Jubilee Food Market to Close after Eight Years

In 2016, with the help of many generous donors, we started Jubilee Food Market to provide affordable, fresh food options in our neighborhood, which had limited access to groceries. Over the past seven years, positive improvements in local food availability—including new grocery stores, expanded online delivery services, and more affordable shopping choices—have reduced Jubilee’s role in meeting this need. After a season of discernment and listening to many in our community, we have decided to close Jubilee Food Market. Our last day of operation will be Monday, March 31^st.  

We are extremely grateful for the seven years of impact JFM has had on the neighborhood. From providing jobs to our neighbors to offering healthy food options close to home and sustaining our neighbors through the COVID-19 pandemic, JFM has served the community well and is leaving a lasting legacy in the area. From the founder of Mission Waco, Jimmy Dorrell, “We celebrate Jubilee Food Market and all that it provided to this neighborhood. We are grateful to all who shopped there and who donated their time and resources to make sure there was an oasis in what was once a food desert.” We are committed to retaining all JFM employees by offering them new roles within Mission Waco. Our staff is critical in helping us continue to fulfill our broader mission of empowering, equipping, and engaging. A new strategy will allow us to focus our resources on expanding and strengthening programs and services and are excited about the many possibilities for the site of JFM. We prayerfully and diligently enter this new chapter expecting to see an even greater impact on the lives of the people we serve. 

For more information about the transition and Mission Waco’s ongoing programs, please contact Carlos Hinojosa, Associate Executive Director of Advancement.

Carlos Hinojosa
Associate Executive Director of Advancement, Mission Waco
Phone: 254-753-4900
Email: [email protected]
Website: missionwaco.org