Live
At JABA, our mission is to ensure that individuals and families live better. We believe that living as part of a community promotes healthy aging, so all JABA owned and run living options promote a sense of community. Whether you are seeking independent living or living with assistance, JABA continues to establish and preserve living communities that increase options for living better.
Enjoy
Living as an elder should be an enjoyable part of your life. Why not enjoy yourself as part of a community that learns, plays and works together? At JABA, we have designed our Community Centers and our Adult Care Centers to promote fun and fellowship.
Support
JABA is all about lending support to seniors in need of assistance. Whether that includes basic information, case management, insurance counseling, home delivered meals — or any of the many other available services — we want you to think of JABA as a source of support for you or your loved ones. Most of our support is offered as a gift to those who cannot pay. See individual programs for more details.
Give
JABA is able to do all that it does because of generous volunteers and donors. We value contributions of time as well as dollars and promise to put your talents and your donations to very good use.
In the past five years, government funding has diminished. Luckily, individual and corporate contributions have begun to rise. Your assistance is greatly appreciated and needed.
Learn
What’s good for us as we age is good for our entire community — from planning for neighborhood growth, to promoting local foods and collaborating for the best use of resources. This is the philosophy behind JABA’s mission, “to promote, establish and preserve sustainable communities for healthy aging that benefit individuals and families of all ages.”
Doing Good for Just 5 Cents
June 29, 2010
Press Contact:
Elyse Thierry
(434) 817-5236
ethierry@jabacares.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DOING GOOD FOR JUST 5 CENTS
JABA will benefit from Whole Foods’ Nickels for Nonprofits this July.
Charlottesville, VA (June 29, 2010)—- JABA is pleased to announce that it is one of the beneficiaries of the Charlottesville Whole Foods’ Nickels for Non-Profits during the month of July.
The Easiest Fundraiser Ever
Whole Foods gives a 5 cent bag credit to customers who bring their own reusable shopping bags or bulk containers. When the refund is given at checkout, customers are asked if they would like their nickel back or would they like to donate it. If they choose to donate, they then are given a wooden nickel to place in a bin that has a choice of two non-profit organizations. During the entire month of July, one of those choices is JABA.
A Burning Need
The money raised will be used for cooling assistance services for low-income local seniors in extreme need who have heat-related illnesses. In past years, JABA has been able to offer cooling assistance to a larger percentage of the local population. The current economic situation, however, has meant some hard decisions.
“We’ve seen a dramatic rise in requests for assistance this year, matched by a decline in revenue” says Ginger Dillard, Case Management Supervisor with JABA. “We’re trying to put our funds to work on the most critical situations by concentrating assistance to those in our case management system. These individuals are some of our area’s neediest. Because of this, we are particularly appreciative that Whole Foods has included JABA in the program. Every nickel will be put to good use.”
For more on JABA’s services, including the cooling assistance program, please see www.jabacares.org.
About JABA
JABA (the Jefferson Area Board for Aging) serves the city of Charlottesville, and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson. JABA cares about all aspects of senior and intergenerational welfare. The nonprofit organization works to promote, establish and preserve sustainable communities for healthy aging that benefit individuals and families of all ages.
For information on JABA and answers to other aging related questions, contact JABA at (434) 817-5222 or visit the Web site www.jabacares.org.
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6/29/10
Contact JABA
- 674 Hillsdale Drive, Suite 9
- Charlottesville, VA 22901
- Email:
- jabacares@gmail.com
- Phone:
- (434) 817-5222
- Fax:
- (434) 817-5230
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