Mercy Housing Colorado Affordable Housing

An Effective Practice

Description

Mercy Housing Colorado, one of seven regional development corporations affiliated with the Mercy Housing System, develops and manages affordable housing for low-income area families with incomes ranging from 9 percent to 60 percent of the area median. Target populations include working families, senior citizens, formerly homeless families, and adults with mental or physical disabilities. MHC also provides support services to help clients move toward self-sufficiency through skills building for career advancement, financial planning, and youth leadership.

Goal / Mission

The goal of Mercy Housing is to create and strengthen Healthy Communities Across America.

Results / Accomplishments

MHC owns and operates 11 properties throughout Colorado. Their current inventory of 791 single-and multifamily housing is home to more than 2,000 people.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Mercy Housing System
Primary Contact
Melinda Pollack
Mercy Housing Colorado
1999 Broadway, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 830-3428
mpollack@mercyhousing.org
http://www.mercyhousing.org/
Topics
Economy / Housing & Homes
Organization(s)
Mercy Housing System
Source
Finance Project
Date of publication
Jan 2004
Location
Colorado
Target Audience
Families

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An Effective Practice meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes at a minimum: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program implementation steps, and outcomes that have demonstrated program success and/or promise in achieving the program goal in one or more localities.
  2. The results from an evaluation of the program include quantitative measures of improvement in outcome of interest (i.e. increase in voter registration, not just delivery of voter registration drive) and/ or the outcome measure is increased or improved compared to the baseline measurement or the control group but the difference is not statistically significant.