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Mercy Housing Northwest

Mercy Housing Northwest owns and operates 54 properties throughout Washington and Idaho, providing over 5,000 families and seniors a place to call home at below-market rent. We believe a family or senior’s lack of financial resources should not determine their ability to access high quality and safe affordable housing. Beyond housing, we provide onsite resident services that focus on five key program areas – housing stability, health and wellness, community engagement, education and financial well-being. Providing these critical programs right where residents live ensures that home is a platform for kids to thrive in school, for families to improve their financial stability, and for residents to have greater knowledge and access to improve their health and wellness. When combined with the stability, security, and pride of having a place to call home, these services help Mercy Housing Northwest residents work toward self-sufficiency and break the cycle of poverty.

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Join us October 11, 2022 for the Power of Home.

Featuring guest speaker Josephine Ensign, author of “Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City,” attendees will also get a sneak peek of our new affordable communities opening soon. You will leave feeling motivated, hopeful, and a true believer in the Power of Home.

The Problem

$49,177 Average Household Income

$20,900 Average Mercy Housing Resident Income

Our Impact

54 Properties

2,269 People Served in 2018

About Mercy Housing Northwest

Mercy Housing is creating stable, vibrant and healthy communities for its residents. We build homes, transform lives and help families, individuals and seniors become self-sufficient by providing permanent housing with supportive services for our families. We’ve helped over 100 families build and purchase their own homes.

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Our Roots

Mercy Housing Northwest is grounded in the commitment of our five founding communities to address the housing needs of low-income individuals and families. Representatives of the five communities (Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of Providence, Dominican Sisters of Tacoma and Dominican Sisters of Adrian) sit on Mercy Housing Northwest’s Board of Directors and keep the organization focused on its mission and values.

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Resident Services

Providing a home that families and individuals can afford is a valuable service. Some households need more. And we provide it. We call this coordination of housing and services “Service-Enriched Housing.”

What does Resident Services or Service-Enriched housing mean?

After school tutoring & homework club for students
Exercise, health and wellness opportunities
Nutrition workshops and healthy cooking classes
Tax prep and EITC assistance
Emergency food assistance
ESL & employment coaching

The goal of Service-Enriched Housing is to help families achieve stability and then to enhance that stability. It is stability that can be the greatest preventative measure to help families avoid homelessness. We accomplish this through dedicated and highly-motivated staff, extensive community partnerships, and a focus on programs that contribute to resident success and outcomes that can be measured.

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Donate to Mercy Housing Northwest

We are proud to serve our residents and Northwest communities through the development of affordable housing and resident services. Donate today to help us continue our mission!

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Yes, in My Backyard

Solving the affordability crisis in the Pacific Northwest is a challenge too big for any one organization. It takes countless organizations, residents, neighborhoods, and levels of government to bring a community together and deliver on the promise of spaces where all are welcome. A neighborhood that rose to the challenge and welcomed an affordable housing

Partners in food security

From Boise to Bellingham, and from Bellingham to Portland, Mercy Housing Northwest has worked with invaluable partners who assist us in addressing food insecurity. Exiting the pandemic, Mercy Housing Northwest residents reported feeling more food secure. Several factors contributed to this, including the expansion of SNAP benefits, expansion of the child tax credit, bulk donations

It will take all kinds

According to Up for Growth, the state of Washington will need an additional million homes by 2044 to meet the estimated population growth. Making the challenge more problematic, over the last 30 years, Washington’s population has grown by 60%, but its housing stock has only grown by 33%. This is a major contributor to the

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Mercy Housing Northwest owns and operates 59 properties throughout 22 counties in Washington and Idaho, providing 5,500 economically poor children and families a place to call home. We’ve also helped over 100 families build and purchase their own homes.

We hope you’ll join us in building the next one.

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