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Innitiatives Background Grantees Funding More. MercedFoundation The Merced Foundation strives to help peoplethrough charitable givingenablingprograms in the community to supportpeople and families during transitional periods. Working with different partners andcharities in Texasto assist peopleduringtimes of need and to help facilitate aid duringtheir transition of change. With the objective ofassistanceduring transitional periodstherehave been a variety of ways we have been able to help in the past from continuededucation providing basic necessitieshousingassistancecounselling and after care.