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volunteer opportunities
You too can help make a difference to someone who needs you. Check our volunteer opportunities below to find out how you can get involved. For more information about the volunteer process or to volunteer, contact Volunteer Engagement at (858) 637-3050 or volunteer@jfssd.org. Start the application process today>>
Click on the links below to find a volunteer opportunity
Featured Volunteer Positions
Volunteer to Help Older Adults
Volunteer to Help Adults & Families
Volunteer with the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry
Mentoring Opportunities
Volunteer with Refugee & Immigration Services
Other Opportunities
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Featured Volunteer Positions
Spring is here and what better way to feel renewed than to volunteer your time! This season’s featured opportunities are:
- Long distance volunteer driver for Foodmobile. Foodmobile drivers are needed on a weekly basis to deliver warm meals and warm smiles to homebound older adults and young disabled adults.
- Coffee servers in the Cozy Café at College Avenue Center. Friendly and outgoing volunteers serve coffee and schmooze with older adult participants.
- Volunteer receptionist at the College Avenue Social & Wellness Center. Help welcome participants, answer phones, and create a warm environment for members!
- Volunteer receptionist for On the Go. Help with receptionist duties twice a week, for 6-8 hours. This is a tremendous opportunity to gain valuable non-profit and administrative work experience!
- Rides & Smiles® Driver. Transport older adults to medical and social appointments. Mileage reimbursement and secondary auto insurance is included.
Be sure to check out all of our opportunities below. Start the application process today!
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Volunteer to Help Older Adults
Bikkur Holim Friendly Visitor
 Bikkur Holim Friendly Visitor program matches friendly volunteers with Jewish isolated and ill individuals. Volunteers make a one-year commitment to visit with their match for approximately four hours a month, providing conversation, support, friendship, and a connection to the Jewish community.
Foodmobile
You can brighten the day of a homebound older adult or younger disabled adult by delivering a warm meal and a smile. Foodmobile volunteers deliver delicious, kosher meals to homebound older adults and younger disabled adults throughout San Diego County, Monday–Friday, 10:30am–1:30pm. Volunteers are often the only daily visits these individuals receive. Meal deliveries and smiles go a long way.
JFS Fix-It Service
Are you handy around the house? JFS Fix-It volunteers assist older adults by making minor home safety repairs and modifications, such as installing grab bars and smoke detectors, repairing leaky faucets, and much more. Repairs are made throughout the county and mileage reimbursement is included. Hours are flexible and ongoing. Want to learn more about home repairs? We can match you with an experienced Fix-It volunteer to show you the ropes!
Social & Wellness Centers
We have three thriving Social & Wellness Centers throughout the county that provide a warm environment with social, educational, and recreational programs for older adults. Volunteers help greet participants, socialize, staff the coffee cart, serve lunch, lead computer classes, assist in programming, and much more. Our centers are located in the North County Inland, University City, and College Avenue areas. View complete list of volunteer opportunities>>
On the Go Chaperone
Chaperone one of the many enjoyable excursions for older adults. Volunteers notify excursion participants, manage the outing, and receive free admission to great entertainment and cultural experiences!
On the Go Shopping Escort
Ride along with On the Go Shuttles to assist passengers and provide friendly conversation during shopping excursions. Volunteers accompany older adults while they shop. Shopping trips are weekly in the North County Inland, University City, and College Avenue areas.
 On the Go Rides & Smiles®
Volunteer drivers use their own vehicles to provide rides for older adults to personal and medical appointments. Hours are flexible. You choose who, when, and where you drive using our convenient web-based scheduling system. Volunteers receive mileage reimbursement.
