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Chicago Westside Father Keeps His Eyes on the Prize Thanks to donors like you, Rodney Davis has piece of mind.  Rodney knows that his children are in a safe learning environment when they are at Mercy Housing’s After School Program. Rodney is a truck driver with an entrepreneurial spirit.  He is working on creating a

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After a long winter Easter baskets and gardening are welcome signs of change. Thanks to volunteers from Charter One, Chase, and St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, spring is off to a great start for Mercy Housing Lakefront children and youth. Each year St. Anthony’s Catholic Church from Frankfort, IL provides Easter baskets to the children living

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Thanks to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and many partners, Mercy Housing Lakefront will break ground later this year to build 56 affordable rental homes for families.  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced on April 28th that Mercy Housing Lakefront has been awarded Low Income Housing Tax Credits to finance the first phase of

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Thanks to major grants from three institutions, thousands of people will be able to rebuild their lives. The Polk Bros. Foundation awarded Mercy Housing Lakefront a $135,000 grant to preserve affordable rental homes in Chicago.  $100,000 in support from Pierce & Associates will be utilized to further the goals of the Moving Forward Together campaign.

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Thanks to PNC Bank and supporters like you, Mercy Housing Lakefront acquired River West Commons in Elgin to preserve 105 affordable rental homes for working families. In January, Mercy Housing Lakefront utilized financing from PNC Bank to acquire 105 affordable rental homes at River West Commons in Elgin.  There is a great need for affordable,

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This winter, Mercy Housing residents were able to celebrate the holiday season thanks to several groups of corporate volunteers. Just before the holidays, Bank of America volunteers kicked off the holiday season at the Harold Washington Apartments. Volunteers served a hearty holiday meal and  spent time visiting with the residents. Bank of America passed out

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Mercy Housing would like to announce two exciting leadership transitions. After eight years as President of Mercy Housing Lakefront, Cindy Holler has been promoted to a new role as Senior Vice President of National Real Estate for Mercy Housing.  In this role, she will remain in Chicago but will help spur innovation and accelerate development

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Thank you for providing hope for families, veterans, and other vulnerable people.  Thanks to you, Mercy Housing built or preserved 937 homes and prevented homelessness for 6,812 people in the Chicago and Milwaukee regions.  In 2013, your support helped make it possible to: Complete renovations to preserve 210 affordable family homes at the historic Pullman

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The City of Chicago and Mercy Portfolio Services hosted a recent homebuyer fair at the Kroc Community Center in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood. The event was attended by more than 150 individuals from areas throughout the city including Back of the Yards, Cicero, Chatham, Humboldt Park, and several other neighborhoods. Attendees had the opportunity to

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Throughout the last several weeks, Mercy Housing Lakefront children celebrated the start of the new school year. Back-to-School events were held at the Austin After-School Program, Wentworth Commons, Pullman Wheelworks Apartments, 850 Eastwood Apartments and Roseland Village. U.S. Bank helped kick off the back-to-school celebrations at Mercy’s Pullman Wheelworks property. The bank donated 180 backpacks

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