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Over 200 new Afghan refugees will soon call our Greater Charlottesville community home

Over 200 new Afghan refugees will soon call our Greater Charlottesville community home. Rapidly resettled here in the wake of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, most of these families will arrive with almost nothing but the clothes on their backs. Their urgent needs range from housing to transportation to basics like food, clothing, and […]

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Plan to melt Charlottesville Confederate statue submitted by Jefferson School African American Heritage Center

The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (JSAAHC), a Charlottesville, Virginia, non-profit organization, has submitted an offer to the Charlottesville City Council to acquire ownership of the city’s recently removed statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

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JABA Shining Star Preschool: the importance of intergenerational connections

When First Lady Pamela Northam, Terry McAuliffe, candidate for governor, and his wife, Dorothy McAuliffe, visited JABA’s Shining Star Preschool recently they highlighted a program at JABA that many people, who may be familiar with the services we offer seniors, aren’t familiar with. Our preschool is just down the hall from our Adult Care Center […]