News & Events
2025 Upcoming Events
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May – June 22: Donate to Birdies for Charity and Webster Bank will Add 15% to Your Donation to Mercy
May – June 30 Donate to Mercy Housing’s Spring Appeal Fund Drive
Thursday, May 8: Job Fair at Sue Ann Shay Place Community Room, 76 Pliny St, Hartford 10am – 1pm
Tuesday, May 27: Free Health Clinic at 118 Main Street, Hartford 9am – 3pm
Tuesday, June 24 Free Health Clinic at 118 Main Street, Hartford 9am – 3pm
Friday, October 17: Hope & Home Celebration Fundraiser at Bristol Event Center 6 – 10pm
Quarterly Newsletters
SPRING 2025
What is it like being on the frontlines of homelessness? Read about the day in the lives of our Outreach Team.
WINTER 2025
Forty percent of CT households are struggling financially according to recent studies. How is that impacting Mercy?
FALL 2024
Mercy scored the highest of all similar area organizations by a national charity watchdog…
SUMMER 2024
Learn how Mercy’s Permanent Supportive Housing Program is a solution for chronic homelessness.
Mercy Housing In the News
Mercy Housing is thrilled to receive the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Mercy Fund for Ministry grant, which supports the work we do at the Friendship Center!
Read the story of “David” a retired teacher who has become homeless and is a frequent guest at the Friendship Center as posted on the Sisters of Mercy of America’s website:
NBC CT Interviews Mercy's Womens Recovery Program Resident . . .
. . .to address the important need of recent funding coming from a $58.6 million dollar allocation from the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee.
CEO Kara Capone touts importance of rapid rehousing for those experiencing homelessness and addiction
Her comments follow the announcement of a $58.6 million dollar allocation from the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee.
CEO Kara Capone speaks at CT Nonprofit Alliance News Conference
Read CEO Kara Capone’s comments from CT News Junkie and watch her interviews with WTNH and WFSB below.
CEO Kara Capone appears on Fox 61's The Real Story
Capone speaks with host Emma Wulfhorst about the state of homelessness in CT and more.
CEO Kara Capone shares how Mercy makes the holidays brighter for those in need
Read CEO Kara Capone’s comments and learn more about what we do.
Cold Weather Services for the Homeless may Shrink after Funding Cuts
Read more in this piece featured in the October 4, 2024 edition of the CT Mirror
CT Housing Case Workers Report Burnout as the State's Housing Crisis Worsens
Read more in this piece by Connecticut Public Radio, featuring Mercy Housing….
Our Videos
Delivering Hope, Transforming Lives
This video, shown at the 2024 Hope & Home Celebration, demonstrates the impact of Mercy Housing and My Sisters’ Place on the men, women, and children they serve.
A Team from Mercy joins other CT Nonprofits to Rally at the State Capitol
In April 2024, available staff from Mercy Housing and My Sisters’ Place joined over 1,800 peers from various other human service organizations as part of The Alliance: The Voice of Community Nonprofits rally at the CT State Capitol. The rally was an effort to get funding support from the state legislature before the end of the legislative session in May.
Celebrating 40 Years
Forty years is something special! This video shown at the 2023 Hope & Home event celebrates the history and present accomplishments of Mercy Housing.
Who We Are and What We Do
Hear first hand from some of the individuals who’s lives have been transformed by the work of Mercy Housing and My Sisters’ Place.
Annual Reports
For a copy of our annual report, please contact: ascheidecker@mercyhousingct.org
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