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EXHIBIT 1 <br />Organization Summary <br />Mercy House Living Centers ("Mercy House") is a non-profit organization serving the homeless <br />in Orange County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County and most recent expansion into <br />Arizona. The non-profit was incorporated in 1988, began operations in 1990 and has been able <br />to operate successful homeless service programs for over 29 years. <br />Mercy House was quickly grown from a single shelter serving 10 single men, to a full system of <br />care designed to meet the needs of the homeless at all stages of their struggle. In the past <br />year, Mercy House provided services to more than 6,000 of our community's most vulnerable <br />men, women, and children. Though our services have expanded and changed, our mission <br />and reason for existence remains the same: to end the homelessness of all who enter our <br />system of care. <br />Over the years we have created a system of care based on a blend of both continuum of <br />care and housing first models of ending homelessness. This includes operating a variety of <br />programs ranging from homeless prevention, emergency services and shelters, transitional and <br />interim housing, rapid re -housing programs, permanent supportive housing, residential services <br />and affordable permanent housing facilities. The intention of these programs is to address <br />homelessness at every level. The diversity of these programs has also afforded us the <br />experience of working with a wide variety of homeless subpopulations including, but not <br />limited to; families, adult men and women, mothers and their children, veterans, chronically <br />homeless individuals, persons living with HIV/AIDS, individuals overcoming substance <br />addictions, and those who are both physically and/or mentally disabled. <br />Mission <br />Mission Statement: To be a leader in ending homelessness by providing a unique system of <br />dignified housing opportunities, programs, and supportive services. <br />Operational Statement: To end the cycle of homelessness of those who enter our system of <br />care. <br />Page 1 2 <br />80C-% <br />