Welcome to a new year, a new decade, and a new opportunity to work together to fashion a more just and inclusive city. In this newsletter, we celebrate the end of 2019 and the work ahead in 2020. As the year closed, volunteers and supporters helped us offer some extra joy for the holiday season: more than 80 young Jubilee … Read More
The Elf Store Amazes for Another Year
Holiday shopping usually entails long lines, big crowds and lots and lots of grumpy adults. Thankfully, Jubilee Housing’s Elf Store is the remedy that puts everyone in the holiday spirit, kids and grown-ups alike. Held this year on December 7, the Elf Store is an annual tradition that, for a few hours on a Saturday, creates a pop-up store of … Read More
A Steward of the Re-entry Community
The Jubilee Reentry Housing Initiative house for men sits quietly on a bustling Adams Morgan thoroughfare. Most people do not even know it is there, but Louis Sawyer Jr., makes his way there every night to instill hope in a population that society has written off. Before joining Jubilee, Mr. Sawyer had and still does have deep roots in the … Read More
Jubilee Housing Acquires King Emmanuel Baptist Church
Jubilee Housing’s latest acquisition is unique in many ways. King Emmanuel Baptist Church sits at 1721 Kalorama Road NW and has been part of the Adams Morgan community since 1907. The church has an active congregation, which includes Jubilee Housing residents and staff members. So, when Jubilee heard that the congregation was looking to sell the church, the Property Development … Read More
WashREIT’s Day of Service
Participants in Jubilee Housing’s Early Start and Activity Zone programs are benefitting from upgrades to Jubilee’s Youth Services centers, playground, and outdoor community space thanks to WashREIT IMPACTS’ (Imagine More People Activating Community through Service) Service Day. In late June, staff members from WashREIT held a fundraising event, which raised over $61,000 to finance the equipment and supplies needed for … Read More
2019 Annual Appeal
Dear Friends, At our Coming Home Breakfast last month, a resident shared his experience living in Jubilee Housing. Mr. Bazemore described how Jubilee felt like a safe zone – after spending years incarcerated, and years before that fighting into and out of his own home, it was strange to walk out his front door and see his neighbors with yoga … Read More
Coming Home Breakfast
Written by Jubilee staff member Sahara Bulls On October 31, Jubilee Housing hosted its 2nd annual Coming Home Breakfast at the Line Hotel in Washington, DC. Two hundred Jubilee supporters, donors, staff, and residents attended the hour long program. Jubilee’s Chief Operations Officer Bill Highsmith and Jubilee’s Board Chair Alex Orfinger were the masters of ceremonies for the morning, welcoming guests … Read More
Jim’s Column
Jubilee Housing recently held its 2nd annual “Coming Home Breakfast” to raise critical funds to bring more justice housing™ and supportive programming to the vital neighborhoods of Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights. In reflecting on the 125 new justice housing units Jubilee is developing, I couldn’t help but contrast that number to the thousands more affordable homes our … Read More
Jubilee Housing Purchases Properties in Kalorama
At the end of August, Jubilee Housing acquired its 12th justice housingTM property, 2326 – 2338 Ontario Rd NW. The property at this site will be different from Jubilee’s other properties. Not only will it be used for deeply affordable homes, but also approximately half of them will be set aside for men and women returning from incarceration. Justice housing … Read More
A Real Team of Superheroes
In a city where “leaks” grab headlines, Jubilee Housing’s Property Management (PM) team is usually preoccupied with the quieter – but no less important – kind of leaks. “They don’t quit until your issue is resolved,” said Melissa Taylor, a resident of the Sorrento. “Whenever I’ve called for anything, be it as simple as replacing a washer in my sink, … Read More