On April 9th, Jubilee staff, family members and individuals gathered to support our Executive Director, Tim Wiens, as he spoke to the County Council urging them to keep their promise! We are asking the Council to restore the proposed $1.8m cut of the DD Supplement that the County Executive included in his budget and to fund the additional $1,388,718 that we asked for to stay at 125% of the minimum wage in FY20.

That was the question that Karen Lehman, MHS President and CEO, and Su Flickinger, Consultant, asked a small group of people associated with Jubilee Association of Maryland, Inc. on March 16th! We had lunch at the Sullivan House, which will open soon to house three persons with developmental differences, in partnership with Potomac Community Resources. The enthusiasm was palpable!

Close to 30 people from Jubilee joined others across Maryland to advocate for the “Fight for $15” Senate Bill 280 which will provide fair wages for direct service personnel working with persons with developmental disabilities. The action night took place Monday, March 4, in Annapolis, MD.

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On February 16^th, Jubilee gathered the 41 families of the Ruby Society to honor and thank them for their planned giving to Jubilee, as well as individuals and Jubilee staff. The Ruby Society will provide funds to Jubilee for years to come through planned gifts such as wills, bequests, special needs trusts, and others. Click here to learn more about the Ruby Society!

An amazing evening at the Jubilee-Montgomery County Delegation Reception in the Maryland House of Delegates Office Building to honor Tim Wiens in his retirement after 40 years as Executive Director of Jubilee Association of Maryland, Inc. The Jubilee community appreciated the warm congratulatory remarks and attendance of Senators Cheryl Kagan, Ben Kramer, Will Smith, Jeff Waldstreicher, Craig Zucher, and Delegates Gabriel Acevedo, Julian Ivey, Kumar Barve, Jim Gilchrist, Anne Kaiser, David Moon, Kirril Reznik, Jared Solomon, Vaughn Stewart, Lily Qi, among others.

“When I leave on June 30th, 2019, I will have been the Executive Director of Jubilee for more than 40 years. It has been a wonderful career for me and it will be difficult for me to leave the work and the people whom I love so much.” – Tim Wiens
Click the link below to read more from Executive Director, Tim Wiens, and Association Board President, Karrie Peterson.