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jubilee ministries
The following groups are financially independent, separate 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations created out of The Church of the Saviour to bring a community-based support system to the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC.
Academy of Hope provides educational empowerment to DC adults. We help students earn high school credentials, improve their math and reading skills, and learn how to use and apply computer technologies. http://www.aohdc.org/
Christ House, a medical recovery facility for homeless men, provides the healing combination of around-the-clock medical care, a dining room that provides three meals a day and a caring community of physicians and nurses. http://www.christhouse.org/
Columbia Road Health Services is a community-based health center. CRHS provides quality, affordable health care to many of the District's most vulnerable residents - the homeless, refugees, working poor families and the elderly - on a sliding fee scale based on income. http://www.crhs.org/
The Family Place offers prenatal and parent education courses, individual and family counseling, a nutrition program, HIV services, and special support for adolescent mothers and handicapped children to more than 300 new families a year. http://www.thefamilyplacedc.org
Jubilee Jobs was the idea of Jubilee Housing residents during the recession in 1981. This employment agency assists the unskilled or semi-skilled in locating appropriate marketplace jobs. Jubilee Jobs places over 600 inner city residents annually. http://www.jubileejobs.org/
Jubilee JumpStart is a family-centered early childhood program that will provide a community of love and encouragement for infants, toddlers, and pre-school children in partnership with their parents in Jubilee Housing and the surrounding neighborhood. It is expected to open in Spring 2009. Check out their website at www.jubileejumpstart.org/
Samaritan Inns provides formerly homeless men and women in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction with the opportunity to rebuild their lives. Transitional Inns and longer-term single room occupancy housing bridge the gap between homelessness and independent living. http://www.samaritaninns.org
Sarah's Circle is an inter-generational residential community that empowers elderly persons of limited means to live with dignity in a safe and supportive environment. Sarah's Circle contains 34 apartments and a senior center that serves residents and neighborhood seniors. http://www.sarahscircle.org
Patricia M. Sitar Center for the Performing Arts brings its diverse community together in a safe and nurturing environment to support the creative gifts and well-being of our children and youth, regardless of family income. In collaboration with community artists and arts institutions, the Sitar Center helps young people to discover and develop their talents in music, dance, drama, writing and visual arts.
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