Garfield Jubilee Association, Inc.

Name

Garfield Jubilee Association, Inc.

Legal name

Garfield Jubilee Association, Inc.

Website

https://garfieldjubilee.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Child and Youth Services (62411), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Community development services
• Workforce development training
• Affordable housing development
• Housing counseling services
• Youth education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants: Primary funding from U.S. Department of Labor YouthBuild grants. The YouthBuild Program received $1,866,605 total project cost with $1,493,284 (80%) from DOL and $373,321 (20%) from non-governmental sources. Also received $1,087,559 DOL grant and $1,562,500 Go Grant.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donations via website (GoFundMe), corporate sponsorships, and United Way donations (Code #1905). Food donations from Shop & Save and Giant Eagle Supermarket.
3. Event Fees: Vendor fees for community events such as Fall Community Festival - Craft/Business vendors $30, Food vendors $40.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Garfield Jubilee Association, Inc. is a non-profit community development corporation that provides free housing counseling, low- and moderate-income housing development and rehabilitation, and workforce development training (led by the YouthBuild Program for youth ages 16-24) to residents of the Garfield neighborhood, the East End, and the broader Pittsburgh region. Programs include education and occupational training (construction, healthcare, customer service), homeownership preparation, and supportive services, delivered at its Penn Avenue headquarters and partner sites.

Product overview

Garfield Jubilee Association, Inc. (GJA) is a non-profit community development corporation offering a portfolio of programs under three main components: Housing Counseling, Housing Development, and Workforce Development. The flagship YouthBuild Program provides education and occupational training for youth aged 16-24, while housing services include counseling and development. The organization also operates a Section 3 Construction Program, Home Repair Donation Program, and Food Distribution Program. These services work together to strengthen communities in Garfield, the East End, and Pittsburgh region through workforce development, housing stability, and community support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• YouthBuild Program Free education and training program for youth aged 16-24 in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County who meet low-income requirements. Participants work toward a high school diploma (via Smart Horizons Career Online High School) or GED, receive occupational training in construction (NCCER), healthcare (CNA via CCAC), or customer service/retail, earn industry-recognized certifications, complete driver's education, and receive 12 months of post-enrollment job placement support with wages/incentives paid during the program.
• Housing Counseling Comprehensive homeownership education and individual counseling to prepare families for home purchase, including credit repair services and financial literacy training for prospective homeowners.
• Housing Development Building and renovating homes for low- and moderate-income families, with over 35 years of experience including completed low-income housing tax credit projects, rehabilitated houses, and partnership on major revitalization initiatives (Garfield Commons).
• Section 3 Employment/Construction Program Construction training and employment opportunities in carpentry, plumbing, drywall, electrical wiring, and other construction trades to residents impacted by housing development.
• Home Repair Donation Program Provides free home products including windows, doors, bathroom and kitchen products to homeowners, non-profit organizations and churches, sourced primarily from The Home Depot donations.
• Free Summer Food Service Program Free meals for children up to 18 years of age during summer months (e.g., June 22 – August 21, 2026), operating daily breakfast and lunch service with no registration required at the Garfield Jubilee headquarters.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% job placement rate with 100% retention rate
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Builders Guild of Western PAminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Sponsor for Garfield Jubilee Community Fall Festival supporting the YouthBuild Program.
• Mistick ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Roxanne Thomas from Mistick Construction spearheaded the Garfield Jubilee Workforce Development Advisory Committee (GJWDAC). GJWDAC documents workforce development education needs and ensures adequate resources and curriculum design for YouthBuild students.
• Pittsburgh Police Zone 5minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Zone 5 officers participate in youth engagement sessions with YouthBuild students to learn about each other's duties and responsibilities. Ongoing collaboration through breakout sessions and one-on-one meetings.
• Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide online high school diploma program for YouthBuild students. Students earn 18-credit accredited high school diploma through SHCOHS program. University of Pittsburgh and 3Rivers Workforce Investment Board also collaborate in this citywide collective impact initiative.
• University of PittsburghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing to motivation research and Smart Horizons program development. Collaborates with SHCOE and 3Rivers Workforce Investment Board on citywide education initiative.
• 3Rivers Workforce Investment BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic workforce system leader bringing innovative ways to connect people to opportunity. Funds and supports the YouthBuild education initiative alongside SHCOE and University of Pittsburgh.
• Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for skilled occupational certificate classes. YouthBuild students can be dual enrolled in CCAC skilled occupational certificate classes including Building and Construction (welding, plumbing, facilities maintenance) and Health Care (Medical Terminology, Certified Nursing). Garfield YouthBuild Program pays college tuition.
• Kennedy Driving SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides driving lessons (4 lessons per student) for YouthBuild students as part of driver's education program funded by 84 Lumber grant.
• Bloomfield-Garfield CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner for housing development. Built 40 new single-detached houses for homeownership. GJA responsible for marketing homes which sold within 2 weeks to 1 month.
• Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for Garfield Heights revitalization. Assisted with plan to build approximately 215 replacement houses for public housing, now known as Garfield Commons.
• KBK Enterprises, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with HACP on Garfield Heights revitalization project to build approximately 215 replacement houses.
• Shop & SaveminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrocery store that donates food during pandemic for distribution to YouthBuild students, Garfield community, and shut-in seniors.
• Giant Eagle SupermarketminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrocery store that donates food during pandemic for community food distribution program.
• Repair the WorldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVolunteer organization partnering to help distribute food to community during pandemic.
• Thomas Merton CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity organization collaborating to distribute food and supportive services to community residents during pandemic.
• Garland Land TrustminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization distributing food and needed supportive services to community during pandemic.
• Valley View Presbyterian ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChurch partner distributing food and supportive services to community during pandemic.
• Garfield Lurentian HallminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity organization collaborating to distribute food and supportive services to community during pandemic.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NeighborWorks America: National nonprofit network of 250+ community development organizations providing affordable housing, homeownership counseling, and community building. Broad incumbent that supports GJA's housing counseling work and represents the scaled national equivalent of GJA's integrated model.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National community development financial institution financing affordable housing, economic development, and capacity building for CDCs. Broader peer because LISC funds and supports organizations operating GJA's model at scale, including workforce and housing integration initiatives in Pittsburgh/Allegheny County.

