Category: Charlottesville

  • 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,…

  • Beyond the Bars Exhibit Opening Reception – Friday, May 7, 2010

    Opening Reception Friday, May 7,  5-7 PM McGuffey Art Center 201 2nd Street, NW, Charlottesville The McGuffey Arts Classes are one of the artistic and creative classes offered to the inmate population here at Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, and are facilitated by Artists Ms. Rose Hill, Ms. LeVonne Yountz, Ms. Lindsay Freedman,  Ms. Esther Lopez, and …

  • Senior Law Day – A Toolkit for Surviving Life’s Later Challenges

    Presented by the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association (CABA), this event features speakers from the Social Security Administration, Legal Aid Justice Center Civil Advocacy Program, Hospice of the Piedmont, Martha Jefferson Hospital, JABA, and others.  All attendees receive the 2009 Senior Citizens Handbook. Cost: Free Tuesday, May 4, 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM Charlottesville City Hall…

  • CvilleDave: Sip for Kids’ Sake on Apr. 22!

    Here is an opportunity to get to know our Mayor Dave Norris as well as to learn about and benfit his organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge. Sip for Kids’ Sake on Apr. 22! Sip for Kids’ Sake: It’s one of the easiest (and most enjoyable) benefit events you’ll attend all…

  • 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…