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  Jerome’s Furniture spreads generous holiday cheer by providing significant funding to housing developer, Mercy Housing, to help low income residents For Immediate Release: December 17, 2015 For Information Contact: John Vlautin SpinLab Communications jv@spinlab.net 818-763-9800 LOS ANGELES, Calif. – December 17, 2015 – Mercy Housing California, one of the largest non-profit affordable housing developers

Brand new, state-of-the-art preschool and child care center located at Mercy Housing California’s pristine Caroline Severance Manor, serving Los Angeles families in need Mercy Housing California on Thursday joined with its partners, First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles and the Stewart M. Ketchum Downtown YMCA, to celebrate the grand opening of the Ketchum-Downtown YMCA Preschool

The Wheaton Franciscan Sisters are pleased to announce a new direction for Franciscan Ministries, Inc. under ownership and sponsorship of Mercy Housing, Inc. The proposed transfer is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2016 subject to the successful completion of due diligence, and will include Franciscan Ministries’ current 2,620 units of housing in addition to the pending acquisition of another 1,200 units in eight states.

Joshua Bamberger, MD, Mercy Housing’s Chief Medical Consultant, recently authored a study examining how placing homeless seniors in permanent, supportive housing changed these seniors’ quality of life and healthcare costs. The study, recently published in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, looks at how the healthcare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alva Winfrey Kennedy Director of Resource Development 312-447-4545 awinfrey@mercyhousing.org Chicago, Ill.—Mercy Housing Lakefront is delighted to announce that they have received a $100,000 grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation. Mercy Housing Lakefront, one of the first to develop permanent supportive housing projects of significant size in the Chicago area, will

MEDIA ADVISORY Denver, Colo.–As the affordable housing crisis continues, Mercy Housing Colorado seeks to raise awareness and support during its upcoming “Grapes and Cakes” event! What: A fun evening of wine tasting at Wild Women Wine, paired with delicious cupcakes from local bakeries, to benefit Mercy Housing Colorado. Door prizes will be given away every

On July 7th, the Obama Administration announced a new initiative to increase access to solar energy for all Americans, in particular low- and moderate-income communities. The announcement comes as the solar energy industry experiences remarkable growth; last year the United States brought online as much solar energy every three weeks as it did in all

The only federal block grant used exclusively to build affordable housing for people with low incomes might be virtually eliminated if the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) and Related Agencies funding bill passes. The bill financially guts the 25 year-old HOME Investment Partnerships Program by cutting its funding to just

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

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