Start Your Volunteer Story
Connect with our Volunteer Engagement team.
JFS volunteers are a diverse group of San Diegans, united by their passion for serving the community in meaningful ways – from delivering meals, to keeping older adults company, to helping refugees feel more at home. We welcome individuals of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds to help create a stronger, more resilient San Diego. We’re excited to have you join our family! Submit a volunteer application to start your volunteer journey today.
We offer several opportunities to make a collective impact. No application necessary! Please have one representative from your group reach out to [email protected] or call (858) 637-3050 and we’ll match your group with an experience that is meaningful for you.
JFS is a home for the whole community – for people in search of a better life and for those seeking to make better lives possible. We believe in connecting volunteers to rewarding service opportunities that utilize their unique skills and talents. Many of our current volunteer positions are listed below. We invite you to find the one that speaks to you.
Help community members get back on their feet by providing emergency food assistance and other resources.
Help us Welcome the Stranger by welcoming our country's newest arrivals with our Refugee Resettlement team or asylum-seekers at the San Diego Rapid Response Network Migrant Shelter.
Provide safe & reliable transportation, friendship, or home repairs for older adults ensuring they remain healthy, connected to their community, and can age with dignity.
Be a mental health patient advocate, or support families by providing meals and diapers.
Help end childhood poverty by assisting our Economic Mobility staff members in the office or at community events.
Provide companionship, friendship, and life-enriching experiences to children from single-parent and non-traditional homes and to help them achieve their full potential through a 1:1 mentoring relationship.
Center for Jewish Care Volunteer Drivers provide no-contact home deliveries of holiday packages to Jewish Community members in need on a Quarterly basis.
JFS is here to help you craft a Mitzvah Project that meets your interests while making a positive impact in our community.
Connect with our Volunteer Engagement team.
to isolated older adults across San Diego.
(7/1/2022–6/30/2023)
through our Daily Drive-Thru Food Distribution.
(7/1/2022–6/30/2023)
with shelter, meals, travel assistance, medical screenings, and legal counsel.
(7/1/2022–6/30/2023)
of impactful work that helped people move forward.
(7/1/2022–6/30/2023)
