Ways to give

Nathan and JenYour donation goes a long way at Jewish Family Service. As One Source for a Lifetime of Help, we’re here for the entire San Diego community. When a family needs help following a crisis, when a family yearns to adopt a child, when an older adult needs a friendly visitor, when a Jewish single parent needs help staying connected to the community—with your support, we make a difference in people’s lives. Your donation, made directly to Jewish Family Service, is a lifeline for someone in need.

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Donating Online
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Our 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating

Charity NavigatorWe achieved Charity Navigator's 4-star rating for the sixth consecutive year. Only 3% of charities reviewed nationwide have accomplished such high standards of sound fiscal management, accountability, and transparency year after year. As Charity Navigator puts it, "This 'exceptional' designation from Charity Navigator differentiates Jewish Family Service of San Diego from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust." Read Charity Navigator's Review>>

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Donating Online: Is it Secure?

We are pleased to announce that online donations and other financial transactions completed through Convio powered pages on our website are PCI DSS compliant. PCI DSS is the payment card industry security requirement for entities that store, process or transmit cardholder data, and has been endorsed by all the major card brands — Visa Inc., MasterCard Worldwide, Discover Network, American Express and JCB. PCI DSS compliance gives consumers the confidence they need to know that organizations accepting electronic payments or donations are doing so in a verified, secure, and consistent fashion. Convio, our software provider for online marketing, fundraising and advocacy received Level 1 PCI compliance - the highest level validation. This means that the processes, procedures, network configuration and overall environment used to process your financial support of our organization have met the stringent guidelines of a third-party audit and are in compliance with the high standards set by the industry. This comprehensive standard is intended to help organizations such as ours proactively protect your account data a responsibility we take very seriously.

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Donate by Mail or Phone

To make a donation, call (858) 637-3034 or mail a check payable to Jewish Family Service to Jewish Family Service, Turk Family Center, 8804 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123. 

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Donate Through Your Jewish Community Fund

You can make a donation through your JCF fund by issuing a grant through the JCF website.

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Giving Opportunities

  • Car Donation - Turn your car into care! Donate your vehicle to JFS and help support our vital programs and services.
  • Embrace-a-Family - Make the holiday season a little brighter for families in need.
  • Emerging Leaders - Socially-minded Jewish young professionals contribute creative problem-solving and professional skills to support the work of JFS while enhancing their own professional experiences.
  • Friends of the Family - Our Friends of the Family are special donors who give $1,000 or more to the JFS Annual Campaign. They are the vital link that makes our work possible.
  • Furniture Donation - Donate your gently used furniture and make a difference in the lives of people in need. All you have to do is make the call and we'll come pick it up!
  • Golf Tournament - The Ruby Schulman Memorial Golf Tournament unites business, professional, and community leaders in San Diego to raise awareness and funds for JFS.
  • Hand Up Giving Tree - Help alleviate hunger in San Diego by naming part of the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry Giving Tree. 
  • Heart & Soul Gala - Participate in the largest and most important JFS fundraiser of the year by becoming an underwriter or sponsor. 
  • Personal Fundraising - Celebrate a personal event, milestone, or achievement. Or honor a loved one and help others in the procress. 
  • Planned Giving - Leaving a legacy to Jewish Family Service gives you a means of answering one of the most basic Jewish questions, “What did I do to make the world a better place than I found it?” 
  • United Run for the Hungry - This Thanksgiving help show San Diego's hungry you care by participating in the 5K/10K Run/Walk benefitting Foodmobile and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank.
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Turk Family Center
8804 Balboa Ave.
San Diego, CA  92123

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