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.”
Southern Albemarle Intergenerational Center
We live in a society where older adults, young adults and children often live, work and play in different settings. JABA believes that the more opportunity we give different generations to work and play together, the greater the chance for the harvest of stories, life lessons and friendships. That is the core belief behind the planned Southern Albemarle Intergenerational Center.
For specific information about the status of this initiative, please contact Lida Hurst.
- Southern Albemarle Intergenerational Center Progress »
joined in partnership with the Southern Albemarle Community Child Care Coalition, Friends of the Southern Albemarle Intergenerational Center, and other local organizations to build an intergenerational community center in Southern Albemarle. Work on this project started in October, 2007, when JABA learned of the desire of the Child Care Coalition to open a licensed child care center in this part of the County. Hoping to create an intergenerational center that will serve the seniors currently attending JABA programs in Esmont and Scottsville, JABA approached the coalition about working together. JABA and the Friends of Southern Albemarle are moving ahead with planning.
Although the projected start of construction and completion date are still pending. To date, much has been accomplished and more is planned.
- A feasibility study, looking at the need for child care and parents' preferences for location and cost was conducted by Shannon Jarrott, Ph.D. from Virginia Tech
- Land adjacent to the Southern Albemarle Family Practice (2256 Irish Road in Esmont, a few miles west of Scottsville) has been secured through Central Virginia Health Services, Inc.
- Friends of the Southern Albemarle Intergenerational Center has been formed
- Fundraising started with a July 4, 2008 event during the parade in Scottsville
- A request has been made to Albemarle County to seek funding through a community planning grant for pre-development costs for the center
- A community education session was held October 15, 2008 to tell the community about the planned center, progress so far and possible programs to be located there--JABA Community Center and related services, licensed child care, Boys and Girls Club (other programs will be invited as community needs are identified)
- Work groups have been formed to address: design and land development; business operations; fundraising and capital campaign; and public relations
- Models of ownership and management are being developed and plans to hire an architect to begin drawings are in the works
