if you can do that by 30, I’m not envious, like, that’s good. I wish I could’ve done that, but everybody’s situation is different. I try not to tell myself, ‘You better have this.

For Mercy Housing, Marion Housing Center resident Gordon, Wisconsin, has always been home. Growing up in the small town of Williams Bay, Wisconsin, Gordon was surrounded by family who served in the military. Both his father and uncle served in WWII, with his dad stationed in the Mediterranean and his uncle assigned to the 101st

Mandy doesn’t want to spend too much time focused on the past. She is much more concerned with what lies ahead. As a recent cosmetology graduate, she sees the next horizon coming into view. In March 2020, Mandy was preparing to move into a new apartment with her kids when the landlord backed out of

On the main floor of Mercy Housing Northwest’s (MHNW) Gardner House in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle sits the 8,000-square-foot Allen Family Center. The space offers ample room for community gatherings, access to resources, and much more. Gardner House is home to 95 households in King County, offering permanent supportive housing with program-enriched services

It is hard to believe it’s already Fall, as I reflect on what was an exciting end to summer. We wrapped up August with an incredibly rewarding Back-to-School Drive! We collected and distributed 600+ backpacks to the children who call Mercy Housing home. It is you, our friends and supporters, who made this possible and

Mercy Housing Lakefront resident April is a veteran of the United States Navy. She hails from Indiana and joined the Navy after high school. She planned to make a career in it. Unfortunately, while serving as a rescue swimmer air crewman, she was injured during a special operations training course. She was hospitalized, and the

By Shelly Marquez This affordable housing crisis threatens to irrevocably alter the state we love. Half of Coloradans can no longer afford to live here. Teachers, firefighters, and nurses who can earn as little as $22,000 a year can’t afford to live in the communities they serve. Young professionals struggle to afford rents or mortgages,