Jubilation (n.): A season of celebration

The Jubilee Food Market of Mission Waco is set to close on March 31st.

On Wednesday, a statement was uploaded to Mission Waco’s platforms announcing the closure of the cherished community store at the end of the month.

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, we have decided to close Jubilee Food Market. Our last day of operation will be Monday, March 31st.

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 served the community well and left 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 through our main office.

This non-profit grocery has served impoverished neighborhoods in Waco for nearly a decade, dwelling on N 15th Street and Colcord Avenue since 2016. Mission Waco originally established Jubilee Market to address a food desert in North Waco, stocking shelves with fresh, affordable produce, home goods, and everyday items. With competing markets in the area, such as HEB, Mission Waco has decided to invest in their other projects around the community. While processing the loss of this Waco staple and figuring out the next shopping spot, ensure neighbors have access to their necessities, for the community is great, but it is made better with food. Celebrate the ending chapter of Jubilee Food Market in Waco.