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We are so excited to ring in 2021 with you and for the prospect of sharing a fresh start and new beginnings! Before we look forward, however, we want to take a moment to reflect on the past year. So many of us were forced to navigate through unexpected challenges and hardships, as individuals, in

Mark your calendar to support Mercy Housing for #GivingTuesday on December 1, 2020. This year after Thanksgiving there are three important days to remember, Black Friday…Cyber Monday… and Giving Tuesday. After two days of shopping, donors are provided a day to give back and come together to support nonprofits throughout the country like Mercy Housing.

Millions of people nationwide struggle to pay their rent, and in many places only the privileged can afford to buy a home. When housing costs eat up most of a person’s paycheck, they often have to make sacrifices, foregoing healthcare, education, and sometimes even food. The nation’s lack of affordable housing perpetuates cycles of poverty

It’s not easy being poor. But did you know it is also really expensive? Check out these six ways poverty can be so pricey: 6. Getting Places In order to buy groceries, commute to work, go to school, visit the doctor’s office, or pick up any medication you or your family might need, you need

As the weather starts to cool and the season changes to fall, we are very aware that the challenges that 2020 have presented will impact people with low incomes at a far greater rate than other populations. Looking forward to National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week (November 15-22, 2020), we present the following 7 facts

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  August 26, 2020 Contact: Kate Peterson | 303.830.3443 | kpeterson@mercyhousing.org Two-Year Study Seeks to Prevent and Mitigate Social Isolation DENVER — Mercy Housing, the nation’s leading affordable housing nonprofit, launched a two-year collaboration with The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to study the prevalence and potential drivers of social

You just got off a 12-hour shift and want to get home to see your children. Payday isn’t for another week, so going to the grocery store has to wait. You get home tired, but you muster enough energy to help your kids with their homework. Then it’s time for dinner but all you have

Dr. Joshua Bamberger, who specializes in treating people who are homeless, writes about the most common chronic health problems he sees in his patients, and how they need housing in order to manage their conditions.

Mercy Housing provides quality, evidence-based Out of School Time (OST) programming for hundreds of youth in California communities. The goal of OST is to supplement young residents’ educational and social-emotional learning to help them lay a strong foundation for academic and life success. While originally attended primarily by K-5th grade residents, these programs have expanded