Who We Are: Overview

Merced Housing Texas, a nonprofit corporate ministry, is sponsored by nine congregations of Catholic women religious as a concrete, organized response to concerns for housing justice for the economically poor.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to create and strengthen healthy communities through the provision of quality, affordable, service-enriched housing for individuals and families who are economically poor.

Merced Housing Texas holds as its core values:

• Respect - a basic perspective and behavior which is attentive, considerate, and shows special regard for the inherent dignity of persons and the soundness of creation
• Justice - the fair and impartial treatment of others
• Mercy - the ability to see need and respond to that need with compassion

We believe that every person has the right to decent, safe housing in a nurturing atmosphere that promotes personal growth and family stability.

We believe that no one should pay an excessive proportion of income for housing.

We believe that residents, staff, board and all who collaborate with us contribute to modeling co-responsibility and building healthy communities.