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MISSION
To provide housing and supportive services to foster the independence of homeless and at-risk families.
VISION
To empower families to live in dignity and healthy independence.
HISTORY
M.E.R.C.Y. Communities is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization dedicated to addressing the crisis of family homelessness . We help homeless and at-risk individuals find the resources they need to provide a safe home for themselves and their families.
Since 1999 we have served over 135 families. Over these past 10 years M.E.R.C.Y. Communities has grown from providing 10 units of housing in 1999 to 32 units in 2009. In fiscal year 2009 M.E.R.C.Y. Communities housed and supported thirty mothers with fifty two children.
HOMELESS PREVENTION PARTICIPATION
From September 2009 through December 2011 M.E.R.C.Y. was blessed to be able to serve as a fiduciary for stimulus funds, that aided Homeless Families and those At-Risk for Homelessness. Through this one-time stimulus grant, we were able to help 115 Households and 306 People, stay in their homes, or find appropriate housing. In addition to housing, M.E.R.C.Y. also provided the following services:
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Rental Assistance: 78 Households / 202 People
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Security and Utility Deposits: 95 Households / 243 People
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Utility Payments: 75 Households / 193 People
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Moving Cost Assistance: 21 Households / 69 People
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Motel Vouchers: 3 Households / 5 People
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Financial Assistance: 98 Households / 254 People
ONGOING PROGRAM SERVICES
M.E.R.C.Y. Communities offers programs and services for homeless, low-income, or at-risk single parents, over the age of eighteen with one or more children. Our services are designed for individuals who are committed to learning the life skills, job skills, and parenting skills necessary to live a self-sufficient lifeo participate, families must be ready to take steps toward life transformations through structured, value-based, goal-directed activities.
The goal of all programming is to assist homeless young women and their children to achieve stability in their lives by providing them with a stable home and intensive supportive services.
The programming objectives are to:
· Increase the self-sufficiency of the participants
· Increase their income
· Improve their ability to manage money
· Increase their educational level
· Increase their job opportunities
· Improve the stability of their housing
· Improve their daily living skills
· Improve their self-esteem
· Increase their problem solving skills
· Improve their parenting skills
· Improve the healthy development of their at-risk young children
· Increase the number of positive support systems available to the family
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