In forming the Jubilee Consortium, member churches made a commitment to offer their church facilities as non-religious neighborhood resource centers and sites for program activity, open to the general community. The Jubilee Consortium works with community members to promote health, offer alternatives to violence, develop leaders and train advocates.
Committed to values of inclusion, dignity, justice and peace, Jubilee Consortium partners connect neighborhoods and communities with opportunities that encourage creativity, fitness, well-being, and active participation in shaping healthy communities. Health is understood as wellness at all levels - personal, communal, and social.
So while we are committed to reducing diabetes in the African American and Latino communities, we are also committed to reducing violence in our neighborhoods. In an effort to realize this broader definition of health, the Jubilee Consortium provides regular nutrition and health education classes, exercise and healthy-cooking courses, and trainings in community leadership and organizing.
The Jubilee Consortium currently offers over 20 weekly nutrition and exercise classes with over 800 community members (duplicated) attending these classes each week. Our aim is to make individuals, families and neighborhoods we serve healthy and strong.