Jubilee NewsSpring 2013 Newsletter Highlights: This spring, we changed up our newsletter design and format. We’re always looking for innovative ways to connect with our supporters and feature the great work our donors are supporting and our schools are doing! Keep … Continue reading
Jubilee Expands Its Reach to Impact More Inner-City Youth Than Ever Before Jubilee has hit historic milestones this year. We are excited to announce that we have new office space! We moved to Manayunk, Philadelphia, in December 2012 and have … Continue reading
For these donors, visiting one of our member schools in March was a powerful experience. They were able to listen as 5 Jubilee scholarship students shared about their lives, hopes, dreams, and struggles. Read their reactions below. A Rare Opportunity … Continue reading
Reasons to give vary from person to person, business to business, organization to organization. But we all share a personal belief in the work of Children’s Jubilee Fund. It’s what binds us together – donors, staff, board members, volunteers, schools … Continue reading
Are you a supporter or friend of Jubilee looking for ways to get involved with our organization? Join our Companies for Kids Campaign: Do You Represent a Pennsylvania Business? Click here to learn how you can redirect your business state … Continue reading
Exciting News! We are launching our 2013 campaign: Companies for Kids. We’re connecting with local businesses to promote the newly-enacted Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTC), which will allow businesses to redirect their state business taxes into scholarships for students … Continue reading
The December edition of The Philadelphia Public School Notebook features a cover story titled, “A Distorted Reality.” It illustrates how a high school in Southwest Philadelphia saw their PSSA test scores decline from 70% proficiency in 2010 to 24% in … Continue reading
The United Way makes it easy to contribute to Jubilee. If your company has partnered with the United Way and you are trying to decide which organization to allocate the funds, Jubilee has a United Way number. When distributing your … Continue reading
Last Sunday afternoon, Alexa Lee, a Radnor high school student, used her God-given musical gift by performing Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Mendelssohn. When I asked Alexa why she wanted to do it, she told me she was alarmed by the … Continue reading
At the GOP convention, Condoleezza Rice boldly stated, “We need to give parents greater choice, particularly poor parents whose kids, very often minorities, are trapped in failing neighborhood schools. This is the civil rights issue of our day.” Thankfully, the PA … Continue reading