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.”
Cool-Aid Program
Each year, more people die from excessive heat events than from hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes combined. JABA’s cooling assistance program, Cool-Aid, provides air conditioners and fans to members of the community of all ages who meet certain income standards and who need cooling equipment because of health problems. JABA staff and volunteers travel to the recipients’ homes to install the air conditioners and fans.
Assistance with payment of electric bills may also be available for those who qualify. Applications for Cool-Aid assistance are available at 674 Hillsdale Drive.
Since 1985, Cool-Aid has made heat bearable to members of the Region 10 Planning District: Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson counties, and the city of Charlottesville.
Cool-Aid is dependent upon state funding and private donations. Because state funding has been cut, JABA relies on dedicated staff and volunteers to raise funds for the program. Each spring and summer there are several fundraising events, which are advertised throughout the five county area.
- Contact and Application Information »
To find out more about Cool-Aid call 434-817-5222. Applications can be mailed or received in person at 674 Hillsdale Drive in Charlottesville.




