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.
JFS provides essential services to people regardless of religion, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ability, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation.
The community distributions are offered throughout San Diego County and offer fresh produce, canned/dried goods, groceries, and pet food when available.
The in-person congregate dining is offered throughout San Diego for adults aged 60 years and older. All lunches are served kosher style.
The Corner Market is a point-based grocery store, where you can choose items free of charge based on family size and need. It offers plenty of healthy choices, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meats and dairy, baked goods, prepared meals, hygiene, and baby items.
Home-Delivered Meals (Foodmobile)
A volunteer-supported delivery service, providing kosher-style meals and wellness checks for older adults and those who are homebound by disability.
CalFresh Enrollment Assistance
If you need help applying for CalFresh, also known as SNAP benefits, we can help walk you through the application process and assist with submitting supporting documentation and annual recertification.
San Diego for Every Child Guaranteed Income Project (SDEC GIP)
The San Diego for Every Child Guaranteed Income Project provides 150 families within four zip codes in San Diego County. Families receive $500 in monthly cash payments for 24 months.
Black Women’s Resilience Project (BWRP)
Through this program, we seek to understand the racial and ethnic experience of poverty as a social construct, rather than a character deficit, and actively develop solutions to eliminate it.
Recovery Action Fund for Tomorrow (RAFT)
Recovery Action Fund for Tomorrow (RAFT) will provide one-time cash distributions in the amount of $4,000 to families with children under 18 years of age and seniors, prioritizing those at risk of homelessness.
Family Income for Empowerment Program (FIEP)
In partnership with the County of San Diego Child Welfare Services Department (CWS), the Family Income for Empowerment Program will give 485 eligible families with children under 18 referred by CWS unrestricted monthly cash support of $500 for 24 months.
Jewish Big Pals – Center for Jewish Care
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.
JFS-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship – Center for Jewish Care
The JFS-David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship provides grants to students from San Diego’s Jewish Community who plan to attend college or vocational school.
Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP)
Addresses the social, health, educational, and economic challenges of adolescent pregnancy by providing comprehensive case management services to expectant and parenting youth.
An outreach program that works with underserved communities to talk about mental wellness.
Assistance for individuals and families in crisis, including resource navigation, service coordination, and one-on-one support.
Family Support Liaison Program (FSLP)
Our prevention and family preservation strategies will help you navigate the child welfare system, connect to community resources, and increase your network of support—all with the goal of keeping your children safe and your family together.
Intimate Partner Violence Support Services
For individuals experiencing domestic violence. Services include counseling, crisis intervention, safety planning, and resource coordination.
Jewish Community Services – Center for Jewish Care
The Center for Jewish Care offers critical relief services and free resources for individuals and families in the Jewish community who need assistance.
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.
The in-person congregate dining is offered throughout San Diego for adults aged 60 years and older. All lunches are served kosher style.
Matches older adults with caring volunteers who offer companionship and a steady connection to the community through weekly in-home visits.
A volunteer-supported delivery service, providing kosher-style meals and wellness checks for older adults and those who are homebound by disability.
Free minor home-safety repairs for low‑income older adults.
On the Go: Transportation Solutions
Flexible individual and group transportation for riders ages 60+.
Supporting Our Survivors (SOS) – Center for Jewish Care
A comprehensive support service to help Holocaust Survivors maintain their health, independence, and connection to the community throughout San Diego and Orange County.
Balboa Avenue Older Adult Center
Social day programs that provide education and enrichment activities, exercise, entertainment, and hot kosher lunches for adults with dementia and physical challenges. Monday – Thursday, 10:00am – 2:00pm, at JFS – Joan & Irwin Jacobs Campus.
Immigration Legal Services Department
Immigration attorneys and Department of Justice accredited representatives dedicated to educating and advocating on behalf of immigrants and refugees.
Affirmative Immigration Services Program
Free legal services to lower-income individuals living in the San Diego area seeking to obtain certain types of immigration benefits for themselves or their family members living in the United States.
Higher Education Legal Services (HELS)
JFS Immigration Attorneys and Department of Justice Representatives are available to offer personalized Immigration Legal Services to students, staff, and faculty at selected local colleges.
Education and assistance with applications and DACA renewals.
San Diego Rapid Response Network Migrant Shelter Services operated by Jewish Family Service 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 U.S. Refugee Program.
The Center for Jewish Care offers critical relief services and free resources for individuals and families in the Jewish community who need assistance.
David Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship
Offers financial assistance to students from the San Diego Jewish community who plan to attend college or vocational school.
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.
Supporting Our Survivors (SOS)
Care management, home care, and emergency assistance services for low-income Jewish Holocaust Survivors.
Permanent supportive housing programs for homeless individuals living with disabilities.
