JABA is seeking donations for the Respite and Enrichment and Community Senior Centers!
These donations will be used to support older adults seeking social, emotional, and physical support and engagement at JABA Centers.
Please, NEW ITEMS ONLY. Please do not include food, medications, used items, or puzzles with more than 300 pieces. We do not need yarn, costume jewelry, or greeting cards/stationery at this time. Thank you.
Donations Needed for Community Centers: Items in most need are in bold
Community Center Members so appreciate small gifts that are used for holiday gifts, birthday gifts, BINGO prizes, and fill individuals' needs.
- $5 and $10 Gift Cards to Food Lion or Walmart
- HIGH NEED: *BINGO Prizes (small gifts for men/women, including personal hygiene items like toothbrushes and toothpaste, toilet tissue, lotion, shaving cream, nail care items, small notebooks, soft socks, or small gifts around themes of nature, vehicles, writing, art, music, etc)*
- Acrylic paints of all colors
- canvas for painting, any size
- paint trays
- scrapbooking supplies
- modeling clay and sculpting tools
- Streamers in any colors
- Adult Word Searches - Large Print Preferred
- Activity Books for Adults (Sudoku, variety puzzles, etc.) - Large Print Preferred
- LARGE PRINT books, especially romance novels
- Simple coloring pages made with puff paint for low vision clients to color (use puff paint to highlight the lines)
- Easy hook yarn craft kits
- Large needle and thread sewing kits (for limited mobility)
- Sports Illustrated Magazines
- Baseball cards
- Craft Kits
- New Fuzzy Socks
- New Hats/Scarves (homemade are great!)
- 100-300 Piece Puzzles (note we cannot accept puzzles with more pieces due to low vision)
- Puff Paints (variety of colors)
- Markers, Colored Pencils, Crayons
- Activity Kits for Men (simple model cars/airplanes, simple 3d wooden puzzles, sports themed)
- Plastic storage bins/tubs (large preferred)
Drop off at 674 Hillsdale, Dr, Suite 9 Charlottesville, VA 22901
- Monday – Friday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm - please have donations boxed or bagged, and clearly labeled with your name and email or mailing address so we can thank you.
You can also purchase items online and ship them to:
- JABA Volunteer Services, 674 Hillsdale, Dr, Suite 9 Charlottesville, VA 22901 - please include your name and email in a gift note or notify Volunteer Services of your donation at volunteer@jabacares.org.
Thank you for supporting our community of older adults in this way!
Contact tcooper@jabacares.org if you would like to confirm that a certain item is still needed or to ask questions.
