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 and how we can grow. As a result, Jubilee Housing is adapting in new ways that should position us for increasing impact in the days ahead. We … Read More
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced the selection of Jubilee Housing’s EucKal project to develop 50 units of deeply affordable housing in Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights
Washington, D.C.—March 29, 2021— Jubilee Housing’s EucKal project has been selected to advance to the next stage of underwriting for the Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) 2019 Consolidated RFP round. Jubilee Housing is honored to be selected by Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to help the District advance towards the goal … Read More
Family Services Serves Up Some Sartorial Style for Spring
Though temperatures are climbing into the sixties in the National Capital region, there was still time to grab some winter essentials before spring fashion blooms. 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. Thanks to donations from Calvary Baptist Church and … Read More
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. But students living in Jubilee Housing got to experience a bit of school nostalgia at last month’s book fair. On February 28th, Jubilee’s Family Services team … Read More
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. It was the early 70’s and DC was recovering from the uprisings that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King. Tension was high between Blacks and whites and many parts of the city, including Adams Morgan, were distressed. Rosa, … Read More
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. Many in DC know Jubilee Housing for its innovative justice housing model. For 45 years we’ve helped connect low-income people to the … Read More
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. We realize this is a story not often told, and 2021’s Black History Month seems like the perfect time for us to focus on doing just that. Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and founding … Read More
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. Yet, as the sun rose on January 7th, we knew our work was far from done. We deplore the violent acts of insurrection that took place at our nation’s … Read More
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. Last year, your support allowed Jubilee Housing to continue providing deeply affordable homes, at a time when having a home was so important. Because we could not meet in person safely, we had to think creatively about how to … Read More
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, I look back with gratitude and awe at the resiliency of the Jubilee Housing staff and residents who pivoted to support each other and the commitment of our supporters. I look forward to … Read More