United States, Georgia, Madison County, Comer, 34.06372, -83.125432004-11-25Jubilee Partners, together with refugees, celebrated the largest Thanksgiving in its history in 2004. The first fourteen refugees arrived from Cuba in 1980 and have been followed by many more from war-torn countries in Central America, the former Yugoslavia, the Middle East, and Africa.Image of volunteers at Jubilee Partners, together with refugees, celebrating the largest Thanksgiving in its history in 2004. Many dishes of food sit on a long wooden table, and people gather around to fill their plates. The first fourteen refugees arrived from Cuba in 1980 and have been followed by many more from war-torn countries in Central America, the former Yugoslavia, the Middle East, and Africa.Jubilee Partners, a Christian service community located near Comer, Georgia, has hosted more than 2,500 international refugees since its establishment in 1979. The community sponsors a program that teaches refugees the language and life skills they will need to make a successful transition from the war-torn conditions of their home countries to the United States.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/jubilee-partnersForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/jubilee-partnersForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaThanksgiving Day--Georgia--ComerMen--Georgia--ComerWomen--Georgia--ComerAfrican American men--Georgia--ComerDinners and dining--Georgia--ComerChildren--Georgia--ComerBoys--Georgia--ComerFood--Georgia--ComerAfrican American children--Georgia--ComerRefugees--Georgia--ComerChurch work with refugees--Georgia--ComerChurch work--Georgia--ComerChristians--Georgia--ComerNonprofit organizations--Georgia--ComerVolunteers--Georgia--ComerVolunteer workers in social service--Georgia--ComerThanksgiving at Jubilee PartnersStillImage