Since its inception in 1989, Jubilee! has dedicated its resources to improving our lives, our community and our world. During its first year, Jubilee! gave ten thousand dollars to local, national, and international agencies that feed the hungry and shelter the homeless.
Jubilants are encouraged to contribute to Jubilee!’s mission by filling out a pledge card on Commitment Sunday in October. You may make monetary gifts on a weekly, monthly, or annually basis, or in any other manner that is convenient to you. Many Jubilants have found it advantageous to make don ations of appreciated stocks.
In addition to plate collections, Hunger Baskets are placed on the altar every Sunday, and Jubilants are encouraged to contribute to a special fund supporting agencies that feed the hungry, such as MANNA Food Bank, Meals of Wheels, and A-Hope Shelter for the homeless.
You may also make a donation to a specific agency or Jubilee! cause, such as teen service trips, by contributing to the Designated Gift Fund. Please mark your special contribution if it is designated for a specific cause. Finally, you may contribute to the Compassion Fund, set up for individuals in need of assistance. These contributions are confidential due to the nature of the fund.
Jubilee! tracks your financial gifts when you pay by check. If you prefer to make cash donations and wish to receive credit for your contribution, please put the money in an envelope with your name on it. In January of each year you will receive a statement that reflects your contributions for the previous year.
Other Ways to Give
Throughout the year, Jubilee! also make contributions in the form of goods earmarked for needy populations. Past drives have collected socks for the homeless (a campaign called “the Joy of Socks”), house-keeping supplies for elderly and disabled residents of the Vanderbilt Apartments, fresh produce for MANNA Food Bank, and school supplies for children in Louisiana following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
The Talent Project produces funds for the Jubilee! he ating fund, which helps offset the rising costs of winter heat, especially for the elderly. If you choose to participate, you will be given ten dollars in seed money to develop a product to sell at the “Bizarre Bazaar” on designated Sundays in December, or to create a fund-raising event of your own. Past Bizarre Bazaar merchandise has included hand-made jewelry, pottery, home-baked cookies, knitted and crocheted hats and scarves, original paintings and other works of art, beaded bookmarks called book “thongs,” and home-grown and canned pickles endorsed by none other than Jubilee!’s own Sister Harry Margaret (a.k.a. Howard).
Where Does Your Money Go?
Money contributed to the Community is spent as specified by the Jubilee! budget. This budget, which is available for you for viewing, includes salaries and building operation costs as well as funds for community programs, team ministries and other projects. The Jubilee! budget also includes outreach giving—our gifts to our community and world. The Jubilee! Outreach Team is charged with the distribution of this money to local, regional, national, and international non-profit agencies.
Jubilee!’s Outreach Giving Report shows recent gifts to the community. All expenditures except checks written to the Compassion Fund are available for review. Monthly statements are also available in the entry area outside the Celebr ation Space.
Since 1989, our donations have totaled over 2.2 million dollars to helping agencies. Here are some of the agencies that have received gifts from Jubilee! Community.
4-H Camp – Under One Sky Program
Affordable Housing Coalition
African Medical Mission
All Souls Counseling Center
American Red Cross - Disaster Relief
Asheville City Preschool
Appalachian Sustainable Agricultural Project for Growing Minds
Arts for Life Program
Asheville/Buncombe County Education Coalition
Asheville City Preschool Emergency Fund
Asheville Firefighters Foundation
Asheville Fraternal Order of Police
Asheville Global Report
Asheville High School Hands Up Program
Asheville High School College Plus Program
Asheville Kindness Campaign
Black Mountain Family Center
Bread for the World
Buncombe Alternatives
Buncombe County Child Care Services
Buncombe County Correctional Center
Buncombe County Council on Aging
Buncombe County Schools Foundation
Buncombe County Schools Progressive Educators
Camp Opportunity of Greenville
Caring for Children
Center for Development in Central America
Children First
Children's Medical Fund
Christopher Mann Arts Fund
Common Hope
Compassion Fund
United Way of Buncombe County Disaster Relief
United Way of Haywood County
Downtown Roster Baskets Program – A-Hope
Dream Fund
Earth Spirit Rising Conference Scholarships
Eblen Charities
Educational Scholarship Fund
Eliada Homes
Emergency Fund for Children, Jones Elementary School
Emma Family Resource Center
Family Visitation Center
Flood Relief in WNC
Free Rein Center
Habitat for Humanity, WNC
Habitat for Humanity, Madison County
Haiti Relief Fund
Heifer Project
Helpmate
Hendersonville Rescue Mission
Holy Ground
Hospitality House/A-Hope Project
Interfaith Assistance of Henderson County
International Link
Irene Wortham Center
Jubilee! Compassion Fund
Jubilee! Ministry to Homeless
Jubilee! Hunger Fund
Jubilee! Talent Project Start Up Cash
Kids Voting of Buncombe County
Land of Sky Council/UNCA
L & L Fund
Life for Relief and Development – Afghan orphanage
Life Touch Ministries at Givens Estates
Little Pearls
Lutheran Family Services
Magnetic Minds Bipolar Support Group
Make a Wish Foundation
MANNA Food Bank
Meals on Wheels of Buncombe County
Mediation Center of Asheville, The
Memorial Altar Fund
Memory Assessment Clinic of Givens Estates, The
Mission Trip to Haiti, 2002 & 2003
Mission Foundation
Mountain Area Child & Family Center
MAIN - Mountain Area Information Network
Mountain Area Hospice
Mountin' Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center
Mountain Housing – Home Repair Division
Mountain Housing Opportunities
NC Stage Company
New Directions Ministries
Orchestra Fund
Our Voice
Owen Youth Center
Parents Against Teen Suicide
Paws for Purpose
Pathways/Life After Cancer
Pisgah Legal Services
Presbyterian Home for Children
Progressive Educators
Quality Forward
Recovery Ventures
Regional Audio Information Network
Responsibility – Tijuana, Mexico
RiverLink
Room at the Inn
Rural Southern Voice for Peace
St. Joseph's Home for Boys in Haiti
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs
Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project
Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition
Small Change Foundation
Swannanoa 4-H Center
Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Clubs
True Vision Institute
Tsunami Relief
UNCA Center for Creative Living
Vanderbilt Apartments Social Services
Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice – Women at Risk
WCCJ Women at Risk Program
WNC Alliance for the Transit Forum
WNC Community Health Services
WNC Group Homes for the Autistic
WNC Habitat - Capital Funds Campaign
WNC Home for Autistic Persons
WNC Pastoral Care Foundation
World Vision for Hunger Relief
YWCA of Asheville
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