Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation

About Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation

Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation was formally established in August, 1983. Closing on the property at 118 Main Street and 7 Charter Oak Place, Hartford, took place in September 1983.

Center City Churches continued to manage St. Elizabeth's until November 1, 1983, when Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation appointed a Director.

The Board of
 – more... Trustees worked closely with the Director of St. Elizabeth's and with the Sisters of Mercy to clarify the philosophy and the mission of the Corporation, to assist with the transition in management, and to raise funds for immediate needs. Special funding projects were implemented and grant applications were submitted.

As the Board of Trustees considered other housing needs and possible projects, the need for an Executive Director of Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation who could oversee its increasingly complex operations became apparent.

In January 1987, the first full-time Executive Director of Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation was appointed. Up to this time, St. Elizabeth's had been synonymous with Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation. Now it became a separate entity-the first of many projects to be initiated and operated by Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation. – lessMore from ZoomInfo »

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