Press Releases

Mary’s Center Announces Necessary Steps to Protect Essential Community Services Amid Changing Healthcare Landscape

October 1, 2024 – Mary’s Center, a leading healthcare and community services provider in the Washington, DC area, announced necessary measures to address financial challenges. Read more.


Mary’s Center Announces Departure of CEO, Dr. Tollie Elliott

September 4, 2024 – Mary’s Center announces that Tollie B. Elliott, Sr., MD, will step down as Chief Executive Officer as of September 4, 2024. Read more.


D.C. Community Clinic Objects Highlight Philanthropy in Smithsonian Exhibition

August 15, 2024 – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will update its “Giving in America” exhibition Sept. 6 to include objects related to the history of Mary’s Center. Read more.


National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program Mobile Tour Visits Washington, DC

August 1, 2024 – From August 13th to August 16, 2024, Mary’s Center in Washington, DC will host the All of Us Journey, a traveling educational exhibit that brings the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program to communities across the United States. Read more.


La Gira de la Exhibición Móvil del Programa Científico All of Us de los NIH Visita Washington, D.C.

August 1, 2024 – Del Agosto 13 al Agosto 16, Washington, D.C recibirá al All of Us Journey. El Journey es una exhibición móvil educativa que lleva al Programa Científico All of Us, dirigido por los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés), a las comunidades de todo Estados Unidos. Read more.


Argentine Delegation Visits Mary’s Center to Strengthen Public Policy Education and Health Access 

May 22, 2024 – Mary’s Center welcomed a delegation from Argentina, organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina (AmCham Argentina). Read more.


Mary’s Center Expands Access to Oral Health with Support from The Henry Schein Cares Global Product Donation Program

February 27, 2023 – Mary’s Center recently received a donation of healthcare supplies under a grant from the Henry Schein Cares Global Product Donation Program, to help carry out our mission of serving the older adult community in DC with affordable access to dental care. Read more.


Mary’s Center Continues to Provide Energy Assistance in Prince George’s County Through Pepco’s Continued Support 

May 30, 2023 – For the eleventh year in a row, Mary’s Center was awarded funding from PHI Community Foundation to continue our Energy Assistance Program for Prince George’s County residents in need of support with their gas or electric bills. Read more.


Mary’s Center Receives Funding from the Inter-American Development Bank to Provide Prenatal Care Visits for Uninsured Women in Prince George’s County 


May 5, 2023 – Today, Mary’s Center and the Howard University School of Dentistry commemorated the first anniversary of a joint oral health program for older adults in the District of Columbia. Read more.


Mary’s Center Receives Anonymous Donation in Honor of Staff Member 

September 28, 2022 – Mary’s Center is grateful to be receiving a significant contribution from an anonymous donor in recognition of the organization’s Senior Early Childhood Manager, Dr. Georgette Saad. To encourage similar gifts in honor of Mary’s Center staff, the generous donor is sponsoring a challenge match and will triple the first $5,000 raised in gifts donated towards the campaign. The challenge match will commence on October 8th, Mary’s Center’s birthday, and will run through the end of 2022. Read more.


Mary’s Center Receives Funding from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation to Improve Access to Dental Services

August 1, 2022 – Today, Mary’s Center announced a grant from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, to offer enhanced dental services to the greater Washington, DC community. The upgrades include new state-of-the-art equipment and renovations to increase capacity for providing high-quality, equitable care. Read more.


Mary’s Center & Briya Public Charter School Partnership Recognized Nationally and Locally as a 2022 Top Workplace

June 17, 2022 – The Washington Post announced that the Mary’s Center & Briya Public Charter School partnership has made the list of 2022 USA Top Workplaces, Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington, DC area, and Top Workplaces in the Nonprofit Industry. This triple recognition spotlights private, public, nonprofit, and government agencies that received the highest employee ratings from a survey contracted by the newspaper. Read more.


Mary’s Center was Selected as a Pinnacle Grantee from the Maximus Foundation to Support Underserved Communities

June 8, 2022 – Today, Mary’s Center announced they have received a $50,000 grant from the Maximus Foundation to support critical efforts to meet the needs of under-resourced community members. The Maximus Foundation selected Mary’s Center as their first-ever Pinnacle Grantee because of the organization’s dedication to promoting self-sufficiency and personal growth through health care and family development services. Read more.


Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Launches Multi-Year Funding Program To Address National Oral Health Care Crisis Among Older Adults

April 26, 2022 – The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California, today announced it is launching a multi-year program to fund community-based coalitions to address the oral health care crisis among older adults in the U.S. A recent report by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cited adults aged 65 years and older as the most critically underserved and vulnerable population for oral health care in America. In collaboration with its first two coalition partners, Howard University College of Dentistry and Mary’s Center – a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the Foundation’s program is intended to promote the connection between oral health and overall health, provide quality outcomes, improve access and create greater equity in the care and treatment older adults receive. Read more.


Mary’s Center Earns 2022 “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer” Designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index

April 4, 2022 – Today, Mary’s Center announced its “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer” designation in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 15th-anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). The HEI is the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey of healthcare facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ+ patients, visitors, and employees. A record 906 healthcare facilities actively participated in the 2022 HEI survey and 251 of those earned an “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer” designation. Read more.


Mary’s Center Receives Pepco Support for Two Key Initiatives: Teen Program and Energy Assistance

January 31, 2022 – Today, Mary’s Center announced support from Pepco to advance the Teen Program in the DC area and funding to provide energy assistance to help residents with their gas and electric bills. The grant to support the Teen Program will allow Mary’s Center to expose participants to new career opportunities in renewable energy. The other support will enable Mary’s Center to expand its Energy Assistance Program for Prince George’s County residents. Read more.


Mary’s Center Receives Amerigroup DC Grant to Address Infant Mortality

January 20, 2022 – Today, Mary’s Center announced they have received a $25,000 grant from Amerigroup DC to grow the CenteringPregnancy® program for expecting parents. The funding will expand access to this culturally sensitive prenatal care program for 60 people in Washington, DC. Read more.


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