About Us

MercyCorps NW

Photo by Matt D'Annunzio
Jenny Richardson, owner of Jenny Greene Designs

Mercy Corps Northwest works to assist motivated low-income individuals improve their lives through starting or expanding a small business. We provide funding, matched savings and other services that help clients increase their economic self-sufficiency through self-employment. 

Our mission runs parallel to the mission of our parent organization, Mercy Corps : to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

Our Goals

We designed our programs to achieve the following outcomes for our clients:

  1. Increased income
  2. Asset and net worth accumulation
  3. Community integration
  4. Housing stability

 

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