Jubilee Home

04/21/2026

This reflection, shared during our team meeting yesterday, captures the heart of Second Chance Month. At Jubilee Home, second chances aren’t just about starting over, they’re about building forward with intention, dignity, and support.

Every day, we walk alongside individuals returning home from incarceration as they redefine what’s possible for their lives.

Growth doesn’t happen overnight but choosing to try again, and to do it differently, is where transformation begins.

03/12/2026

03/06/2026

Each week, community members gather outside Central Prison for a peaceful vigil opposing the death penalty and honoring those on North Carolina’s death row. This weekly gathering is a space for reflection, solidarity, and collective witness.

Beginning March 9 (after the time change), the vigil will be held Mondays from 5–6 PM in Raleigh. All are welcome, whether you attend weekly or just once.

Learn more: https://nccadp.org/series/weekly-vigil-at-central-prison/

Take a stand against state violence and join the weekly vigil at Central Prison!

Effective March 9 (after the time change), vigils will be held from 5-6 PM each Monday.

Every Monday, community members gather outside Central Prison in Raleigh in peaceful opposition to the death penalty. Led by members of our coalition partners, Catholics for Abolition in North Carolina and Amnesty International Local Group 213, this vigil honors and uplifts all North Carolinians on death row.

All are welcome. Whether you attend weekly or just once, this is a place for you.

Learn more: https://nccadp.org/series/weekly-vigil-at-central-prison/

03/05/2026

If you’ve been following along as we prepare for Better Together, you may already know that Jubilee Home alumni and published authors Glen “Ed” Chapman and Larry Wollins will be on-site selling and signing their books at the event.

Curious about the men behind the stories? Get to know them a bit better:

Get to Know Larry
📚 Favorite book: Masters of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
🧠 Writer’s block remedy: Meditation
🏆 Most rewarding part of writing: Completing a piece of work
🎧 Pump-up music for writing: Anything classic DMX

Get to Know Ed
📚 Favorite book: Familiar Quotes and Quotations by David Bartlett
🥪 Writing fuel: A bologna and cheese sandwich with Duke’s Mayo and hogshead cheese
✍️ His "why": I wrote my book to share my experience and educate people about how common, and how serious, it is when people are torn from their families. Your life is never the same again.
💭 Biggest challenges when writing: Reliving the loss of the most important people in my life, losing my freedom, and knowing people were willing to let me be put to death for something I had nothing to do with.

Both books are linked below. If you can’t attend the event, you can still order a copy online. And if you are joining us but can’t wait to start reading, consider ordering ahead and bringing your copy to be signed that evening.

https://www.amazon.com/1-Money-Larry-Wollins/dp/B0G5XKK1HH/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Death-Row-Chapman/dp/1449905447

03/03/2026

Only ONE WEEK until Better Together! 🎉✨

If you haven’t grabbed your ticket yet, now’s the time! 🎟️
Purchase at the link below or at the box office at The Carolina Theatre of Durham.

🔗 https://carolinatheatre.org/events/live-event/better-together-stories-of-healing-connection-from-jubilee-home/

If you’re attending, consider bringing a book to donate! 📚💛

Our friends at the Prison Book Collective will be with us to collect books for individuals who are currently incarcerated. Help us make sure your donation can go directly into someone’s hands by following the guidelines below.

PLEASE DO NOT DONATE:
🚫 Hardcover, spiral-bound, or marked-in books
🚫 Books about tattooing or that contain nudity
🚫 Partial fiction series (If donating a series, please keep books together with a rubber band or in a bag.)
🚫 Books outside the preferred genres listed below
🚫 More than 10 copies of a single title at a time

PREFERRED GENRES

NONFICTION 📖
✅ Practical business guides (starting a small business)
✅ Financial literacy
✅ Legal advice and appeals
✅ GED prep
✅ Skill-building how-to guides
✅ Dictionaries (English & Spanish)
✅ General DIY (automotive, electrical, gardening, home repair, tiny houses)
✅ Practical self-help (mental health, addiction recovery, anxiety)
✅ Coloring & puzzle books (blank only)
✅ Astrology & tarot
✅ Study Bibles & religious non-fiction
✅ Drawing guides

FICTION 📚
✅ LGBTQ fiction
✅ Westerns
✅ Black fiction (including urban fiction)
✅ Thrillers
✅ Sci-fi & fantasy
✅ Manga, comics & graphic novels

Let’s come together for a night of storytelling, connection, and community — and extend that impact beyond the theatre walls. 💫

📢PSA: this is an old photo and the date was changed on the marquee to avoid confusion...please do not reach out to the Carolina Theatre about the Gipsy Kings...the marquee is from last year!!!

