MERCY Communities, Inc.

VISION
To empower families to live in dignity and healthy independence.

MISSION
To provide housing and supportive services to foster the independence of homeless women with children and at-risk women with children.

HISTORY
MERCY Communities is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization dedicated to addressing the crisis of family homelessness. We help homeless and at-risk women with children find the resources they need to provide a safe place for themselves and their families.

Since 1999 we have served roughly 1000 individuals (moms and their children). MERCY Communities has grown from providing 10 units of housing in 1999 to 26 units in 2016. In fiscal year 2017, MERCY Communities housed and supported 52 mothers with 101 children.  

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Why a Starfish?

A young man walked down a deserted beach just before dawn. In the distance he saw a woman picking up stranded starfish and throwing them back into the sea. He gazed in wonder as she stooped again to throw the small starfish from the sand into the water.

“Woman, why do you spend so much energy doing what seems to be a waste of time?” The woman explained that the starfish would die if left in the sand in the morning sun. “But there must be thousands of beaches and millions of starfish on each of them,” exclaimed the young man. “How can you hope to make any difference?”

The woman looked down at the small starfish in her hand. As she gently tossed it into the safety of the sea she said quietly, “I made a difference to this one.”

BOARD OF DIRECTORS FY 2018

President                                                                         
Nancy Eckert Martin

Vice Presidents

Jamie Stone

Michael Kos

Treasurer

Danielle Hunt

Secretary
Sr. Marilyn Jean Runkel, OP

Past President                                                                    
Vickie Evans

Members

• Sarah Adcock
• Jeff Cox
• Robert T. Hall
• Pat McGuigan Hubbell
• Bethany Hunter
• Ryan Levi
• Jennifer Grady-Paswater
• Tracey Smith, DNP
• Dennis Wilkinson
• Joan Queen (Honorary Board Member)
• Joelle Knoles (Honorary Board Member)