Category: Get Involved – Volunteer

  • JABA Volunteer Opportunities

    October Openings Marketing volunteer: computer literate volunteer to maintain distribution lists and to assemble marketing materials to assist staff in promoting JABA.  Mondays and Fridays are the most convenient for office space, but anytime during the week would work well. Home Delivered Meals driver: volunteer with their own vehicle to deliver meals to needy and…

  • Have some time to volunteer? Consider becoming a JABA FISH Tutor/Mentor

    Want to make a difference in a child’s life? You can by being a FISH tutor/mentor. Volunteer one hour a week during the academic year at a public elementary school near you or at JABA’s new preschool, Shining Star, located on Hillsdale Drive. Training is ongoing. For more information, contact the FISH Leadership Team at…

  • McIntire Park East Draft Master Plan

    … another piece of our Charlottesville PLACE puzzle City Parks and Recreation Department staff will present the Draft Master Plan for the east side of McIntire Park to City Council on Monday, July 16, at 7:00 pm at City Hall.  There will also be a public hearing on the Plan at the Council meeting. 02…

  • Vinegar Hill Cafe will center our Charlottesville PLACE – Thanks, JABA!

    Within the Jefferson School-adjacent to our senior community center-JABA is building the Vinegar Hill Café, a public gathering place for all ages, races and social backgrounds. The café will seat approximately 85 customers with indoor and outdoor seating. We will serve our senior clients as well as many others, such as tenants of the Jefferson…

  • We feel loved and appreciated – Jackson-Via Volunteer Reception was so moving!

    The Jackson-Via Volunteer Reception 2012 We truly value our PLACE in the Jackson-Via School community! Volunteers at Jackson-Via Elementary School were honored on Wednesday, May 23, with a beautiful reception.  After introductory remarks by Principal Tracie Daniels, Pat Cuomo, Assistant Principal, presented a video of Jackson-Via students saying, “Thank you, volunteers!” in the always touching…

  • JABA has some current needs in Charlottesville. Want to help?

    Office assistance needed at the JABA office in Charlottesville Friendly Visiting for a disabled woman in Charlottesville Packing emergency food bags the 3rd Monday of the month at the Church of the Incarnation in Charlottesville Assisting with preschoolers on Thursdays at JABA’s Shining Star Preschool in Charlottesville For more information contact: Robi Keyes, Volunteer Services…