Come join Jubilee Home at the Carolina Theatre for an evening of storytelling, where they will share their stories of bravery.

02/27/2026

Only a few more weeks until Better Together! ✨

Join us for an evening of powerful storytelling, healing, and connection. We can’t wait to see you there!!!

March 10, 2026
7 PM
The Carolina Theatre of Durham

Get your tickets here:

Come join Jubilee Home at the Carolina Theatre for an evening of storytelling, where they will share their stories of bravery.

02/23/2026

A little moment of levity to share from last week:

On Friday, we got a text that perfectly captures what it means to be a good neighbor. A group of staff and volunteers from Keep Durham Beautiful were gearing up for a tree planting at Hillside Park when they realized the park bathrooms were locked. Cue the panic text from one of the members of the group to our Executive Director: “We’re planting trees this morning… any chance I could use Jubilee Home’s bathroom?”

The answer, of course, was an immediate and enthusiastic yes. Because sometimes being a good neighbor isn’t about big gestures, it’s about open doors, shared space, and making sure someone can get back to planting trees without stress. 🌳🚻😅🏠

02/15/2026

🤗 💜 📖 🌟

📢 Upcoming event and book drive! On March 10, 7:00-8:30pm, Jubilee Home will be hosting their Annual Better Together Storytelling Event at the Carolina Theatre in Durham. Their mission is to “collaborate with justice involved folk to foster belonging, promote healing, and build wellness into our community through quality, low barrier, supportive housing.” Former Jubilee Home residents who are published authors will be participating in the event and offering a book signing. AND, Jubilee Home will be collecting books on our behalf in celebration of our shared mission. 🤍 We encourage our followers to attend and bring your gently used, paperback book donations! Please see our website for more info on in-demand genres and subjects.

02/03/2026

We’re incredibly thankful to be in partnership with a staple of the Durham community, The Carolina Theatre of Durham, and we are BEYOND EXCITED for this evening of storytelling and connection...cannot wait to see you out there!

📍 Carolina Theatre
🗓 March 10
⏰ 7 PM
🎟 Tickets: $14

Tickets available for purchase at the box office or via this link:

Come join Jubilee Home at the Carolina Theatre for an evening of storytelling, where they will share their stories of bravery.

01/29/2026

As we ready ourselves for this year’s Better Together storytelling event, we keep returning to the energy of last year and reflect on the deep sense of connection that filled the room.

Our Director of Wellness Initiatives, and returning emcee (yay!), Anna Banke, shares her thoughts below:

“Last year's Better Together storytelling event was such a gift to be a part of. To bear witness to someone's bravery, creativity, vulnerability, and transformation through story is one of the most sacred and human things we can do. I'm so glad all those who attended got a chance to know some of the beautiful folks that make up our Jubilee Home community.”

We can’t wait to gather again at the Carolina Theatre on March 10 at 7:00 PM for another evening of storytelling and shared humanity.

🎟️ Tickets go on sale starting tomorrow (!!!) we’ll post the link as soon as it’s live. If you cannot wait til then, feel free to visit the The Carolina Theatre of Durham box office today!

We hope you’ll join us. 💛

01/15/2026

To those who are newer to Jubilee Home, welcome! 💛

We are a place where people coming home from incarceration find support, belonging, and dignity as they build strong, independent lives.

Jubilee Home offers quality, low-barrier supportive housing and wrap-around services, from mental health care, connection to social services to job support, because everyone deserves a chance to thrive, not just survive 🏠✨

As we look ahead to 2026, there’s a lot to be excited about:

🌱 Growing our team to better support our expanding community
👩‍🦰 Tailored, healing-centered services for the women of our newly opened women’s transitional home
🏡 A new community space where neighbors can connect, learn, and grow together
💐 Jubilee Flowers, our first social enterprise, truly blooming with our first full-time staff member to be hired this year

Follow along and help us celebrate the strength, resilience, and hope found in every step forward. 💛

01/13/2026

As we pause to reflect on 2025, we’re holding a lot of gratitude 💛 for the growth of Jubilee Home and for all those who helped make it possible 🌱

This year, we expanded our staff to support the opening of our first-ever women’s home and to jumpstart our first social enterprise, Jubilee Flowers.

We’re so thankful for the people, patience, and partnerships that made this season of growth possible.