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.

The City of San Diego’s Rose Canyon Safe Parking Program, operated by Jewish Family Service of San Diego, today unveiled a newly renovated common space – created to bring comfort, connection, and a sense of home to the families staying at the site. Mayor Todd Gloria, JFS staff and community partners celebrated the transformation of this space into a warm, welcoming environment where children, youth, and parents can gather, share meals, study and simply be together as they work toward more stable housing.

SAN DIEGO – As the number of families experiencing homelessness and seeking a safe space to stay continues to rise, a proposal to launch a Safe Parking Program at the site of the former Central Elementary School in City Heights is moving forward. The San Diego Unified School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to approve a license agreement with the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) to operate the proposed program at the site. On November 7, the SDHC Board of Commissioners (Board) will consider the contract with Jewish Family Service of San Diego to operate the program.

Note for Media: To maintain safety and dignity, the JFS campus is closed to media during these food distributions. If you are interested in doing

County officials urged recipients to submit renewal paperwork on time, keep their contact information updated and respond promptly to any requests for documentation to ensure their eligibility can be reviewed. If you need food, regardless of immigration status, Jewish Family Service is an option.

CEO Dana Toppel discusses the meaning of Passover and how we see that meaning every day at Jewish Family Service.

Older adults are the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population in the United States, with numbers projected to triple between 2017 and 2030. The JFS Safe Parking Program is featured in Episode 4 of Century Lives: The Home Stretch from the Stanford Center on Longevity. This insightful episode explores the factors driving this crisis—from the national housing shortage to the economic realities of living on a fixed income—and highlights innovative solutions here in San Diego. This episode features Dana Toppel, JFS CEO, and Mike Phillips, JFS Senior Director of Housing Services, along with key experts and partners all working on the front lines to address senior homelessness.

CEO Dana Toppel writes: As a community, we have the honor of standing with survivors and lifting up their lives, experiences, and voices. Let’s ensure that their remaining days are filled with love, light and dignity instead of hate, fear and pain.

Survivors are confronting urgent and increasingly complex needs shaped by aging and the lasting wounds of their past. We embrace our collective responsibility to ensure they receive compassionate care and support in their final years.

At Jewish Family Service of San Diego, we serve over 500 Holocaust survivors in Orange and San Diego Counties, including Helen, through our Supporting Our Survivors program. In the last three years, the number of recipients we assist has increased by 234.

This resilient population deserves and needs compassionate, trauma-informed and culturally competent care to live their remaining years in dignity.

Helen and all survivors deserve the chance to keep saying, “Today is the beginning of another good day in my long life.”