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At a recent Illinois House Appropriations Committee meeting, state Rep. Greg Harris said, “We cannot balance the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable.” Although I suspect Harris was speaking about issues of fairness and morality, his statement also points to an economic truth. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget not only is harmful to our

The White Rock Village Knitting Team, composed of Mercy Housing residents, is looking for donations of flannel. They need $1,000 dollars worth to make 100 blankets for chemo patients and newborn babies. Seven yards makes about five blankets. Any donation of flannel will help. If you would like to donate flannel call Eddie Zapaca, Resident

We want to thank everyone who attended Mercy Housing’s “Charmed By Charity” event last night at Alex and Ani in Denver, Colorado. Many from the community turned up to shop for the cause, including Ginger, a single mother and former Mercy Housing resident, who is now a pediatric nurse! Alex and Ani Cherry Creek were

Mercy Loan Fund and MHI California have signed on the NHC Connectivity Working Group policy recommendations. Read the recommendations here: Broadband Connectivity in Affordable Housing–Policy Recommendations.

“I’ve been caring for homeless people for 20, 25 years. And unfortunately, I have failed,” said Dr. Joshua Bamberger, Chief Medical Consultant of Mercy Housing, on April 9th, 2015 in Sacramento, Calif. A reference to failure is not what one would expect to hear from this year’s recipient of the prestigious Beverlee A. Myers Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, Colorado (04/15/15) – Mercy Housing is participating in Amp the Cause’s “A Million For What Matters” campaign. Since 2011, the campaign has served as a way for nonprofits all across Colorado to raise additional funds for their organization. By purchasing a $10 raffle ticket to support Mercy Housing, participants will be

Oak Meadow Elementary teacher Cindi Prahl couldn’t say enough about Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills Student of the Month Bella Buhl. She called the fifth-grader a great problem solver, collaborator, leader and listener. “This is a gal who is so positive,” Prahl shared at Wednesday’s breakfast meeting. “She makes the best of every single

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

On Arizona Gives Day, Support the Work of Mercy Housing Gilbert, Arizona (4/2/2015) — Give back to your community by supporting Mercy Housing Southwest on Arizona Gives Day, April 7, 2015. Arizona Gives Day is a powerful 24 hour online giving experience that unites Arizonans around causes they believe in. By directing your donation to

Like many great ideas, the new Vera Haile Senior Housing project in San Francisco began with one simple need: to expand the dining room for the St. Anthony Foundation. Since 1950, the organization has helped San Francisco’s homeless and poor population in the Tenderloin. St. Anthony’s modest goal quickly grew into plans for a new, affordable, safe