About Us

Housing is Healthcare
People impacted by HIV/AIDS deserve to more than survive, but to fully live
Housing is Healthcare
Home is a bright light when all is dark
Facilities-based Housing
Master-lease Housing
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)

Via staff and community partners, Status: Home provides wrap-around services to individuals in all of our housing programs, including case management, linkage to HIV care, employment services, mental health services, and legal services.
Our clients are referred to us via Atlanta’s Coordinated Entry System.
From One Into Hundreds of Homes in Atlanta
Discover our history and evolution over 35 years
What is today Status: Home originated as Jerusalem House, and began in 1988 as a coalition of Atlanta’s business, religious, civic, and medical community leaders who conceptualized a residential facility for the growing number of people who’d lost their homes due to AIDS. In 1989, Status: Home was one house that could serve five individuals with HIV/AIDS.
Today, with nearly 250 housing units and counting, we provide homes for almost 300 residents, including nearly 100 children, and we’re responsible for more than 70% of Atlanta’s permanent supportive housing for individuals and families impacted by HIV/AIDS.

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Meet Our Dedicated Team
A Message from Maryum Phillips:
Maryum Phillips
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Status: Home Board of Directors
Status: Home is guided by a dedicated group of community leaders committed to our mission. Our all-volunteer Board of Directors includes individuals with expertise in a wide variety of areas, including law, real estate, and finance.
Board of Directors Officers
- Brett Haynie Chair | PwC
- Marcus D. Benning, Esq. Vice Chair | Regions Bank
- Joseph Keeney
Treasurer | My Virtual CFO – ATL - Jamee Lawson Nelson
Secretary | Autodesk - Joe Royals
Immediate Past Chair | Truist
Board of Directors
- Shanika Asher | EY
- Lori B. Chennault | Georgia-Pacific
- David McEachern |
Keller Williams - Shirley Mitchell Ferrell |
S&C Mitchell Investments - Lauren Waits |
Community & Policy Advocate
Advisory Council
- Monique Quindsland |
Frazier & Deeter - R. Kirk Rich |
Avison Young - Jonathan Tucker |
KBKG - Evelyn G. Ullman |
Jerusalem House Co-Founder
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