Mary's Center for Maternal & Child Care, Inc.
My second bad experience with Mary's center. The office is really dirty and unorganized. Another patients paperwork was left in front of me when I was lead into the exam room after a hour + wait. I guess they haven't heard of HIPAA. They aren't very helpful and every person you talk to tells you something different which is more than frustrating. Don't go I wish I hadn't given them a second chance. DC AND SILVER SPRING LOCATIONS.
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Was not happy with anything experienced at Mary's Center.
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Scrub every inch of the building. Get the staff all on the same page.
I tired to volunteer with this organization repeatedly and found them very disorganized and unprofessional. They lost my information several times, invited me in once and couldn't meet with me when I got there and would not return phone calls. They seem really overwhelmed and need to pay more attention to those that are trying to help them.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
the Adam's Morgan neighborhood.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
be better organized.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
harried and frustrated.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
hire some people to keep track of things better.
Ways to make it better...
they had returned phone calls, not lost my paper work, and been courteous to my efforts to volunteer.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
The staff at Mary's Center does their very best to welcome everyone who walks through the doors with open arms and a great attitude. There is a wide range of services provided, and the organization continues to grow.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the lively environment and knowledgeable, friendly staff.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
very approachable and very dedicated to their work and the mission of Mary's Center.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
do a world of good.
Ways to make it better...
n/a
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
On summer break from my teaching at Georgetown University, I decided I wanted to volunteer at a nonprofit whose work really matters to me. I got lucky. I found Mary's Center for Maternal & Child Care, Inc. I've started working on communications with that organization, and it is a wonderful group. I have spent time in the clinics, photographing the staff as they attend to infants and children, and I see the very caring way in which the clients are regarded. I visited a dental clinic yesterday, again with the camera, and the dentist was so kind, so cheerful and reassuring to the children whose teeth he was examining. I am proud to be a volunteer at Mary's Center. I see that they are making a HUGE difference in the lives of so many people living in Washington, D.C. At at a time when the economy is ravaged, and people are losing health care, and we are generally worried about our future, it is reassuring to see that a non-profit like Mary's can be such a source of comfort, health and security. And something else: they are in so many ways, a family to the newly arrived immigrants in the community, I too am a newcomer to DC, and I'm living at a distance from family and friends. I too have been welcomed with open arms by Maria Gomez and her amazing staff. And I am grateful, and so happy that I can do a few things to help this wonderful cause!
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
feeling the energy and enthusiasm, love and concern that the staff has for the clients there.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
exceptionally nice. Lyda Vanegas, my direct supervisor, is a dynamic and energetic woman with tons of great ideas for communicating Mary's Center's vision. I love working with Lyda, she's TERRIFIC!
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
are you kidding? the world's mothers and infants would be so well cared for! what a miracle that would be
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
This review was collected by the Mary's Center staff through an offline spanish language review form and translated/inputted by a GreatNonprofits intern.
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Todo seguro medico para mis hijos y yo. [All medical insurance for my children and I.]
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Me gusta como lo atienden a uno. [I like how they pay attention to each person.]
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
son muy amables. [They were very nice.}
Ways to make it better...
nada. [nothing.]
One thing I'd also say is that...
son muy buenos y que siganasi. [they are very good and they act accordingly.]
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
This review was collected by the Mary's Center staff through an offline review form and inputted by a GreatNonprofits intern.
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Mary's Center has helped me in many things. It has helped me gain work experience and has tought me that a community stands up for its people.
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My favorite thing about Mary's Center is that it has many ways to help people not just one.
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I think that the personnel and volunteers are extremely helpful and they try to understand everything.
Ways to make it better...
if there were a class for people to get animated to go to college.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008