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“Kudos to Mercy Housing Lakefront and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, the joint developers, for first taking their plan to neighbors.”

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

by Adriana Cargill Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget cuts for supportive housing and other homelessness prevention services will impact more than 12,500 of Illinois’s most vulnerable households, according to Chicago Coalition for the Homeless and Housing Action Illinois. Supportive services, like those offered by Mercy Housing in Chicago, provide safety nets like mental and substance

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

As of  Feb. 19, 2015, President Barack Obama proclaimed that the Pullman district is now one of the three newest national monuments in the United States; the Pullman National Monument is located in Chicago. From The White House Blog: “The Pullman National monument will preserve and highlight America’s first planned industrial town, and a site that tells

Mercy Housing Lakefront’s Board of Directors plays critical roles in establishing strategy and expanding the real estate and financial capacity of the organization.  Through their efforts, they help thousands of people to escape homelessness and work towards greater economic self-sufficiency. This year, Mercy Housing Lakefront welcomed Onjada Haggard-Richardson and Tom Gates to the Board of

The best way to start the Holiday Season is to take the time to be grateful for our blessings and celebrate the goodness in life. Thanks to volunteers from Capital One and Bank of America, hundreds of formerly homeless adults and at-risk children enjoyed healthy and positive activities this fall. Capital One sponsored and provided

DENVER, CO – Three Mercy Housing properties were honored with Affordable Housing Finance’s 10th Annual Readers Choice Awards for their innovativeness, community impact and creative problem solving. Mercy Housing Lakefront took home the Preservation Award for Pullman Wheelworks Apartments in Chicago, IL, while Mercy Housing California’s Caroline Severance Manor in Los Angeles and Coastside Senior

Seventh Grader Sets Great Example Thanks to donors like you, Antwanay has the support she needs to succeed in school and develop the confidence she will need to succeed in life.  As Antwanay starts seventh grade, she knows that she will stay on track and continue to improve her grades and work toward her goals.

Dear Colleagues, Partners and Friends of Mercy Housing Lakefront, Every day we work together toward our shared vision; creating stable, vibrant and healthy communities and alleviating poverty for the people who live in the homes we have created. I’m thankful for the dedication of our colleagues and staff and their hard work throughout the year