Welcome Jubilee’s new Director of Communications and Development, Bethany Keener. Bethany is already a champion of Jubilee and its mission, and now we will also benefit from her decades of experience as a nonprofit communication and development executive. Most recently, Bethany served as Executive Director for the Spirit Club Foundation, where she worked closely with the Jubilee community. Prior to… Read More »
Congratulations to the 13 newest graduates of the DSP II training program! This 5-month training program gives our direct support professionals (DSPs) increased skills and confidence in their work, which directly benefits the people we support. The program is offered through the Maryland Direct Support Professional Training Consortium, of which Jubilee is a founding member. This is our 9th graduating… Read More »
Thank you to our Board Members who volunteer their time and energy to Jubilee. This June, our Board welcomed two new members, and said good-bye to Val Schrock. Thank you, Val! “We’re thrilled to welcome Michael Hoffman, from our sister agency Makom, and Maia Gauvin, Assistant Vice President-Banking Center Manager at WesBanco Bank to the Jubilee Board. Michael’s perspective as… Read More »
Join us for our third Family Council meeting on Monday, July 18 at 7:00 p.m. Steve Keener and members of Jubilee’s management will share Jubilee’s updated Family Handbook and leave time for questions and suggestions. Register on Zoom here.
Join your Jubilee community at our Friends and Family Summer Picnic! Smokey Glen Farm is the place to be for fun, friendship and yummy Bar-B-Q! The picnic will take place Saturday July 30 from noon to 3 PM. Please RSVP using this form by July 15. Each person must register individually. Questions? Contact Julia McCune at jmccune@jubileemd.org or at 301-949-8628 ext. 106… Read More »
Congratulations to the following members of Jubilee’s management team on achieving Interviewer Certification for Personal Outcome Measures from The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL)! This certification was awarded after much hard work, including intensive training supported by a grant from Phillips Charitable Foundation Mary Renderos, Admissions Manager Dominique Clark, Person-Centered Planning Manager Bolaji Adefolaju, Person-Centered Planning Specialist This is… Read More »
Celebrate Juneteenth with your Jubilee family as we honor the holiday with a celebration of African Unity and African-American Freedom. The event is an opportunity to learn and have fun as we celebrate each other’s cultures and history. One of the wonderful strengths of Jubilee is our diversity, and respect for different cultures. Staff from African and Caribbean countries will… Read More »
June Activities Include SPIRIT CLUB Field Day and Downtown DC Dinner By Steve Keener, Jubilee Executive Director Being together at Jubilee’s first picnic of the summer really drove home how important it is to get out of the house and reengage with the wider community. These past two years have been lonely and frightening. It is time to heal. It… Read More »
Your Support Makes Program Possible Jubilee’s 250 direct support professionals (DSPs) bring our mission to life though their hands-on support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To recruit and retain a talented and dedicated workforce in this challenging labor market our staff need to know that they are as valued as the people Jubilee supports. We are now taking… Read More »
Jubilee Awarded Grant from Phillips Charitable Foundation Thanks to a grant Jubilee received from the Phillips Charitable Foundation, our Person-Centered Planning Team participated in intensive training to further improve our work supporting the goals of the people we support. The training, from the Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL), will help Jubilee incorporate CQL best practices into our Person-Centered Plans.… Read More »
Jubilee’s Client Council leadership recently held a strategic planning retreat to set goals for the next two years. This retreat built on the discussion held by all at the March meeting of Client Council. Client Council set four goals. They are: Start holding in-person meetings again for the entire group. Revamp the annual Client Council learning retreat to increase the… Read More »
Jubilee’s Community Engagement team is busy creating new and exciting social opportunities for our community. You do not want to miss this fun! Keep an eye on our online events calendar which is frequently updated with programs just for you. In addition to our weekly programming, which is free to the Jubilee community, we have some new additional highlights you… Read More »
Fundraising Breakfast Heartwarming Success They say good things come to those who wait, and after two long years apart, nothing could have been more wonderful than being together at Jubilee’s Champions of Inclusion fundraising breakfast. You could practically feel the spirit and joy in the room, as more than 200 members of our community came together to support Jubilee. Thanks… Read More »
By A’isha Henry, RJAG Chair and Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager Jubilee’s Racial Justice Advisory Group (RJAG) will soon be wrapping up our second year of work supporting Jubilee in becoming a more equitable and just organization. We meet monthly to identify barriers in communication, discuss training and education, and to monitor the progress of last year’s goals. These goals… Read More »
Dear Jubilee Friends, As I follow the war in Ukraine from afar in horror, I particularly worry about people with disabilities in Ukraine. These vulnerable people are often sadly overlooked in times of war. In Ukraine, many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are still supported in large institutions. I am reminded of how things were in the 1950’s in… Read More »
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