Direct peers

• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh: Regional Habitat affiliate building and rehabilitating affordable homes for low-income families in the Pittsburgh region. Directly comparable as a nonprofit housing developer targeting the same low-income homeowner segment, with similar construction training and family self-sufficiency programming.
• YouthBuild USA: National umbrella supporting 300+ YouthBuild programs providing education, workforce training, and construction skills to opportunity youth. Direct peer because GJA operates an affiliated YouthBuild program with identical DOL grant structure, curriculum, and outcome metrics.
• ACTION-Housing: Pittsburgh-based nonprofit providing affordable housing development, supportive housing, and workforce/programs for low-income residents across Southwestern PA. Comparable in mission (housing + self-sufficiency) and in delivering multiple integrated programs with government and philanthropic funding.
• Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation (PHDC): Pittsburgh CDC providing housing, workforce development, and youth programs to Latino and broader East End communities. Comparable as a peer CDC combining housing development with workforce/youth services in adjacent Pittsburgh neighborhoods under similar federal and philanthropic funding models.
• Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation: Pittsburgh-based community development corporation operating in adjacent neighborhoods of Garfield and Bloomfield. Directly comparable as a CDC delivering affordable housing development and community services in the same East End Pittsburgh geography, and an existing JV partner of GJA on the 40-house homeownership project.
• Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh affiliate of the national Rebuilding Together network providing free home repairs and accessibility modifications for low-income homeowners. Directly comparable to GJA's Home Repair Donation Program and Section 3 Construction Program in targeting substandard housing for low-income residents in the same metro.
• East Liberty Development, Inc. (ELDI): Pittsburgh CDC focused on equitable neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing, and workforce development in East Liberty. Closely comparable as a regional peer executing mixed-income housing, commercial, and community programs in the same Pittsburgh market.

Others

• Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (3Rivers WIB): Regional public workforce system convener and funder in Southwestern PA. Listed as an ecosystem partner/funder rather than a direct competitor; 3Rivers WIB funds and collaborates with GJA's YouthBuild program rather than competing for the same participant base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/garfield_jubilee
• Facebookfacebook.com/garfieldjubilee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/garfield-jubilee-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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