Jubilee Housing made many amazing partnerships during the pandemic. Among these partners were Food Rescue US, a national organization that transfers fresh food surpluses from local businesses to social service agencies serving the food insecure, and Baked by Yael, a woman-owned DC bakery specializing in nut-free and kosher baked goods. Since last summer, Food Rescue has been donating rescued food … Read More
Jim’s Column: March 2021
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
A Tribute to a Special Friend
Beverly Lynn Barnes, a longtime friend and contributor of Jubilee Housing, died on Jan. 16, 2021, at her sister’s house in Maryland of complications from ovarian cancer. Beverly came “from a family of strivers whose distinguished accomplishments are all the more remarkable when considered in the contexts of time and race.” She herself led an accomplished career in communications spanning … Read More
Jim’s Column
While 2020 was unimaginable in so many ways, there were many beautiful things that came out of the struggle. The residents of Jubilee Housing demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of tremendous obstacles and our community of donors, volunteers, and neighbors showed solidarity through gifts of time and treasure. In the stories that follow, you’ll read a tribute to our … Read More