Volunteer Opportunities

Notaries Needed

Notaries are needed for a one day event at JABA - Wills for Seniors, July 26th, from 9-12 and 1-4 pm.

Office Help

Clerical and office assistance for JABA's administrative offices. Computer knowledge a plus. Training provided. Hours and week days flexible. 674 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville

Twice Is Nice Thrift Shop

Volunteers are needed for a variety of positions Monday – Saturday at JABA's thrift shop in Preston Plaza in Charlottesville. Volunteer opportunities include: customer service, sorting donations, marketing, picking up donations and more. Proceeds from Twice Is Nice benefit JABA's Mountainside Senior Living. For more information contact Marguerite David at: or call at: 434-817-5229.

Activities Support

Support activities at JABA community centers and adult care centers in Charlottesville, Esmont, Scottsville, Fork Union, Louisa, Lovingston, or Stanardsville. Share your interests and talents in entertaining, arts and crafts, inpirational needs, flower arranging, meal servers, pet therapy, exercise, sewing, reminiscing, and more with area seniors attending the centers. Time and Hours area flexible during weekdays.

Event Planning

Do you like event planning? JABA conducts many events during the year to raise money for food, shelter and health care for the elderly and disabled and to raise awareness of our mission, volunteers and services. Hours and times are flexible to your schedule and timing of events.

FISH Tutor

Work one-on-one or in small groups with young students to improve reading, math and social skills. Training is provided. One or more hours per week during the school year. Tutor in Charlottesville City and Albemarle County public schools, so that you can find a school close to where you live or work. Special Requirements: Clear Criminal Background Check. Placements will be ongoing.

Food Bag Packers

Packing grocery bags with nonperishable food items for low income seniors. Once a month, 3rd Monday for two hours in the morning at Church of the Incarnation, Charlottesville

Friendly Visiting

Provide on-on-one social contact with homebound elderly resident. Training provided. Hours and times and days flexible. In resident's home or apartment in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson

Gardening Work

Seasonal Maintenance, includes Spring cleanup in green space behind JABA offices, courtyard of ACC and the greenhouse. Can adopt a zone in one of the areas! Prearrange your time commitment with project Coordinator, Kathy Craig.

Home Delivered Meals Driver

Deliver meals to homebound, low-income elderly residents. Training provided. Two hours, bi-weekly. Mileage reimbursement. Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson.

Ombudsman

Would you like to be an advocate? JABA's mission for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is to improve the quality of life for those in long-term care settings and to provide necessary support to their families. Using the skills of listening, observing and mediating, the volunteer works with the residents, their families and the staff of the facility to ensure that the residents' rights are being protected.

Pet Therapy

Do you and your four legged friends want to enrich the lives of seniors and disabled adults? If your dog is trained in pet therapy you can visit one of JABA’s Community Centers in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa or Nelson or the Adult Care Centers in Charlottesville and Louisa for great socialization. The pet therapy support group meets at the Adult Care Center in Charlottesville on Tuesday mornings. Hours and times are flexible during the day, M-F.

Phone Buddy

Provide social contact over the telephone with homebound elderly resident. Training provided. One hour or more per week. Days and times flexible. Can be done from your home. Serving elders in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson

Planning and Development

Assist JABA's development office with fundraising activities and JABA's business development office with planning assistance. Hours, days and times flexible. Training provided. 674 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic

Join over 7,000 volunteers nationally in helping to provide more than 185,000 people with print disabilities the books they need to learn and succeed. Narrate the text and describe any visual elements. There is a current shortage in proficient readers in math, science, finance, accounting, computer sciences and foreign language. Commit to a 1.5 hour session one time a week M-W 9-6, Th-F 9-3, S 9-12. Recording studio located in Charlottesville

Transportation

Help an elderly adult to run errands or get to appointments by providing them with transportation assistance. You will need your own vehicle, a valid driver’s license and insurance. Specific times need to be arranged with the individual. Some flexibility on your part is needed for day time appointments during the week. We serve residents in the city of Charlottesville, and in Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Louisa, and Nelson counties

VICAP Administrative Help

Provide administrative and program support, including data entry and other clerical duties, for coordinator and counselors offering support to Medicare beneficiaries. Training provided. 2 hour a week commitment, flexible hours Monday through Friday. Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa or Nelson.

