House of Mercy
(Women's Transitional House)

The St. Luke CDC, House of Mercy project serves the citizens of Paterson, to provide a safe and stable environment that enhances the quality of life, improve recovery, and increase self-esteem and self-confidence for 8 women tenants who require shelter or emergency housing. This development offers women who are homeless stable housing, services and support to help them integrate into the community. Improving their housing situation enables the women to pursue their vocational, educational, health, living and employment needs.

Over the past 45 years, the St. Luke Baptist church has pioneered supportive housing as a practical, cost-effective solution to the crisis of homelessness, especially those coping with substance abuse, mental illness, and/or other special needs, to regain control of their lives and reclaim a stake in their community.

We believe that House of Mercy is well positioned to succeed with this project due to our many years of experience providing supportive and emergency housing with services to women, children, and families. The CDC Board of Trustee members have extensive years of experience working with other social service and emergency agencies in the City of Paterson, Passaic County and the State of New Jersey. We have informal affiliations with day treatment programs that provide counseling, outpatient services and employment training. We also have good relationships with St. Joseph's Hospital, the police and fire departments.