Explore support in your community for adults 60+, caregivers, and their families.
If what you’re looking for isn’t listed here, feel free to call the JABA Helpline at 434-817-5244.
Adult 60+ & Caregiver Databases
Virginia Navigator: Guide to programs and organizations that serve older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, caregivers and their families.
Eldercare Locator: A service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families.
Virginia Easy Access: Website connects older adults, adults with disabilities, Veterans, and families to information about a wide range of public programs and supports.
Aging Advocacy
Charlottesville Area Alliance: Group of partner organizations supporting age-friendly initiatives.
Virginia Advanced Directives: Supporting awareness of the importance of advance directives.
Louisa Commission on Aging: Assesses needs of seniors and advocates for their improved quality of life.
Adult Protective Services’ 24-Hour Hotline: 1-888-832-3858
No Wrong Door is a person-centered system and statewide network of partners supporting older adults, caregivers, individuals with disabilities, veterans and their families.
JABA’s Anti-Ageism Resources: Explore resources on Defying Ageism and share with your communities. Together we can make an age-inclusive culture.
Caregivers & Caregiver Support
Home Instead Senior Care: Caregiving agency. 434-270-7386
Care.com: find a caregiver.
Naborforce: Help with tasks and errands. 434-424-1500
Virginia Lifespan Respite Voucher Program: Financial support for caregivers.
JABA Caregiver Support Services: Support groups, Aging Services Coordination, JABA Caregivers Facebook Group, Respite & Enrichment Center, Caregiver Resource Guide.
Taking Care: A Resource Guide for Caregivers. Produced by the Virginia Caregiver Coalition (VCC)
Departments of Social Services
Albemarle County | 434-972-4010 | 1600 5th Street Extended, Charlottesville
City of Charlottesville | 434-970-3400 | 120 7th Street NE, City Hall Annex, Charlottesville
Fluvanna County | 434-842-8221 | 8880 B James Madison Highway, Fork Union
Greene County | 434-985-5246 | 10009 Spotswood Trail, Stanardsville
Louisa County | 540-967-1320 | 103 McDonald Street, Louisa
Nelson County |434-263-7160 | 8445 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston
Equipment & assistive tech
All Blessings Flow: Non-profit providing medical equipment: 434-422-8888
Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS): Affordable assistive and information technologies and services: 804-662-9990. Toll-Free: 800-552-5019
Financial services
UVA Community Credit Union: Financial education services are available to credit union members; free seminars are open to anyone in the community: 434-964-2001
Piedmont Housing Alliance: PHA offers Financial Literacy Education and Outreach Program-providing instructor-led modules covering money management and budgeting, how to read a credit report, understanding credit scores, credit repair, tips on avoiding predatory loans, identity theft, and a guide to home ownership: 434-817-2436
Food Services
Meals On Wheels of Charlottesville/Albemarle: 434-293-4364
Emergency Food Bank Charlottesville/Albemarle (EFB): 434-979-9180
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry: 434-996-7868
Housing Assistance
Charlottesville Redevelopment & Housing Authority (CRHA): Public housing department.
Fluvanna/Louisa Housing Foundation: Home repair, rentals: 540-967-3483
Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA): provides emergency assistance to residents of Fluvanna, Louisa and Nelson Counties experiencing a crisis or financial hardship: 434-295-3171
Nelson County Community Development Foundation: Provides housing services: 434-263-8074
Piedmont Housing Alliance: Affordable housing solutions. 434-817-2436
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program (AHIP): Emergency repairs, home rehabs, and energy-efficiency upgrades: 434-817-2447
Charlottesville Rental Relief and Real Estate Tax Relief programs. Albemarle County Real Estate Tax Relief program.
Dominion Energy Share program that helps pay electricity, heating and cooling, and related fuel bills. Call Salvation Army-Charlottesville 434-295-4058 to apply.
PACEM shelter and related services to the homeless: 434-207-2328
The Haven day shelter and housing resource center: 434-973-1234
Respite Care & Short-Term Stays
JABA Respite & Enrichment Centers (JREC): provides a safe, uplifting environment during the week for adults living with dementia or other disabilities.
Morningside of Charlottesville: 434-971-8889
The Laurels of Charlottesville: 434-951-4200
Rosewood Village: 434-443-6346
Charlottesville Health & Rehabilitation Center: 434-978-7015
Security & Emergency planning
Virginia Senior Alert: Tool for Virginia law enforcement agencies to help locate missing senior adults
Virginia Senior Medicare Patrol (Virginia SMP): For Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to avoid, detect, and prevent health care fraud.
