# JFSSD: Jewish Family Service of San Diego > Discover how our nonprofit services make a difference in the San Diego community\. Explore Our Services, Volunteer, or Support Our Cause Today\! Generated by Yoast SEO v28.6, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Volunteer with JFS](https://www.jfssd.org/volunteer/) - [High Holy Days Community Drive](https://www.jfssd.org/high-holy-days-community-drive/) - [Home](https://www.jfssd.org/) - [JFS\-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship](https://www.jfssd.org/jewish-community/jewish-community-services/jfs-david-rubenstein-memorial-scholarship/): Offers financial assistance to students from the San Diego Jewish community who plan to attend college or vocational school\. - [Joan Jacobs Signature Brunch](https://www.jfssd.org/ways-to-give/2026-joan-jacobs-signature-brunch/) ## Events - [Free Citizenship Course \(Virtual\)](https://www.jfssd.org/event/free-citizenship-course-virtual-3/) - [Free Citizenship Course \(El Cajon\)](https://www.jfssd.org/event/free-citizenship-course-el-cajon-3/) - [Free Citizenship Course \(Potrero\)](https://www.jfssd.org/event/free-citizenship-course-potrero-3/) - [Free Citizenship Course \(Rancho San Diego\)](https://www.jfssd.org/event/free-citizenship-course-rancho-san-diego-3/) - [Free Citizenship Course \(Lemon Grove\)](https://www.jfssd.org/event/free-citizenship-course-lemon-grove-3/) ## Blog - [Lieber’s Corner Market: Hope Starts Here](https://www.jfssd.org/blogs/liebers-corner-market/): JFS' Lieber’s Corner Market is not your average grocery store\. Its unique and innovative approach to nutrition assistance helps thousands of San Diegans every year\. - [Cars, Planes, and Real Estate — Oh, My\!](https://www.jfssd.org/blogs/cars-planes-and-real-estate-oh-my/): In an interview with Howard Pearl, CEO of CARS, we explore how everything from vehicles to valuable assets can be transformed into support for critical JFS programs\. - [Moving Forward \Together\ with \\On the Go\](https://www.jfssd.org/blogs/moving-forward-together-with-on-the-go/): For the past 18 years, Jewish Family Service’s On the Go program has been providing safe, reliable rides throughout San Diego thanks to our trusted team of volunteer drivers\. Read on to learn how On the Go is keeping our community moving forward together\. - [Rubenstein Scholarship: From Student to Doctor](https://www.jfssd.org/blogs/rubenstein-scholarship-from-student-to-doctor/): Learn how Dania went from college graduate to medical school in Tel Aviv and more after receiving the JFS\-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship\. - [Celebrating the Aviva Saad and Ronnie Diamond Older Adult Center Dedication](https://www.jfssd.org/blogs/celebrating-the-aviva-saad-and-ronnie-diamond-older-adult-center-dedication/): Close friends and family gathered to celebrate the dedication of the Aviva Saad and Ronnie Diamond Older Adult Center\.\.\. ## News - [A much\-needed lift — Jewish Family Service’s Rides and Smiles is a saving grace](https://timesofsandiego.com/community/2026/09/21/jewish-family-service-rides-and-smiles-saving-grace/): Every Wednesday morning, Michael Higdon of La Mesa drives up in his plug\-in hybrid vehicle to the Lakeside home of 96\-year\-old Henry Stey for a trip to the La Mesa Adult Enrichment Center\. At 82, Higdon is one of the more senior volunteer drivers for Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s Rides \& Smiles\. Rides \& Smiles is part of Jewish Family Service’s On the Go transportation program, which provides rides for older adults \(age 60 and up\) regardless of religious or ethnic affiliation\. At the La Mesa Adult Enrichment Center, Stey plays pinochle and socializes with other seniors before Higdon returns in the afternoon to take him home\. For Stey, who also gets to his monthly doctor’s appointments via Higdon, these rides are not just a way to get around\. “On the Go means more to me than anything,” Stey said\. “Especially with the card games, my whole life has changed\.” - [Calling all cars\! Volunteers needed for senior ride service in San Diego](https://www.nbcsandiego.com/video/videos/calling-all-cars-volunteers-needed-for-senior-ride-service/4074844/?amp=1): Last year the nonprofit “On the Go” gave over 30K rides\. However, the program’s popularity is outpacing available drivers\. NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes went on a ride\-along to experience the program first\-hand\. - [Solana Beach Senior Transportation Pilot Takes Off, Seeks Volunteers](https://thecoastnews.com/solana-beach-senior-transportation-pilot-takes-off-seeks-volunteers/): The Solana Beach service operates under nonprofit Jewish Family Service’s larger On The Go program, which provides free transportation to seniors in various cities throughout the county\. The program aims to support independence and mobility for older adults\. The Solana Beach City Council agreed earlier this year to pilot the senior transportation program for six months, running from May through the end of October\. The city is also seeking additional funding to extend the program beyond that timeframe\. - [New senior transportation pilot program starts in Solana Beach](https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/new-senior-transportation-pilot-program-starts-in-solana-beach/): A new pilot program in Solana Beach is helping senior citizens who have started to give up driving a new chance to get around town\. When Rae met her volunteer driver, Ali, she found much more than