JEFFERSON AREA BOARD FOR AGING INC

ESTABLISHED IN 1975 AS A FEDERALLY-MANDATED AREA AGENCY ON AGING, THE JEFFERSON AREA BOARD FOR AGING (JABA) HAS SERVED SENIORS, ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND CAREGIVERS AS A PROVIDER OF INFORMATION, SERVICES AND ADVOCACY THROUGHOUT CENTRAL VIRGINIA. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, ESTABLISH AND PRESERVE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTHY AGING THAT BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF ALL AGES. TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION, JABA OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES THAT HELP OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES STAY ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND REMAIN LIVING AT HOME FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, PREVENTING OR DELAYING THE NEED FOR HIGH-COST INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. IN 1986, JABA CREATED JABA, INC., A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT, TO RAISE FUNDS FROM PRIVATE SOURCES TO ENHANCE OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVE THE GROWING NUMBER OF SENIORS IN OUR AREA. KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDE ADULT CARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTERS, MEDICARE AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) INSURANCE COUNSELING, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR SENIOR HELPLINE, LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM, HEALTH SERVICES AND A VIBRANT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. JABA, INC. PLACES TOP PRIORITY IN SERVING THOSE IN GREATEST NEED, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO LOW INCOME, MINORITY AND RURAL POPULATIONS OVER THE AGE OF 60. OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIST OVER 16,000 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SERVICE AREA OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE, FLUVANNA, GREENE, LOUISA AND NELSON COUNTIES.