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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 affordable 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.
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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.”
JABA Hosts First Age Wave Forum
May 07, 2009
Press Contact: Elyse Thierry
(434) 817-5236
ethierry@jabacares.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
First Annual Forum on Age Wave Planning Set for Charlottesville
Experts will address government officials, civic leaders in May 20 session for sharing insights, data and best practices
Charlottesville, VA —- The greatest social issue facing Virginia communities over the next 20 years will be preparing for a rapidly aging population. Government officials and civic leaders will have an opportunity Wednesday, May 20 to learn more about the scope of the challenge and hear what others are doing about it at the Virginia Forum on Age Wave Planning.
The event, to be held from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, is cosponsored by the Virginia Department for the Aging, the Older Dominion Partnership, the Virginia Municipal League, the Virginia Association of Counties, the Virginia Association of Local Human Services Officials, the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging, AARP Virginia and the Boomer Project.
The forum is designed to educate elected officials, municipal administrators, regional planners, local foundations, United Ways, Chambers of Commerce, aging advocates and other leading civic groups.
Presentations on the agenda include:
• Let’s Do the Numbers. Presentation of demographic trends by experts with the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia.
• Boomers Will Change Our Communities. John Martin, CEO of the Boomer Project, will describe how Boomers will reinvent old age.
• Economic Opportunities for Your Community. Kim Sheeler, the new president of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, will draw upon his experience as a chamber executive in Jacksonville, Fla., to discuss the economic impact, both pro and con, of the post-65 population on the community.
• You Can Create a “Livable Community.“ Elinor Ginzler, a senior vice president with AARP, will discuss the association’s Livable Communities initiative.
• What Your Neighbors Are Doing to Prepare. Four panelists - from Fairfax County, the Rappahannock Rapidan Region, Richmond and Charlottesville - will discuss age wave planning initiatives in their communities.
• Resources that Can Help. Officials with the Older Dominion Partnership will describe planning resources available to Virginia communities.
Admission for the day is $25. Deadline for registration and payment is May 15. Space is limited. To register visit the Older Dominion Partnership web site at http://www.olderdominion.org. For additional registration details, contact Carol Cameron, Director of Member Services of VACo, at 804-343-2507.
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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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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.
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- 674 Hillsdale Drive, Suite 9
- Charlottesville, VA 22901
- Email:
- jabacares@gmail.com
- Phone:
- (434) 817-5222
- Fax:
- (434) 817-5230
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