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Students across the country saw a decline in math and reading scores due to the devastating impact of COVID. In fact, the pandemic affected nearly every aspect of children’s lives, including their education, social interactions, and their mental and physical health. Students who call Mercy Housing Southeast home had the same experience. However, thanks to

Back in 2014, Ray and Carol Dellecker began contemplating an idea. Wanting to create generational and transformative change for the youth in Bellingham, they knew a quality education was a path to exiting poverty and vastly improving one’s life. They began thinking about the idea of a college savings account. For the next few years,

Last summer, a Northern Illinois Food Bank truck pulled up to Mercy Housing Lakefront’s Batavia Apartments in Batavia, IL., loaded with donated food. For Batavia Apartments Resident Services Coordinator Lynn, it was a welcome sight. Margaret Perrault, the CEO of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce had helped to coordinate the donation drop off and reached

The Magic of Mercy Housing: Meet Maria, Resident Services Manager Growing up, Mercy Housing Resident Services Manager, Maria Cabrera wanted to be a doctor. She loved science. She also loved the outdoors. She learned through Girl Scouts how to connect with the community, which turned out to benefit her as she grew up. Maria and

The last time supporters of Mercy Housing Northwest came together in person to celebrate the Power of Home was in 2019. While so much has changed since then, one thing that has remained steadfast is your belief in Mercy Housing’s mission to create affordable and stable housing with onsite services for those who need it

There is no way to stop the days on the calendar from creeping forward. In the blink of an eye, summer was over. And with back-to-school time clearly in view, learners of all ages at Mercy Housing Northwest communities in Bellingham, Snohomish, Seattle, Tacoma, and Vancouver geared up for the return to school. At Mercy

Over the summer, PeaceHealth and Mercy Housing Northwest celebrated the grand opening of Columbia Heights. The affordable housing community is a joint development between the two organizations. It is also Mercy Housing Northwest’s first affordable housing community in southwest Washington. Columbia Heights includes 69 affordable two- and three-bedroom homes for families in Vancouver, WA. It

Mercy Housing’s Resident Services programs are all about equipping residents with the best tools to change their own lives. Just ask Sarah Peralta, a 17-year Mercy Housing California (MHC) employee and Senior Resident Services Coordinator at two affordable communities in Folsom, California. “I always tell residents and partners that if you participate in Mercy Housing

According to the Nation’s Report Card*, students in the fourth and eighth grades fell significantly behind in math and reading test scores because of the pandemic. Students didn’t suffer just academically, but their social lives and mental and physical health were also greatly impacted. However, for students who call Mercy Housing Southeast home had the

On the day Camp Mercy was scheduled to end at Caroline Severance Manor in Los Angeles, the campers weren’t having it. “We were technically scheduled to wrap up our summer camp programming earlier,” said Albert Mendez, Resident Services Coordinator. “But school hadn’t started yet, the kids all wanted to keep going, and everyone was having