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.  Our pervasive and systemic inequality has a common root and a common solution – Housing. Housing is the foundation of equity. This September and October, Jubilee … Read More

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Jubilee to College Scholarship Program

On Monday, July 20, Jubilee Housing awarded Jubilee to College (JTC) Scholarships to 14 students — 10 college freshmen and four students already in college. The students attend or will attend American University, Bowie State University, Delaware State University, George Washington University, Hood College, John Hopkins University, Marymount University, Rochester University, Spelman College, Temple University, University of Delaware, and University … Read More

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Jim’s Column – August 2020

We at Jubilee Housing want to salute our city leaders for their important work in finalizing the District’s budget as COVID-19 resulted in lost revenue of nearly $750 million. It started with Mayor Muriel Bowser maintaining her long-term commitment to affordable housing in this very challenging budget cycle, and it took another step toward equity when the D.C. Council approved … Read More

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Jubilee Housing Awarded Safeway Grant for COVID-19 Support

Jubilee Housing is pleased to announce it was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Safeway Foundation in July. Part of Safeway’s Nourishing Neighbors program, the award is one of a few different emergency supports helping Jubilee and its community members find stability during this time of deep uncertainty. The Nourishing Neighbors program, focused on ameliorating child hunger, has taken on new … Read More

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Jubilee Housing Board Chair Alex Orfinger Named Publisher of Washington Business Journal

Former Jubilee board member Lizzie Bebber, current board member Pat Mathews, and Board Chair Alex Orfinger. Jubilee Housing congratulates Alex Orfinger, chair of Jubilee Housing’s Board of Directors, on his return to the role of publisher and market president of the Washington Business Journal. Orfinger held this role from 1996 to 2014, before accepting a position with American City Business … Read More

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Expanding Justice Through Housing

In 2019, together we helped make Washington, D.C., a more equitable city by creating more opportunities for justice housing™. During 2019, Jubilee Housing: • Preserved 64 units of affordable housing in Columbia Heights. • Fully capitalized the Justice Housing Partners Fund, LP at $5.2 million. • Launched the Teen Center, a new program operating in a new space at the … Read More

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What Jubilee Housing Means to Gilma

This article is from a resident named Gilma Merino. She has lived in Jubilee Housing for over 20 years, raising four kids, ages 4 – 28, with a degenerative eye condition that has left her blind. Despite that, Ms. Merino is a leader, having served on the Jubilee Board of Directors and acting as a long-time advocate for affordable housing … Read More

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Resources to Meet the Moment

As the nation continues to grapple with the ways in which white supremacy is a historical, immediate and deadly threat to the Black community, we’ve put together some resources we hope might play some small part in confronting, dismantling and healing from the institutional racism that is implicit in our society. We must all be accountable for the ways we’ve … Read More

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COVID Impact Statement

We want to thank everyone who has supported Jubilee Housing during this crisis. The response has been amazing and we are so privileged to be connected to a community of caring and support.  Below is a quick summary of how COVID-19 has impacted our community, and how you’ve been helping. Employment The pandemic is wreaking havoc across the economy. When … Read More

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