Tag: Senior Corps

  • Ready to get out in this beautiful spring weather? JABA has some suggestions:

    Greetings and Happy Spring! We are looking for volunteers for these key positions: To assist with the Census at our community centers on the following dates: Greene County Community Center: March 23 Mary Williams Community Center March 25 Keswick Community Center: March 25 Esmont, Fluvanna and Nelson County Community Centers March 30 Scottsville Community Center:…

  • Geezer crusade? – Well, anyway, JABA leads the way!

    Whatever you want to call it, JABA is doing a wonderful job of planning for the future. I  am especially appreciative of steps to expand opportunities for intergenerational initiatives in public facilities,  e.g., JABA FISH at Jackson-Via. From Charlottesville, VA: JABA, an Area Agency on Aging, Advances a Better Future for All Ages In his…

  • GIVING BACK PAYS: JABA volunteers now earn a tuition discount at OLLI-UVa

    Get involved in our community. You will be glad that you did! GIVING BACK PAYS JABA volunteers now earn a tuition discount at OLLI at UVa Charlottesville, VA — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UVa and JABA are pleased to announce a new partnership. As of January 1, 2010, OLLI members who provide…

  • Serving Your Community Benefits Your Brain – from Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter

    As a JABA FISH volunteer at Jackson-Via Elementary School in Charlottesville, I can agree with the “cobweb removal” statement!  Helping an ESL student with math is certainly a brain fitness exercise  — and I have to say that I am learning “strategies” for solving word problems that I had never thought of before. I encourage…

  • Get Involved in Our Charlottesville Community – Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities at JABA

    Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities at JABA Community Centers & ACC (Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Activities with Seniors, Special Programs Health/Nutrition: Food Bag Program, Home Delivered Meals, Congregate Meals Companionship/Outreach: Friendly Visiting, Phone Buddy, Ombudsman, Medicare Counseling, Transportation, Pet Therapy, Home Repairs Building Community: Admin/Office Help, Grant Writing, Special Events, Thrift…

  • Fulfillment After Retirement

    More and more personal accounts of volunteering include the mention of training. What a wonderful way to keep on learning as we give back to our communities! Here in Charlottesville JABA can help you connect with just the right service opportunity that will help you learn and grow even as you serve. Fulfillment After Retirement…