2018 was a year of building and growth. We worked hard to acquire two new properties, strengthen our existing partnerships with organizations such as Martha’s Table, bring in new leadership, and work towards the goals of our five year plan. And while all those things are important, this precious work we do is about more than what you can see. … Read More
Jubilee Housing has been awarded a Capital Magnet Fund Grant of $750,000!
Awarded through the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, the Capital Magnet Fund helps low-income families and economically distressed communities by attracting investment for affordable housing and related economic development. This CMF Award provides a significant source of capital to directly fund more justice housing to the District of Columbia. 116 organizations applied for this grant, but less than a … Read More
What Justice Housing Means to People
On February 13th, 2019 Jubilee Housing opened its wait list for the first time in nearly 10 years. Over 250 people began lining up at 3:30 a.m. for just over 60 available units. These people came from diverse backgrounds and showed the depth of the need in the city for justice housing – deeply affordable homes in thriving neighborhoods with … Read More
Jubilee Housing Preserves Affordable Housing in Columbia Heights
Jubilee Housing is excited to announce the acquisition of 1460 Euclid St NW. This new addition to Jubilee’s portfolio will preserve 25 units of deeply affordable housing for hardworking families in Columbia Heights, including five 3-bedroom and two 4-bedroom units. Before Jubilee, this building had been declining for many years. While the existing rents are relatively affordable, they are in … Read More
Jim’s Corner
At this time of year, we often reflect on the blessings and challenges of the year that has passed. 2018 was full of both! But I’d like to reflect on our blessings. This year Jubilee Housing moved two steps closer to its goal of creating 30% more justice housing in the next five years by purchasing properties at 1724 Kalorama … Read More
Jubilee Housing Hopes to Boost Bike Access
D.C. is increasingly a bicycle-friendly city. As traffic congestion worsens with the influx of new residents and housing costs push people further away from job centers, many commuters in D.C. are turning to biking to work as an expedient alternative. Everyone from city planners to climatologists to health experts are lauding the benefits of ditching the car and dusting off … Read More
TD Bank Awards Jubilee $125,000 Grant
On November 20, 2018, TD Charitable Foundation surprised Jubilee Housing with a cake and an award for $125,000 as part of their Housing for Everyone grant competition. This grant will support the work of Jubilee Housing to build and preserve 50 more units of deeply affordable housing across Jubilee’s two newest properties: 1460 Euclid St NW and 1724 Kalorama Rd … Read More
TD Charitable Foundation Awards Jubilee Housing Grant to Fund Forthcoming Justice Housing Project
MEDIA CONTACT: Candace Tyler 202-559-2342 ctyler@jubileehousing.org Washington D.C. – November 20, 2018 – Jubilee Housing was awarded $125,000 by the TD Charitable Foundation for the Housing for Everyone Grant. The grant will support the work of Jubilee Housing to build and preserve 50 units of deeply affordable housing, across two properties, in Washington, D.C. primarily targeting families making less than … Read More
United Bank Invests $270,000 in Justice Housing in the District’s Most Gentrified Neighborhoods
Washington, D.C. – United Bank showed their dedication to supporting justice housing for families in the District by investing $250,000 in Justice Housing Partners, LP (The Fund) and a $20,000 donation to help launch a new strategic alliance pilot social services initiative called Platform of Hope. The investment will help Jubilee Housing reach its goal of building 100 deeply affordable … Read More
New Jubilee Housing Acquisition Will Maintain 25 Deeply Affordable Apartments in D.C.’s High-Rent Neighborhood of Columbia Heights
CONTACT: Candace Tyler 202-559-2342 ctyler@jubileehousing.org Washington, D.C.—October 31, 2018— Jubilee Housing, Inc. closed on the purchase of 1460 Euclid Street NW, preserving deeply affordable housing in Ward 1’s high-rent Columbia Heights neighborhood. The purchase was made possible after the 1460 Unidos Tenant Association, Inc. assigned its right to purchase under the District’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act to Jubilee Housing, … Read More