Jubilee Blog
Jim's Column - June
As the city begins the process of reopening and rebuilding from the pandemic, it is a time to position our priorities at the forefront. For Jubilee Housing, this means investing in our mission to provide justice housing™ for DC residents who have the most barriers to housing…
An Interview with a Jubilee Monthly Donor: Genevieve Fugere Hulick
Genevieve Fugere Hulick is currently the chief of staff for Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto. She was previously executive director at New Partners Community Solar…
A New Partner is "Racing" Awareness of Affordable Housing
On May 8, 2021, Jubilee Housing hosted a tour with Bike & Build (B&B)—a non-profit organization that engages young adults in service-oriented bicycling experiences…
Meet Anthony Avery
Meet Jubilee Housing Board member and resident, Anthony Avery. In this video, he talks about his connection to the Jubilee community and how life has been since the pandemic…
Local Bakery Donates Challah to Jubilee Housing
Baked by Yael connected to us through Food Rescue and has been donating bagels and other baked goods. Most recently, patrons of Baked by Yael donated their challah during Passover to Jubilee Housing…
Jim's Column: March 2021
About a year ago life changed radically for all of us. This period has been challenging in so many ways, but it has also helped us learn much about what makes us stronger…
Family Services Serves Up Some Sartorial Style for Spring
Jubilee Housing’s Family Services team hosted a pop-up clothing giveaway on March 6 to brisk business, and the positive community response indicates more giveaways could be coming…
Book Fair Breaks up the Boredom
For students, this school year has been filled with a range of emotions. Not being able to see teachers and friends in person and having to adapt to online classes has been difficult…
Rosa Hatfield: Community Champion
When Rosa Hatfield moved to Washington DC from North Carolina, Adams Morgan was a very different place than it is now. ..
Improving Outcomes through Out of School Time Programming
In this DC Action blog post, Audrey Walker, Jubilee Housing’s Director of Youth Services, discusses how Jubilee Youth Services has adapted its program during COVID to serve families though virtual and safe in-person out of school time programming…
Celebrating Jubilee's Black Leaders of the Past, Present, and Future
Countless Black people -- board members and staff, residents, community leaders, supporters and friends -- have shaped Jubilee Housing into what it is today…
Statement on Wednesday's Events
2020 was a year like no other. Like all of you, we hoped with a vaccine in hand and a new administration on the horizon, 2021 would bring a new dawn…
The Year in Review
Jubilee Housing didn’t just survive 2020, we thrived. We couldn’t have done it without the gifts of our partners and friends…
Jim’s Column
As I write this column, we face a second wave of the ground-shifting pandemic, alongside the great division and turmoil of this election season. In this time…
Housing is the Foundation of Justice
This fall Jubilee Housing hosted a series of virtual conversations, all related to the theme “Housing is the Foundation.”…
We Need Jubilee Elves to Help Us Make the Holidays Bright!
The 2020 holiday season will look starkly different from holiday seasons in years past. Though the holidays are usually a time of togetherness and celebration…
Why the Federal Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule (AFFH) is Still a Critical Tool for Creating Equity
Justice and equity are at the core of Jubilee Housing’s mission. They drive our work and animate our spirits…
Jubilee's Senior Voting Event
This November’s presidential election was one of the most important elections of our time. There were strong views on both sides of the aisle, and COVID-19 made voting safely hard to manage, especially for older Americans…
The Most Important Election of Our Time
“The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it.” -Representative John Lewis
A Just City Where Everyone Can Thrive
The events of 2020 have laid bare difficult truths about our society – not all lives are equally valued in America, and that inequality breaks down along the intersections of race, gender, and income…
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