a ride\. She found a trusted friend who helps her get to physical therapy appointments, stay connected to her community, and continue living independently at 96 years old\. - [Jewish Family Service Calls for High Holy Days Community Food Drive Donations](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2023/08/24/jewish-family-service-calls-for-high-holy-days-community-food-drive-donations/): JFS and the Center for Jewish Care will be conducting our annual High Holy Days Community Food Drive from September 10 to October 10\. Non\-perishable food will be collected at local synagogues and Jewish community organizations, as well as JFS’s Joan \& Irwin Jacobs Campus on Balboa Avenue\. ## Press Releases - [More than a Ride: On the Go Seeks Volunteers for San Diego's Largest and Expanding Volunteer Driver Senior Transportation Program](https://www.jfssd.org/press/more-than-a-ride-on-the-go-seeks-volunteers-for-san-diegos-largest-and-expanding-volunteer-driver-senior-transportation-program/) - [Jewish Family Service of San Diego Partners with Everytable to Provide Meals to San Diegans in Safe Parking Program](https://www.jfssd.org/press/jewish-family-service-of-san-diego-partners-with-everytable-to-provide-meals-to-san-diegans-in-safe-parking-program/): “Our Safe Parking Program interrupts the downward spiral of homelessness for individuals and families who are working hard to secure a place of their own,” said JFS CEO Dana Toppel\. “Through the support of donors and Everytable, participants don’t have to worry about if they will have enough money for dinner every night, which provides invaluable peace of mind and dignity\. When meals are covered, participants are spared one more painful tradeoff between food and other essentials like gas, hygiene items, medical needs or saving for the future\. Money not spent on dinner can instead help them build a financial cushion, moving closer towards long\-term stability\.” - [Jewish Family Service of San Diego and Kindness Initiative Deepen Collaboration to Better Support Jewish Households In Need](https://www.jfssd.org/press/jewish-family-service-of-san-diego-and-kindness-initiative-deepen-collaboration-to-better-support-jewish-households-in-need/): Kindness Initiative \(KI\) and Jewish Family Service of San Diego \(JFS\) are deepening a coordinated effort to better serve Jewish individuals and families in need across the community \- while remaining fully independent organizations\. Effective June 1, 2026, Kindness Initiative will co\-locate its Member Services case management division at the Jewish Family Service Joan \& Irwin Jacobs Campus in Kearny Mesa \(8804 Balboa Avenue, 92123\)\. - [JFS’ 2026 Gala Highlights Organization’s 24/7 Community Support](https://www.jfssd.org/press/jfs-2026-gala-highlights-organizations-24-7-community-support/) - [Finest Community Coalition Letter to Alliance San Diego Leadership and All Peoples Celebration Sponsors: A Call to Uphold Dr\. King’s Legacy of Inclusion](https://www.jfssd.org/press/finest-community-coalition-letter-to-alliance-san-diego-leadership-and-all-peoples-celebration-sponsors-a-call-to-uphold-dr-kings-legacy-of-inclusion/): Signed by 46 members of the Finest Community Coalition, including Jewish Family Service of San Diego, this letter addresses the decision to disinvite Rabbi Hanan Leberman from the All Peoples Celebration\. ## Videos - [Thank You Call From A Senior Who Received Home\-delivered Meals](https://www.jfssd.org/video/thank-you-call-from-a-senior-wo-received-home-delivered-meals/): Every week, we deliver an average of 30,000 meals to isolated older adults\. - [Jewish Family Service Moving Forward \Together\ 2026](https://www.jfssd.org/video/jewish-family-service-moving-forward-together-2026/): Together, we are creating a stronger and healthier family where everyone can thrive\. Meet Lana \& Mikhail, Edwin, and Karla and her family—part of the JFS Moving Forward \Together\ story\. - [Karla's Story](https://www.jfssd.org/video/karlas-story/): Through the JFS Safe Parking Program, Karla's family found something more than a place to stay\. They found safety\. Stability\. A way to move forward\. This is the story of resilience, of a mother rebuilding, and of a family finding their way home\. - [Sandy \& Andrea's Story](https://www.jfssd.org/video/sandy-andreas-story/): JFS providing transportation, home\-delivered meals, and safety improvements has allowed Sandy to live safely with her daughter for 23 years\. - [Meet the 2025\-26 JFS\-David Rubenstein Scholarship Recipients](https://www.jfssd.org/video/meet-the-2025-jfs-david-rubenstein-scholarship-recipients/): The program provides financial support to students from San Diego’s Jewish community pursuing college or vocational education, and encourages them to cultivate intellectual curiosity, reflect on Jewish values, and give back to their community\. ## Event categories - [Immigration](https://www.jfssd.org/event_listing_category/immigration/) - [Citizenship](https://www.jfssd.org/event_listing_category/citizenship/) - [HELS](https://www.jfssd.org/event_listing_category/hels/) - [Ways to Give](https://www.jfssd.org/event_listing_category/ways-to-give/) ## Event types - [Classes](https://www.jfssd.org/event-type/classes/) - [Online Events](https://www.jfssd.org/event-type/online-events/) - [Presentations](https://www.jfssd.org/event-type/presentations/) - [Signature Events](https://www.jfssd.org/event-type/signature-events/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.jfssd.org/sitemap_index.xml)