Charlottesville-Albemarle TRIAD: a crime-fighting partnership between local law enforcement, community organizations, and seniors.
Project Lifesaver: Albemarle County Sheriff’s Office provides signal transmitters to individuals diagnosed with a cognitive disorder, such as Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or other related cognitive disorders. When wearing an operational transmitter, it allows us to quickly locate the transmitter and in turn those who have wandered or who have become lost.
211.org: Connects individuals with local resources including employment, health, financial assistance, crisis, food, transportation, etc. Call or text “211”
Albemarle County Sheriff’s Office's Safety for Our Seniors (SOS) program.
State Assistance
Virginia Lifespan Respite Voucher Program: Financial support for caregivers.
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS): Services and support for older Virginians, Virginians with disabilities, and their families.
Socialization & Culture
JABA Community Centers in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Nelson, and Louisa counties.
The Center at Belvedere - opportunities for healthy aging through social engagement, physical well-being, civic involvement, creativity, and lifelong learning.
JMRL Bookmobile. The library comes to you. Check the schedule here. Phone: 434.973.7893 ext. 2
Charlottesville Parks & Rec Senior programing - arts & crafts, fitness, special events, nature programming and community outings. Programs are mostly free of charge, and we have virtual and in person opportunities. Sign up for the monthly newsletter.
Albemarle County School Gold Card Program - free tickets to athletic events, performances, concerts
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia offers educational opportunities and intellectual enrichment to adults in the community.
Support Groups
The Center: Facilitates a number of support groups, including those for caregivers.
Aging in Place Business Network (AIPBN): Provides education about local businesses and services that support personal choice and vitality for seniors.
The Women’s Initiative: Provides mental health services counseling, social support and education programs regardless of ability to pay.
Cville Village: Nonprofit whose mission is to support the dignity and independence of older adults in Charlottesville and nearby Albemarle County by providing practical help and connection from caring volunteers.
Parkinson’s Care Partners Support Group: Support group for giving care to those with Parkinson’s Disease hosted at The Center
Transportation Services
Charlottesville Transit Service (CTS): Charlottesville's public transit system.
JAUNT: Public transit system, connecting the residents of Albemarle, Buckingham, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson to all of central Virginia.
MicroCAT: Free on-demand, convenient and affordable rides in Pantops and the US-29 Corridor area: 434-442-2466.
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) has a program called PATH, Partnership for Accessible Transportation Help, a free transportation information and referral service open to the public, with a focus on helping older adults and people with disabilities who need rides in the Central Virginia area.
Legal Services
Central Virginia Legal Aid: 434-296-8851
Legal Aid Justice Center: 434-977-0553
Medical & Wellness
Virginia Insurance Marketplace: where Virginia's can shop for affordable health insurance plans
Charlottesville Free Clinic: 434-296-5525
The Women's Initiative: 434-872-0047
RegionTen: 434-972-1800
Martha Jefferson Hospital Physician Referral Services: 434-982-7009, 888-652-6663
University of Virginia Medical Center Physician Information: 434-924-DOCS (3627)
Helpful information on dental care for seniors and caregivers.
Blue Ridge Health District: Provides public health services to people in Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson, VA: 434-972-6261.
Memory Care & Support
The Alzheimer's Association Central and Western Virginia: Local chapter of the national organization. Support groups, education programs.
Dementia Friendly Central Virginia: Support for people living with dementia and their care partners.
UVA Memory and Aging Care Clinic (MACC): providing high quality, compassionate, and comprehensive care for individuals with cognitive and memory problems.
JABA Respite & Enrichment Centers (JREC): provides a safe, uplifting environment during the week for adults living with dementia or other disabilities.
veteran agencies & support
Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs: Support for transition, employment and education assistance, benefits, health care, long-term care, and recognition.
Living Free Together: Skill-building workshops and community events to help veterans and military families.
Veterans Collaborative: Guides veteran-serving leaders and charitable initiatives with insight, mentorship, and capacity-building.
National Center on Law and Elder Rights: Resource Guide for Addressing the Needs of LGBTQ+ Veterans.
JABA Respite & Enrichment Centers: Membership may be reimbursed through the VA for eligible veterans.
