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Volunteer Power
Stroll by Mercy Housing’s Heritage Homes community on a Monday morning and you will likely pass a throng of neighborhood residents greeting one another in a multitude of languages, while bags of fresh produce change hands and volunteers work up a sweat. From the ground floor of Heritage Homes, Mercy Housing California (MHC) operates one
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New Homes, New Opportunities...
The new year brings exciting changes to Sunnydale HOPE SF, the community-led transformation of one of San Francisco’s most vibrant but historically under-served neighborhoods. As families and seniors move into 290 Malosi, the first new affordable residence on the grounds of the original, former public housing community, residents of Sunnydale can see their years of
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Mercy Housing announces next...
Angela Bruno will join Mercy Housing as the Chief Financial Officer, replacing Steve Spears as he retires at the end of March. Spears has been with the organization for ten years and during his time as CFO, Spears has been instrumental in the nonprofit’s strong growth in size and impact, while ensuring the long-term financial
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More Homes on the Way
Your donations over the holidays are going to make more homes possible in 2022. Your support helps us build more affordable homes around the country. There are currently 31 properties in development that will ultimately create 3,096 new homes. While we celebrate every new property opening, we continue to stay vigilant, seeking out future projects
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Letter from President - Winter...
Welcome to 2022! Following many challenging months, one thing has remained constant – people’s resiliency to move forward, adapt, and be there for one another. Thank you for helping make 2021 a success. We could not have gotten through the year without the support and dedication of people like you. Here are just a few
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2021 Highlights for Mercy Housing...
As we welcome in 2022 together and say goodbye to a year both heartbreaking and hopeful, I want to take a minute to thank you for all your support in 2021, and to show you how much you helped us to achieve. Thanks to you, the year ahead holds so much promise. To help
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Rent Relief Retrospective: Keeping...
Pictured Above: These members of Mercy Housing California’s rent relief team stepped up to keep residents healthy and secure. From left to right: Alex Harden, Resident Services Coordinator – Santa Cruz; Rene Covarrubias, Santa Cruz Property Manager; Scott Thomas, Resident Services Coordinator – Santa Cruz; Vicenta Gaytan, Resident Services Coordinator – Brentwood; Jose Ibarra; Resident
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Coming Full Circle: At "Unity...
When Anna Marie Fai and Alyssa Tuaolo stepped into their resident-serving roles at Britton Court Apartments in San Francisco, they found a community in need of healing. Violence in the surrounding Visitacion Valley neighborhood had left families reeling, and within the building, they sensed the need to build trust. Anna, a Resident Services Manager at
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Letter from Real Estate Director...
I clearly remember standing in our office kitchen in 2008 and learning that the City of San Francisco had awarded Mercy Housing the privilege of leading the neighborhood transformation at Sunnydale. I took on the role of Real Estate Director for Sunnydale HOPE SF that same year because I saw it as the opportunity of
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Change-Makers: Meet Mercy Housing...
Mercy Housing California’s Leaders at Sunnydale HOPE SF Drive Big Changes Rooted in Community Standing on the steps of Sunnydale’s old, worn-down youth center, Freeda Rawson, Associate Director of Resident Services, and David Fernandez, Transformation Project Director, can’t help but envision what will soon take its place. When Mercy Housing California completes construction of the
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