For further information, contact:
Jennie Hagerty
Joel Tuzynski MSW
1039 East 27th Stre et Erie, PA 1650 4
Executive Director
Grant Writer
Mercy Center for Women
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We invite you to bring hope, light, and awareness through philanthropy and transparency in impacting present and future lives.
1039 E. 27th Street Erie, PA 16504 814-455-4577 jhagerty@mcwerie.org www.mcwerie.org
1039 East 27th Street Erie, PA 16504 (814) 455-4577 • (814) 459-7012 fax www.mcwerie.org • jtuzynski@mcwerie.org
About Mercy Center
The Mercy Center for Women provides a safe, supportive home while helping those in need rebuild their lives after homelessness and other challenges including
Joel Tuzynski MSW
1039 East 27th Stre et Erie, PA 1650 4
Grant Writer
1039 East 27th Street • Erie, PA 16504 (814) 455-4577 • (814) 459-7012 fax
www.mcwerie.org • jtuzynski@mcwerie.org
1039 East 27 Erie,
Be a voice, not an echo. ~Albert Einstein
In 2020, The Mercy Center for Women boldly embraced a $5.4million capital campaign transforming the former Holy Rosary School Building. The Mercy Anchor Community Center provides housing for 36 women, men, and children. The wrap-around services include over 20 community partnerships and feeding over 1000 neighbors through its satellite food pantry.
Brandy’s Corner, a former rectory on the northwest corner of the Mercy Center for Women campus welcomes 12 to 15 women with children. This newest program opened fall 2025 with an aggressive $1million renovation.
As poverty increases in Erie County, domestic abuse and addiction climb higher, leaving individuals homeless with little or no options. The uncertainty of housing continues to leave Erie County struggling for solutions. There is more work to be completed and bringing partnerships to the table is a must for survival.
The Mercy Center for Women, with the acquisition of the former Sacred Heart School, has joined hands with the Hamot Health Foundation (BUILD) and the Mazzini Foundation. Together, these 3 buildings will be known as The Triangle, which will provide housing, social services, culinary/catering to individuals seeking their way toward recovery.
The Sacred Heart School building (Mercy Anchor Community Center West- or MACC West) is in northwest Erie. A 42,000 square foot elementary school will transition into housing with 20 apartments and a lower-level food pantry.
A $7million renovation will be completed in less than 2 years. The potential to house an additional 30 to 40 individuals will proactively benefit the Mercy Center, which has a wait list of 80 seeking shelter.
Our invitation to you is simple. Partnership. We ask that you listen to our vision and open your heart in support of housing and collaborative efforts. The Mercy Anchor Community Center is a successful model in breathing life back into a vacant building.
We need you to bring hope, light, and awareness through philanthropy and transparency in impacting present and future lives. Please take the time to listen and understand the cries of our community. Your gift will allow us to transform a school into a home. The sound of laughter and feet fueling the hallways that was once a school to thousands of alumni will continue with your gift. However, this new laughter and hallway chatter will bring beginnings for individuals in desperate need of housing, hope and a new start.
Partner with the Mercy Center today and help conquer homelessness one day at a time. We are powerful together and will exceed the 7-million-dollar vision. Together with one voice, anything is possible with belief and commitment to our community.
Acquisition Costs: $10,000
PROJECT COST:
Environmental Remediation: $190,000
Construction Costs & Fees: $ 6.7 million
Security System, Signage, Furnishings: $ 100,000
Total Project: $7 million
