Tag: Lifelong Learning

  • 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,…

  • 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 …

  • Here’s to Holy Trinity High School in Georgetown, DC!

    Last weekend was really an incredible experience!  I had not seen most of the reunion attendees in many years.  As each told her story I was reminded that graduates of “girls’ schools” have demonstrated over and over again the ability to reinvent themselves as circumstances change.  The Sisters of Mercy gave us a  very comprehensive…

  • 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…