In The News

  Last month, more than 20 residents gathered in Holly Park’s community room to take advantage of the opportunities offered during a resource fair. Holly Park in Commerce City, Colorado, is home to more than 160 families with low incomes who are working toward a better life for themselves. During the fair, community partners offered

We are consistently delighted by the many different talents that volunteers bring to Mercy Housing communities. Coe Kirby, for instance, uses his special expertise as a certified senior trainer to help residents living at Page Commons in Phoenix, Arizona. For more than a year, Coe has been coming to Page Commons to lead group exercises designed

  When the seniors living at Clare of Assisi (in Westminster, Colorado) heard that their community was going to be transferred from Franciscan Ministries to Mercy Housing, a resident suggested that they begin folding origami paper cranes. Why? Because of a Japanese legend that says that if you fold 1,000 origami paper cranes, any wish

On February 3rd, MHNW celebrated National Wear Red Day in support of women’s heart health. Each year, the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement advocates for more research, awareness, and action for women’s heart health. One in three women die from heart disease annually – it is the number one killer of women.

In honor of Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day (HHAD), February 2nd, a sea of over 600 community advocates in red scarves gathered at the Capitol in Olympia with the united belief that everyone should have access to affordable homes. Hosted by the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance (WLIHA), HHAD was about ACTION, ADVOCACY, and ONENESS.

Music makes the world go ‘round…at least for Mercy Housing Northwest’s Snohomish residents, Jerry and Elaine. The two first met over 40 years ago and their story is one of true love at first sight (and sound). “When our eyes met, neither of us had a question we’d be together the rest of our lives”,

Dear Partners In Hope, Many view 2016 as a particularly divisive year for Americans. An election, perhaps unprecedented in the vitriol of its rhetoric, seemed to split families, end friendships, and pit neighbor against neighbor. While I understand why this past year has been marked by division, discord, and tension, the work of Mercy Loan

Every day, roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65, and by 2040, older adults are expected to make up more than 20 percent of the population. This demographic change has been dubbed “The Silver Tsunami.” As the affordable housing crisis continues nationwide, and in many places worsens, and as federal resources for senior housing continue to disappear,

The new year has arrived, but it’s not too late to work on a new year’s resolution! Kathy, a Mercy Housing Northwest resident in Everett, has struggled with her weight for years. As she has gotten older, Kathy has been plagued by arthritis, diabetes, and a knee injury. Luckily, when MHNW’s Resident Services Coordinator (RSC),

For a lot of us, the biggest stress around mealtime is deciding what to eat, never doubting that we will eat again. But for more than 42 million Americans, the next meal isn’t a sure thing. Because we live in one of the richest countries in the world, many Americans mistakenly believe that hunger isn’t a