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Volunteer to Help Adults & Families
Disaster Preparedness and Response
JFS has become well known for our ability to respond in times of disaster in the San Diego area. We responded with immediate assistance, support, and case management for long term recovery for the 2003 wildfires, then with Hurricane Katrina, and again for the 2007 wildfires. We are currently recruiting for a variety of positions to be deployed during a disaster. View complete list of volunteer opportunities>>
Employment & Career Services (ECS)
ECS provides job coaches, support, workshops, and counseling to individuals during their job search. Volunteers are needed to facilitate job clubs, coach job seekers, and review resumes. View complete list of volunteer opportunities>>
Project SARAH Family Law Attorneys
Project SARAH offers a monthly legal clinic for individuals who have experienced or are experiencing domestic abuse. Volunteer family law attorneys meet with clients to provide legal advice, prepare legal documents, and explain the legal system regarding family law matters including divorce, custody, alimony, and more. Volunteer attorneys will be given a private room to conduct one-on-one consultations with clients.
Ways to Work
Ways to Work provides car loans to those with poor credit. Volunteers with strong financial backgrounds are instrumental to the program’s success by providing two-hour financial education courses and/or serving on the Loan Committee, which determines whether each loan application is approved or denied.
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Volunteer with the Hand Up Youth Food Pantry
 The Hand Up
Youth Food Pantry feeds hundreds of homeless and hungry individuals and
families each month. You can help alleviate hunger by conducting a food
drive in your school, business, group, or congregation! We’ll provide
you with everything you need, including flyers and food bins. Volunteers are also needed in the pantry to sort through donations, stock the shelves, and assemble food bags for distribution. Two Sundays a month, volunteers are invited to participate in military food distributions. We have
many other opportunities in the pantry and in the community for
individual and group volunteers. View complete list of volunteer opportunities>> To register for volunteer opportunities in the pantry or at military distributions, complete the Hand Up volunteer application .
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Mentoring Opportunities
Jewish BIGPals
 Jewish BIGPals matches children ages 6-16 from
Jewish single parent or non-traditional families with a Jewish mentor
from the community. No special skills are needed to be a mentor...just
the willingness to care and spend time with someone who needs you.
Volunteers make a one-year commitment and meet with their Little Pal
twice per month.
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Volunteer with Refugee & Immigration Services
 Jewish Family Service resettles nearly 500 refugees and asylees from around the world. While escaping persecution, many arriving refugees now face new challenges adjusting to their lives here in the US: finding a job, learning English, navigating public institutions, and supporting their families, while adjusting to a new culture in a new land. To address the cultural adjustment difficulties facing newcomers, JFS offers many volunteer opportunities to accommodate the growing need. Volunteers are needed to help with administrative support, serve as Friendly Match mentors, furniture scouts, translators, tutors, and much more. View complete list of volunteer opportunities>>
Refugee families often arrive in San Diego with the clothes on their backs and a few personal belongings. New or gently used household items are always needed. For more information on donations, call (858) 637-3030.
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Other Opportunities
JFS Speaker's Bureau
Help us educate our community about our vital programs and services. Volunteers with firsthand knowledge and personal stories about Jewish Family Service go to various events and meetings throughout the county to speak about the many programs and services we offer.
United Run for the Hungry
Our 5K/10K walk/run on Thanksgiving Day attracts more than four thousand participants and 200 volunteers each year. Proceeds benefit our Food Assistance programs and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Volunteers are needed for registration, start/finish line, water stations, cheerleading, and more.
Embrace-A-Family
Each year, over 600 families seek assistance for gifts during the holiday season. With your support, we can create a joyous holiday for thousands of children and individuals. “Embracers” donate items off of family wish lists and donate them to JFS. Embracers receive a family number and a family story so they know where their donations are going. Embracers are needed anywhere from October to December to meet Embrace-a-Family donation deadlines.
Administrative Volunteers
Help JFS and gain valuable non-profit work experience at the same time! We are need of volunteers who can assist with administrative office tasks. We are looking for computer-savvy people, familiar with Microsoft Excel, who can volunteer on a weekday for 6-8 hours per week.
Specialized Volunteer Opportunities
JFS needs your expertise! In addition to our ongoing volunteer recruitment efforts, we are always looking for volunteers that have special skills or talents they would be willing to share. Do you have social work experience? Do you enjoy photography? Are you an event planner or an attorney who can lend your expertise? Do you enjoy special projects? We can always use your specialized abilities to support our volunteer programs and encourage you to contact us if you are interested in sharing them.
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