Below is a list of our services. Have a question? Need help and don’t know where to turn? Start the process online or call our JFS Access Line at (858) 637-3210.
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JFS provides essential services to people regardless of religion, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ability, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation.
Hand Up Food Pantry (Corner Market)
A volunteer-supported food pantry, operating an onsite Corner Market and community food distributions for military and low-income families at multiple sites in San Diego.
Home Delivered Meals (Foodmobile)
A volunteer supported delivery service, providing kosher meals and wellness checks for older adults and those who are homebound by disability.
Our programs empower San Diego teens to develop valuable leadership skills through hands-on service, educational activities, and social justice advocacy.
A unique mentoring program for Jewish children, ages 6-16, who are being raised in a variety of family situations—often by single parents, grandparents, or legal guardians.
An outreach program that works with underserved communities to talk about mental wellness.
Offers bilingual, in-home support and resource navigation for those living with a breast cancer diagnosis.
Assistance for individuals and families in crisis, including resource navigation, service coordination, and one-on-one support.
Individual counseling and support groups for youth, couples, families and adults across the lifespan; areas of specialty include mood disorders, bereavement, aging, domestic violence, and issues impacting couples and families.
Domestic Abuse Support (Project SARAH)
For individuals experiencing domestic violence. Services include: counseling, crisis intervention, safety planning, and resource coordination.
Our advocates protect patients who are receiving behavioral health services from abuse, neglect, discrimination, and other rights violations.
Helps parents find positive solutions to common childhood behavior issues, reducing parent-child conflict and preparing children for school success.
The Safe Parking Program provides a safe and welcoming environment for unsheltered families and individuals living in their cars, many of whom have recently found themselves homeless for the first time.
Providing comprehensive assessment, consultation, planning, coordination of services, and advocacy in the realm of care management.
Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative
Support services and social programs tailored to the unique needs of individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias.
Individual counseling and support groups for youth, couples, families and adults across the lifespan; areas of specialty include mood disorders, bereavement, aging, domestic violence, and issues impacting couples and families.
JFS Fix-it Service: Home Safety Modifications
Free minor home-safety repairs for low‑income older adults.
On the Go: Transportation Solutions for Older Adults
Flexible individual and group transportation services for riders ages 60+.
Friendly Visitors (Bikkur Holim)
Connects friendly visitors to the ill and isolated in San Diego.
Home Delivered Meals (Foodmobile)
A volunteer supported delivery service, providing meals and wellness checks for older adults and those who are homebound by disability.
Social day programs providing education and enrichment activities, exercise, entertainment, and hot kosher lunch for adults ages 60+.
Higher Education Legal Services
The Higher Education Legal Services (HELS) initiative is a unique opportunity for students, staff, and faculty at local colleges to access personalized Immigration Legal Services from highly qualified legal practitioners.
Assistance with green cards, immigration documents, citizenship and naturalization classes and petitioning for family members.
The JFS Migrant Family Shelter provides vital humanitarian services and transportation assistance to families legally seeking asylum in the United States.
Comprehensive services for newly arriving refugees referred by the US Refugee Program.
David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship
Offers financial assistance to students from the San Diego Jewish community who plan to attend college or vocational school.
Intensive Psychiatric Case Management
Assisting Jewish clients diagnosed with a serious mental illness with goal setting and other forms of support focused on independent living.
A unique mentoring program for Jewish children, ages 6-16, who are being raised in a variety of family situations—often by single parents, grandparents, or legal guardians.
Jewish Community Resource Navigator
Connecting Jewish older adults with the resources they need to maintain their health, well-being, and independence.
Serving Holocaust Survivors (SOS)
Care management, home care, and emergency assistance services for low-income Jewish Holocaust Survivors.
Supporting Jewish Single Parents (SJSP)
Advocacy, support, and connection within the Jewish community.
Low-interest auto loans and financial education for credit-challenged working families.
Interest-free loans for business development, education/job training, car purchase/repair, and other goals focused on helping individuals and families become self-supporting.
Permanent supportive housing programs for homeless individuals living with disabilities.