VICAP Insurance Counselor - Part D Specialist

One-to-one insurance counseling for Medicare beneficiaries, specifically Medicare prescription drug coverage. Needed by late September, for a 2 hour training to be completed in time for open enrollment November 15 through December 31, 2009. Hours either 9-12 or 1-4 Monday-Friday from November 15 to January 15, 2010. Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa or Nelson.

Studies show that volunteering helps us live longer and add to the meaning and quality of our lives. Do you have a special talent or skill you would like to contribute? Do you like working with older adults, youth, or contributing to meet our communities’ needs? JABA will find a volunteer opportunity for you in one of our many programs or at one of over 100 other nonprofit agencies in the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson.

JABA recruits and trains volunteers to act as ombudsmen (advocates) for residents at long-term care facilities. See details about the volunteer training program on the Long Term Care Advocate (Ombudsmen) program page.

Volunteers of all ages are welcomed at JABA. JABA also sponsors the RSVP Program, which is America’s largest volunteer network for people 55 years of age and over.

• Contact Us »

  JABA is a great place to volunteer. Call or e-mail us today!

   

  Director, Volunteer Development
  Marguerite David
  434-817-5229

  FAX: 434-817-5230

  Manager, Volunteer Services

  Martha Williams

  Phone: 434-817-5245

  FAX: 434-817-5230

  FISH Coordinator
  Marguerite David
  434-817-5229
  

  Volunteer Support Specialist

  Becky Calvert

  434-817-5272
  bcalvert@jabacares.org

  Vista Volunteer
  Erica Smith
  434-817-5286
  esmith@jabacares.org

• Sample Volunteer Opportunities »

  Among the many volunteer opportunities at JABA you can:

  • Take food to the hungry
  • Provide social interaction to the lonely
  • Help make our communities safer
  • Change young lives by tutoring in schools
  • Have fun with intergenerational activities for children and seniors
  • Conduct activities with seniors and those in early stages of memory loss
  • Provide leadership on boards, councils and task forces
  • Counsel seniors on insurance choices
  • Train your pet for pet therapy
  • Record textbooks for the blind and dyslexic
  • Make repairs for low-income neighbors
  • Advocate for residents of long-term care facilities
  • Support health care initiatives

  Currently, we have openings for volunteers in these areas:

• Program Overview »

  Join JABA’s Volunteer Services Program to make your mark in a volunteer opportunity within JABA Community Centers and programs, or with more than 100 other nonprofit agencies in the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson.

  JABA’s volunteer program is intergenerational. Our volunteers represent the full spectrum of age. They, in turn, assist people of all ages. If you want to serve with seniors directly, become a Friendly Visitor or Phone Buddy, deliver meals to homebound seniors, assist with activities at one of JABA’s Community Centers, or join JABA’s Volunteer Ombudsman Program.

  If you like working with children, become a FISH (Friends In Schools Helping) volunteer and tutor reading or math, or help a new child adjust to school. Perhaps you speak Spanish or another language. Tutoring English as a Second Language is in high demand.

  We help you plan your schedule as a volunteer so it is convenient and flexible. You can volunteer when you want and for as long as you want in a location close to where you live or work. And, you can choose to respond to different ongoing needs in our community, or volunteer for short-term projects.

  All volunteers 55+ become members of RSVP, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that supports service and volunteer programs to improve lives, strengthen communities and foster civic engagement. JABA is the local sponsor for the RSVP Program.

• Links to Related Information »

  www.handsonnetwork.org Points of Light Institute provides information on promoting and cultivating volunteer engagement.

  www.vaservice.org We recommend this site for information on volunteer initiatives in Virginia.

  www.volunteeringinamerica.gov This site provides interesting statistics and data about volunteering in America.

  www.gu.org Generations United provides information on intergenerational programs.

  www.templecil.org This site provides information on baby boomer volunteer research and on-line training.