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Helping people find their way back home
Our Goal is Simple:
- Mercy House is a non profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1988 by Father Jerome T. Karcher. Mercy House has developed a Continuum of Care to provide homeless prevention, emergency services, transitional housing and permanent housing with supportive services to homeless men, women and children living in Orange County and the City of Ontario.
Our Goal is Simple:
- To end the cycle of homelessness of those who enter our system of care.
Mercy House is very proud to host its 18th Annual Golf Tournament. This year we are excited to be hosting the event at the beautiful Coyote Hills Golf Course designed by Payne Stewart in Fullerton.
We’ve planned an entertaining day filled with great golf, delicious food, on course contests and raffle prizes.
After the tournament the party begins with the Helicopter Golf Ball Drop and then our new outdoor OKTOBERFEST after party! It will be a festive atmosphere, with fun music, the award ceremony, raffle prizes and dinner with a variety of delicious German food.
To register for the event or to become a sponsor click here
To participate in the Helicopter Ball Drop (no attendance required) click here. $10 for 1 ball and $25 for 3. The grand prize is awarded to the one ball that lands closest to the center of the hole or in the hole. Each ball has a chance to win!
This is an excellent opportunity to those who are not avid golfers but still want to join in on the fun filled festivities after the tournament.
We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to our media partners, Riviera magazine, and we are thrilled with the feature they did on our agency that will be on the newsstands tomorrow.
We would also like to express our gratitude to exotic and luxury automotive dealer EuroCar, who will be hosting the grand opening of their new Costa Mesa showroom, the largest of its kind in the nation, on August 20. At the opening, guests will be invited to participate in a raffle, silent auction and the auction of a Bentley, with the proceeds benefiting Mercy House.
On June 16th, 2010 the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its annual assessment report to Congress. HUD’s latest report finds that 643,000 persons were homeless in a given night in 2009 while roughly 1.56 million people, or one in every 200 Americans, spent at least one night in a shelter during 2009. The total number of homeless persons in America dropped slightly between 2008 and 2009 although the number of homeless families increased, almost certainly due to ongoing effects of the recession.
To view the entire report, 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
Orange County Register Columnist Donna Bunce attended Mercy House’s sixth annual “Living With Heart” Gala. The event celebrated the agency’s 20 years of serving the homeless of Southern California, and netted and estimated $110,000 to support its clients and programs.
Founder and Chair Father Jerome T. Karcher and Exec. Director Larry Haynes
“We’ve gone from serving 10 homeless men in a two-bedroom house on Main Street in Santa Ana 20 years ago to serving more than 10,000 individuals last year,” Mercy House founder and board chairman Father Jerome T. Karcher remembered at the nonprofit’s 20th anniversary Living With Heart gala May 15th at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel. “I feel awed by the growth of Mercy House, especially through the generosity of so many people, including city governments, foundations, corporations, and individuals,” Karcher concluded.
Corporate Honoree: Jaime Fischer, General Manager, House of Blues; Community Honoree: Heather McLaughlin, VP of Public Affairs, Experian; and Todd Miller, Talent Buyer, House of Blues
During the program, Father Karcher gave special recognition to Larry Haynes for his 20 years with the agency. Acknowledgment was also given to Mercy House’s generous sponsors and to its Corporate Honoree Experian and its Community Honoree House of Blues.
Read the full column and view photos of the event in The Orange County Register.
