As the city begins the process of reopening and rebuilding from the pandemic, it is a time to position our priorities at the forefront. For Jubilee Housing, this means investing in our mission to provide justice housing™ for DC residents who have the most barriers to housing.
An Interview with a Jubilee Monthly Donor: Genevieve Fugere Hulick
Genevieve Fugere Hulick is currently the chief of staff for Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto. She was previously executive director at New Partners Community Solar, an organization that focuses on bringing the economic benefits of clean energy to low-income District residents. She and her husband, Stephen Hulick, are monthly donors to Jubilee Housing. They live in DC with their two children.
A New Partner is “Racing” Awareness of Affordable Housing
Bike & Build riders outside of King Emmanuel Baptist Church. On May 8, 2021, Jubilee Housing hosted a tour with Bike & Build (B&B)—a non-profit organization that engages young adults in service-oriented bicycling experiences and volunteer programs to advocate and raise awareness for affordable housing and to empower young adults to commit to a lifetime of service and civic engagement. … Read More
Jubilee’s Senior Voting Event
By Sahara Bulls, Jubilee Housing Staff Member This November’s presidential election was one of the most important elections of our time. There were strong views on both sides of the aisle, and COVID-19 made voting safely hard to manage, especially for older Americans. The Jubilee Housing Senior Club (Senior Club) worked diligently to make sure that its community was registered … Read More
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
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
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
A Tremendous Leap of Faith
For the past 36 years, Myra Peabody Gossens has applied what she does best in her work to what she loves most about life—being part of a community and in service with others. And she did so at Jubilee Housing, where, as a newcomer to Washington, D.C. in the early 1980s, she immediately felt she had found a “home.” “I … Read More
Housing Advocates Celebrate Success, Rally for the Future
More than 200 individuals met at Savoy Elementary School in D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood recently to participate in the Rally for Racial Equity, Housing, and Jobs. Jubilee residents and staff attended to show support for the city-wide movement to promote access to quality homes and jobs for people of color and those with very low incomes. “It’s time to turn our … Read More