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- EIN 52-1594116
- (202) 483-8196
- 2333 Ontario Rd NW Washington DC 20009 USA
- http://www.maryscenter.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community Clinics, Community Mental Health Centers, Health, Health Care, Job Training, Mental Health
Mission: Mary’s Center embraces all communities and provides high-quality healthcare, education, and social services to build better futures.
Results: Key health outcomes indicate that Mary's Center exceeds national quality standards on diabetes care measures, healthy birth weight, childhood immunization rates, and women's cancer screenings. 92% of babies born to Mary's Center families had healthy birth weights (greater than 5.5 lbs). 85% of the parents who completed our family literacy program reported reading with their children. 93% of or preschool children met or exceeded Widely Held Expectations for Growth in the Literacy Domain of the nationally-utilized GOLD Assessment. 98% of Mary's Center families had no substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect.
Target demographics: individuals whose needs too often go unmet by the public and private systems. Mary's Center uses a holistic, multipronged approach to help each participant access individualized services that set them on the path toward good health, stable families, and economic independence. The Center offers high-quality, professional care in a safe and trusting environment to residents from the entire DC metropolitan region, including individuals from over 110 countries.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 65,000 participants
Geographic areas served: Maryland and Washington D.C.
Programs: prenatal care, postpartum care; well-woman care; primary pediatric care; adolescent health services; preventive health and family life education; adolescent education and pregnancy prevention; assistance in applying for Medicaid and other entitlements; HIV testing and counseling; intensive social services and case management of referrals; behavioral health care and psychiatric care; home visitation; Sonography Clinic; geriatric care; WIC; and family literacy classes.