Posts by Roger_Bairstow
Investing as Earthly Justice
Ever since our Board committed to aligning our financial investments with the values of the Trust, we have learned many things. On Earth Day this year we are thrilled to have tangible examples of how our investments are benefitting Creation.
Read MoreFull Circle
Alfredo Quiroz shares how profound it was that his company was awarded the contract for the exterior stonework at Leo Center, considering how little he had when he came to this country and how much he has accomplished since.
Read MoreGardening in Community
As the largest community garden in the Tri-Cities, the Tierra Vida community garden hosts over 37 families…But the garden does more than just supply healthy food.
Read MoreA New Story
by Roger Bairstow, Executive Director, Jubilee Choices are all around us in terms of who we want to be and in what type of world we wish to live. As I reflect on the past year in which COVID has had dominion over our interactions with others, I have a deep sense of gratitude for those…
Read MoreSpirit-Building in a Building
Look to the sky above our Tierra Vida community and you may have seen the Broetje Family Trust building under construction. The building is raising the skyline of Tierra Vida and offering hope and excitement for new opportunities to be together in a new space. The space will host a number of Broetje Family Trust initiatives,…
Read MoreCreating Connection
What an unexpected year 2020 was! While no one would likely choose to repeat it, the year wasn’t all bad though. Reflecting over the past 12 months, we’ve found moments that affirmed the importance of our combatting disconnection — between individuals and a community. Jordan Chaney provided one of these moments. Jordan moved from Tierra…
Read MoreCelebrating Thanksgiving
Jean Vanier says that “celebration is first and foremost a song of gratitude, a thanksgiving. We are not alone. We are all part of the same body and there is no longer any rivalry or competition. We are together in unity and love.”1 His words reflect our aspirations for the communities we serve. There are…
Read MoreWhere There Is a Will, There Is a Way
This pandemic reminds me of tough times when I was young. As seasonal employees, work was not always easy to find for my family – much as it is right now for many farm workers in the area. Sometimes lack of work left us with little money for food. Chile and frijoles (beans) rolled up…
Read MoreA Life Transformed
In this time of isolation, our physical distancing makes us more poignantly aware of the good that comes from being connected to others. Jubilee Foundation’s core work focuses on the importance of the physical space where we live and our connection to those who share that space with us. “People centered, Place based” is our…
Read MoreShaping the Future of Young Leaders
by Adan Suarez Did you know our newest generation has been dubbed the Alpha Generation? ‘Gen A,’ as they’re called, applies to anybody that was born after 2010. Various articles state that this generation will grow up to be the best educated, most technologically immersed, and the wealthiest ever. While I don’t know about these…
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