Housing as Healthcare: Meet Maryum Lewis of Status:Home

In this episode, Ann speaks to Maryum Lewis, President & CEO of Jerasulem House, now known as Status:Home. We talk about:

• Maryum's journey from the family farm to the city and why she chose to work in the nonprofit space. 
• The history of Jerusalem House,  Atlanta’s oldest and largest provider of permanent housing for low-income individuals. 
• Why housing is healthcare and why it is central to the work they do.
• We explore how the affordable housing crisis is changing the lives of working families and how that directly impacts the support Status:Home provides
• The whole family approach and why that is important.
• How they make a difference for people with HIV/AIDs and how that work has changed over time.
• What is challenging for her as a nonprofit leader right now. Hint: It's not just about money.  Leadership can be lonely sometimes. 
• Their rebranding experience and they why behind it.
• What she would tell her 22-year-old self.

Maryum's Bio
Maryum Lewis, CFRE, currently serves as the President & CEO of Jerusalem House. In this role, Gibson directs all operations, oversees staff and strategizes fundraising activities for the organization, which is Atlanta’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS permanent supportive housing provider. Jerusalem House is one of the 75 largest nonprofits in Atlanta with a budget of $8.8 Million and a staff of 35. Each year, the organization houses close to 500 people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Maryum came to Jerusalem House in 2021 with over two decades of diverse non-profit leadership experience including executive, fundraising, organizational management, board leadership, volunteer management and consulting. 

 She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science degree in Non-Profit Leadership from Georgia State University.  In 2022, she was selected as a 2022 Georgia Titan 100, one of Georgia’s Top CEO’s & C-Level Executives. In addition, she was selected as a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2023.

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