Category: Charlottesville

  • Often it is the “teacher” leading a project-based learning program who learns the most!

    I learned how to blog as a JABA RSVP FISH volunteer. I had agreed to sponsor an after-school computer club at Jackson-Via Elementary School in Charlottesville and I wanted to focus on 21st-century skills. Since blogging is receiving high marks as an effective means for teaching reflective writing, I decided that that would be a…

  • A new sound at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail

    Kris Bowmaster has been hard at work with his Music Poetry Class at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail. Now he has posted some recordings on his website, Proud Angel, so we can all hear the results. “Klick and Listen” – you will be impressed! Kris deserves recognition for  helping to tackle our toughest problems by…

  • cvillewiki – new encyclopedia of local government and our community

    Are you interested in land use, transportation, and community design? Now you can help build Charlottesville Tomorrow’s new wiki. Go to http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/ to get started. Charlottesville Tomorrow’s mission is to inform and engage the public by providing clear, non-partisan information and research on land use, transportation, and community design issues with the confidence an informed…

  • Thank You, Farmers!

    Thanks to all of you who are participating this year in the JABA  End-Of-Market-Day Local Produce Donation Program.  What a great way to help the individuals and families served by JABA! Market News

  • Looking for a fun place to volunteer?

    Maybe Market Central is just the place for you! If you love the City Market and would like to help it find a permanent home, stop by the Market Central table in the non-profit section of the City Market. Hello, friends of the Charlottesville City Market – As we approach the summer season at the…

  • FISH tutors are teaching kids to FISH

    “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”—Author unknown That is exactly what JABA’s FISH (Friends In Schools Helping) Program is all about. JABA (Jefferson Area Board for Aging), began the FISH Program as a way for seniors to…