Renovation in Progress

This beautiful picture on the right is now part of our history. It was taken the day of the grand opening of our headquarters located in Adams Morgan back in December 1994. We had just moved from our initial location -a basement on Columbia Road- with only 34 employees -today we are nearly 230-.

And this other picture on the left is how the same location looks today. But it's all for good.

Thanks to the financial support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, our 'old' building is going through renovation. In the meantime, our participants from this site are being seen at our new Center on Georgia Avenue.

It's been a year since the health care reform was approved and even though there's still a lot to be done, we are confident that President Obama and his administration will continue to support the work of community centers like ours in order to provide more families with the quality care that they deserve.

Mary's Center's New Site

One week after we opened our new -and fourth site- the response has been amazing. The place is beautiful and our staff and clients can't be happier with the space and its larger capacity.

We have 22 exam rooms, 5 dental rooms, 5 rooms for our charter school, and additional areas for our teen program, mental mental, home visiting, health promotion and WIC programs.

The new site is located at 3912 Georgia Avenue, NW in the Petworth area of Ward 4.

Ward 4 has the least amount of community centers of all 8 Wards in DC and our arrival came at a right time to help provide access to health care and all of our comprehensive services to the residents of this area.

The day before we opened, Councilwoman Muriel Bowser (pictured left) from Ward 4 visited the Center and welcomed our staff to the neighborhood. Her kind words and enthusiasm encouraged us even more to do our best and to continue to support the District in its efforts to provide its residents with the highest quality of care.

It's been a great week for all of us at Mary's Center!

Mary's Center Staff Celebrates Valentine's Day with Lollipops

Seven Hundred chocolate lollipops circulated throughout Mary's Center this Valentine's morning. this is one more tradition that makes our place so special!

Almost all of our nearly 220 staff members submitted names of colleagues whom we wanted to receive a lollipop, and the response was amazing. In addition, we all received a lollipop from our President and CEO, Maria Gomez.

These lollipops were very special also because they were made by one of our talented staff members -HR generalist Carolina Carvajal-. You can tell how much love and dedication she put into each one of the heart, sunflower and lady bug shaped lollipops.

Each recipient couldn't be happier with such a sweet token of appreciation.

We want to extend our gratitude on this day to all of our supporters for being part of our work during these last 23 years.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Job Fair at Mary's Center

Looking for job? Mary's Center is hiring staff for its new site that will open in March, 2011.

We invite you to attend our Job Fair this coming Saturday, February 5th from 11 am to 2 pm at 3910 Georgia Avenue, NW (one block and a half from the Petworth/Georgia Ave. metro station - green and yellow lines).

We are looking for registered nurses, medical assistants, front desk receptionists, phone operators, family support workers, IT specialists, and more.

Stop by and learn more about our job opportunities!

For more information, call 202-420-7112 or 202-420-7141.

Exciting News!

Remodeling one Center - Opening a new one... All in 2011

2011 started with lots of plans for Mary's Center. Our headquarters building in Adams Morgan, DC, where we see our medical participants, will be remodeled. This is made possible due to a grant received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.


The construction work will start on February 26th and will last until June 2011.

The new building will have 18 exams rooms, more privacy and beautiful areas. This building was our first one after we moved from our initial site -a basement on Columbia Road, 16 years ago-.

In the meantime, we will see our participants at a new site (yes, one new site is on its way) -also in DC-, located at 3912 Georgia Avenue, NW, in Ward 4, one and half blocks from the Petworth/Georgia Avenue metro station.

The new site with 26,000 square feet, will open on March 1st and will help us expand our services to more individuals in the District of Columbia.

Services at the new site will include medical and dental services, home visiting, mental health, WIC, Teen Program, social services and health promotion.

We'll keep you posted on the progress of our expansion and we acknowledge those of you who support us every day to make it happen!







Mary's Center will occupy
the first floor of this apartment
building on Georgia Avenue, NW.

Our Client Holiday Party

Today was a beautiful day for Mary's Center. We celebrated our Client Holiday Party and we all had a terrific time. Thanks to the support of organizations and individuals who made possible for us to celebrate this special day, we were able to provide gifts and food to nearly 600 children and their families.

Each family also had the chance to get a picture taken with Santa -we have our in-house Santa, who is our Chief Operating Officer, David Tatro, who's done it for the last two years and loves playing that role-. The pictures had an addition this year: Dr. Richard Gesker, our dentist, joined Santa playing "Rich, the Elf", and the kids loved him as well.


It is really gratifying to feel the support of so many people around us to make this event happen, and to see the impact it causes in our families. For many of our children, the toys they received today were the only ones they got this holiday season.

We are grateful for receiving so much love, care and warmth during these days and we acknowledge our donors, volunteers, staff and friends who have helped us preserve one of our oldest and most beautiful traditions of the year. Happy New Year!

Colombia Artisan Afternoon

To Benefit Mary's Center

We want to invite you to a Colombia Artisan Afternoon exhibiting more than 15 Colombian artisans. From 'mochilas' made by hand to necklaces and key chains. You'll be amazed by the creativity of this exhibit.
Come and buy your Christmas gifts while you support Mary's Center!

When: Saturday, December 11, from 2:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: 212 New Mark Esplanade - Rockville, MD 20850
240-418-1942