Highlights from the 2022 Annual Board Meeting
This year’s annual meeting honored community leaders and team members who exemplify JFS’s core values.
Safe Parking Provides More Than a Safe Place to Sleep
Jewish Family Service’s Safe Parking Program provides a safe place to sleep, access to supportive services, and a dignified way to return to stable...
Meeting the Complex Health Needs of Aging Adults
JFS is focusing on higher nutritional standards that sustain and complement the complex health needs of aging adults.
Life Lessons from Holocaust Survivors
Life Lessons is a compilation of interviews with Holocaust Survivors and features intimate stories, photos, and words of advice. The publication of their responses...
Online Positive Parenting Classes Support Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Positive Parenting Program helps families across San Diego learn how to have a happy home life during COVID-19.
Family of JFS Volunteers Reflect on Giving Back During COVID-19
“An Important Time to Express Our Humanity.” Even though volunteering is different during COVID-19, the Jarvis family has discovered the joys of giving back....
Caring for Our Community During COVID-19: The JFS Program That’s Expanded Home-Delivered Meals for Older Adults
As San Diego starts to reopen, COVID-19 remains a serious health risk for seniors. That's where Project 19 comes in.
Keeping Older Adults Active During the COVID-19 Crisis
On March 19, Aviva from our Balboa Ave Older Adult Center recorded a chair exercise routine for her participants so they can stay healthy...
Creating a Dementia-Friendly San Diego One Blog Post At a Time
Out & About volunteer Katherine Wiggins shares her experiences and insights as she creates a dementia-friendly community
Crystal & Kellan’s Safe Parking Program Story
Crystal, Kellan, and their two kids were homeless for years. The Safe Parking Program helped them find stable housing.
Loretta’s Safe Parking Program Story
After leaving an abusive marriage, Loretta found safety and a sense of community in the Safe Parking Program.
From Leftovers to Lunch: Food Rescue at JFS
Every night, JFS volunteers rescue 200 pounds of food from 32 Starbucks stores to fight hunger in San Diego.
