Jubilee Women's Center

Much more than a roof.

What We Do

Jubilee’s two-year residential program provides affordable community housing,
holistic support services, on-site care managers, learning opportunities, and a
focus on employment preparation to advance each woman on her path out of
poverty. Jubilee also provides low-income women in the community with free
referrals, classes, computer access, and clothing.

Our holistic model

Women can’t break the cycle of homelessness and poverty if
they can't see beyond their circumstances. At Jubilee we support
each woman to find her best self, explore possibilities for the
future, and connect her with the resources and opportunities to
achieve her goals through a three-part strategy.

Step 1

We address significant barriers for the women we serve related to basic needs, physical health, trauma and mental health, communications and connections, and legal

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Step 2

We support women to build resiliency through financial health by gaining living wage employment, job training, financial management education, and finding affordable, independent housing.
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Step 3

We help women maintain long-term stability by repairing past relationships with friends and family, building their support network, and cultivating their spiritual health.

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Our mission

Jubilee Women’s Center supports women experiencing poverty to build stable
and fulfilling futures, one extraordinary woman at a time.

Led by the guiding principle that women of all races and cultures are to be
treated with respect and dignity, Jubilee provides programs and services that
empower women to make positive life changes.

We believe

a self-determined woman can rise above her circumstances, and we help her build
the skills and vision to do so.

in a holistic approach to supporting women and addressing the complex reasons
they experience poverty and homelessness.

women need time to heal from trauma and crisis to make positive life changes.

in the power of community to overcome isolation, create a support network, and
build connections.

success is measured differently for each woman; all steps, big and small, move
a woman toward a more fulfilling future.

women whose journey brings them to Jubilee will emerge empowered and
self-sufficient, with a safety net of support.

Est. 1983

Jubilee Women’s Center opened in a former Capitol Hill convent in the fall of 1983, named for the Sisters’ 100th “Jubilee” anniversary.

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Our team

Get to know the staff at Jubilee Women’s Center.

Meet our team