what we do
Jubilee: "The Jewel on the Hill"
Jubilee Women’s Center’s program is designed to give homeless women the tools to gain the skills and confidence to rebuild their lives. Jubilee provides supportive services designed to promote self-sufficiency. All of the women are active contributors to Jubilee and their Seattle community. All residents pay 30% of their monthly income in rent and are either working, going to school, or volunteering in the community. Jubilee connects residents with educational and job training programs, legal assistance, employment resources, independent housing assistance, health care, mental health therapy and any other resources they may need.
Jubilee is committed to long-term change and gives women the stability and time they need to make long-term, systemic changes in their lives. Residents stay an average of 18 to 24 months before moving into independent living. Women learn about Jubilee from emergency shelters, domestic violence programs, social service agencies, hospitals, churches and by word-of-mouth.
In 2010, 83% of Jubilee’s residents successfully made the transition to independent living. Since our founding in 1983, Jubilee has helped transform the lives of hundreds of women by ending the cycle of poverty and homelessness.