​45 Years. 700+ Families Served. One Mission.

Mary House opens doors for immigrant and refugee families in DC — a safe home, a welcoming community, and the opportunity to build a life.

ACCESSIBLE HOUSING

Every family enters with a tailored housing agreement — meeting
​them where they are and creating
​a clear path forward.

WRAPAROUND SUPPORT

Through case management, youth education and empowerment, and food assistance, we walk alongside families.

COMMUNITY POWERED

Not a single dollar of government funding. Every family inside our walls is there because donors, faith partners, and neighbors said yes.​

Our Story

 Open since 1981, Mary House has spent 45 years opening doors for low-income immigrant and refugee families in Washington, DC. What began with Bill and Sharon Murphy welcoming one family into their Brookland home has grown into 13 buildings — built without a single dollar of government funding and sustained entirely the community.

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