Category: JABA

  • Get involved for a healthier, happier life!

    Call JABA today and volunteer. I’m sure glad that I did! Volunteer Satisfaction Abounds at JABA May 21, 2010 JABA volunteers are the heart of JABA so recently we surveyed 600 volunteers to evaluate how pleased they are with their experience. The results were extraordinary! 92.8% of those surveyed are satisfied or very satisfied with…

  • Mid-May JABA Volunteer Opportunities

    Good day everyone.  May showers bring….May flowers?  We sure hope so. Here at JABA, we have some great volunteer opportunities this month.  We have need for administrative help here at our Hillsdale Offices – a variety of experiences. You don’t need a good phone voice or computer skills, but if you do, that will work…

  • Solving both the academic achievement gap and generation gap through public service intergenerational tutoring

    Congratulations to our young Charlottesville team members, Kevin Ward, Erica Smith, and Lisa Allen, who have produced a 2010 FILM YOUR ISSUE Semi-Finalist! Building Bridges. Joining Generations (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5gJpqH5yww) Please “Like” our video to help us win the Film Your Issue Contest! -Erica via JABA FISH ~ Jackson-Via. oneemptyspace — April 19, 2010 — Kevin Ward,…

  • Twice Is Nice is looking for volunteers

    Twice Is Nice, an upscale resale shop that benefits JABA’s Mountainside Senior Living, is looking for some good volunteers. Contact Marguerite David for more information at mdavid@jabacares.org or 817.5229. Twice Is Nice is a 501(c)(3) thrift store selling boutique-quality fashions, accessories, jewelry, gifts, home wares, and more. Located in Preston Plaza on Preston Avenue near…

  • Told you so! Tutoring is a win-win for tutors, grade-school kids

    As a volunteer JABA FISH tutor at Jackson-Via Elementary School, I have mentioned several times  my belief that tutoring  provides significant health and brain benefits – for the tutor as well as for the students! Here is some proof coming out of Experience Corps, a program operating in 22 cities nationwide that trains volunteers over…

  • Ready to get involved in our community? Here are some opportunities!

    Here are some new opportunities for getting involved in our extended community: Some of our current volunteer opportunities include: A gentleman in Dyke is in need of assistance with yard work Lunch server and assistant are needed in several of our community centers.  Hours and days vary Garden coordinator at Mary Williams Community center for…