News & Press Releases Archive

Mary’s House for Older Adults Testifies before the DC Committee on Government Operations

The DC Line - Local filmmaker answers the call to document history of DC Black Pride

Mary’s House for Older Adults Wins $1.2 Million in D.C. Financing

Mary’s House for Older Adults Testifies before the DC Committee on Government Operations

January 29, 2017 - Mary's House Receives Brother, Help Thyself Grant

Zoning Commission Clears Path for LBGT Seniors Home

Mary's House Partner's with MCCDC and East River Family Services Collaborative in Toy Drive

2016 Holiday Wish Gala

November 2016 -- US News & World Report Mentions Mary's House as Under Construction

May 28, 2016 - Fourth Annual Party with a Purpose, Old School Dance

 May 28, 2016 – First annual “Eleanor Holmes Norton Award for Extraordinary Service to LGBTQ Elders and Older Adults by a Public Servant”

March 20, 2016: Diverse Elders: Suicide and LGBTQ/SGL Older Adults

March 2016 Dr. Imani Woody Honored in TAGG Magazine "Enterprising Women" Issue

February 29, 2016 " State of the Union of Black LGBTQ Elders

June 26, 2015  Older LGBT people say Supreme Court decision on gay marriage long overdue, Washington Post

June 2015 Elevation DC, Features: Senior and out of the Closet: DC nonprofit aims to provide affordable housing for LGBT elders

September 25, 2014 - LGBT-friendly senior housing planned for D.C.

September 19, 2014 - LGBT-friendly housing will transform activist’s childhood home in District

September 18, 2014: Washington Blade: Mary’s House to announce plans for LGBT senior housing

June 12, 2014 - LGBT seniors face AIDS, limited housing options, isolation, discrimination and more

The Equal Rights Center:

Opening Doors: An Investigation of Barriers to Senior Housing for Same-Sex Couples

June 14, 2014 - Go Magazine's 100 Women We Love

December 18, 2013 - Fighting the Good Fight Against Isolation

October 5, 2013 - Gay men, lesbians struggle to find caregivers and old-age facilities that don’t discriminate