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Residents at Mercy Gardens, a Mercy Housing community in San Diego, wanted to create a sense of solace for their neighborhood. A small patch of land with a view just outside their front door had so much potential. They knew, with a little help, they could turn this small patch of mulch into something beautiful

As Mercy Housing continues to celebrate Black History Month, we are honoring Thurgood Marshall. Whether you know it or not, his life changed yours for the better. “We make movies about Malcolm X, we get a holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, but every day we live with the legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall.”

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Feb. 24, 2020 Contact: Kate Peterson | 303.830.3443 | kpeterson@mercyhousing.org Guerrero selected for his extensive experience and visionary leadership in affordable housing DENVER — Mercy Housing, Inc., the nation’s largest affordable housing nonprofit headquartered in Denver, has named Ismael Guerrero as its new President and CEO. He will officially assume

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 3, 2020 Contact: Kate Peterson | 303.830.3443 | kpeterson@mercyhousing.org With the nation’s older adult population growing at a historic rate, a leading affordable housing nonprofit, Mercy Housing has strengthened its essential older adult-health programming in the Southwest thanks to Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust’s $170,000 grant. PHOENIX — Low-income

A phone and access to the internet are crucial for escaping homelessness. Cellphones alone can’t s0lve poverty in the U.S., but they can help someone experiencing homelessness get the services they need to improve their lives. Here are three ways a cellphone can help someone that doesn’t have a home: 1. Shelter Updates Many homeless

Transportation matters — especially when you’re struggling to make ends meet. Getting to work or receiving proper healthcare is easier with good public transportation like buses, subways, and light-rails. Plus, it can be cheaper than a car. Communities should continue to discover more ways to make safe, affordable public transit possible for people with low

Poverty affects more people in the U.S. than some might think. When people can’t get regular meals or healthy food it hurts their lives in so many ways. Here are three tough decisions that people experiencing poverty have to make daily. 1. Medicine or Food The average U.S. citizen spends roughly $100 a month on

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  January 9, 2020 Contact:    Kate Peterson | 303.830.3443 | kpeterson@mercyhousing.org Mercy Community Capital is a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), and they’ve changed their name, but the mission remains—to work nationally with socially responsible affordable housing and community developers, providing innovative financing arrangements for creditworthy projects where conventional financing

Mercy Loan Fund has changed its name to  Mercy Community Capital (MCC) Why the Name Change? The name change reflects Mercy Community Capital’s (MCC) expanding business activities and the larger focus of providing catalytic capital where dollars make affordable housing deals possible. The name is being updated in concert with our new 2020-2024 Business Plan

Shelter! Food, clothing, and shelter are what all people need to survive, right? Mercy Housing thinks so and we’re celebrating Human Rights Day because our work is a daily pursuit of human rights for the people that need it most. In this video, our President & CEO, Jane Graf’s story offers an interesting look at