Jenny Deam is a veteran journalist who has written extensively for newspapers and magazines. She and her family live in Littleton, Colorado.

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We can do better than this

Mercy Housing closes affordability gap in 21 states for families and seniors - One of the nation’s largest non-profit affordable housing developers, founded out of the Catholic duty to help the poor, today remains under the sponsorship of eight communities of Catholic sisters. Currently Mercy Housing operates in 21 states and serves more than 152,600 people on any given day. In addition, it has helped develop more than $2.8 billion in affordable real estate across the nation.