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Marie Raftery Announced as Jewish Family Service 2017 Board Chair

Marie Raftery was announced as the Jewish Family Service 2017 Board Chair. A Boston native, Raftery came to San Diego in 1980 as director of the UCLA Dental Clinic, before opening her own Dental Practice Management Corp. in 1987. She went on to open and manage 10 offices throughout San Diego County. All of the […]

June 29, 2017 / No Comment / Read More

Jewish Family Service Raises $1.1 Million at Annual Heart & Soul Gala

May 4, 2017 No Comment

Jewish Family Service of San Diego raised more than $1.1 million at its annual Heart & Soul Gala at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine on April 1. Guests participated in a silent auction with more than 100 packages and raised their paddles in a “Fund-A-Mitzvah” that included a $200,000 donation match by Honorary […]

Jewish Family Service Receives $70,000 for New Senior Transportation Service

April 13, 2017 No Comment

Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has been awarded $70,000 by the San Diego Foundation’s Age Friendly Communities Program to help improve the quality of life for older adults in San Diego through On the Go Navigator – a new addition to JFS’s existing On the Go program. On the Go is the largest […]

San Diego Jews Rally in Support of Refugees and Immigrants Nonprofits Urge Community to Remember “We Were Once Strangers Too”

March 21, 2017 No Comment

More than 800 people gathered at Congregation Beth El in La Jolla on Thursday, Feb. 2, for a demonstration of solidarity and allyship by the Jewish community in support of refugees and immigrants. Organized by four San Diego Jewish nonprofits – the Anti-Defamation League of San Diego County, Jewish Family Service of San Diego, Jewish […]

Honorees for Jewish Family Service’s Annual Heart & Soul Gala

February 7, 2017 No Comment

Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) will hold its annual Heart & Soul Gala at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine on Saturday, April 1 at 6 p.m. At its signature benefit gala, JFS will share its recent success as a community resource for individuals and families working to overcome challenges and achieve […]

U.S. Bank Awards $15,000 Grant to Support Employment & Career Services and Other Programs at Jewish Family Service

January 12, 2017 No Comment

Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) was awarded a $15,000 grant on Monday, December 19, by U.S. Bank to support the agency’s Employment and Career Services, as well as Roy’s Desert Resource Center in the Coachella Valley. “We are very grateful for this support,” said JFS CEO Michael Hopkins. “The funds from U.S. Bank […]

Carmel Valley Resident’s Pacific Hospitality Group & Randy Jones Invitational Announce Major Joint Charity Efforts to Help Nonprofits

December 6, 2016 No Comment

The Randy Jones Golf Invitational, founded by the former San Diego Padres pitcher to raise money for local charity golf tournaments, and Pacific Hospitality Group, Inc. (PHG), which develops and manages hotel and resort properties throughout San Diego County, announced the beginning of a program of major joint charity efforts that could potentially increase fundraising […]

Hera Labs Achieves Nonprofit Status, Launches Giving Tuesday Campaign

November 29, 2016 No Comment

San Diego’s female-focused business accelerator Hera Labs has achieved nonprofit status and is marking the occasion with a fundraiser timed to Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which falls this year on Nov. 29. “This is a crucial time to invest in female business leaders who are still working to break the glass ceiling,” said […]

Jewish Family Service of San Diego Receives Nearly $1 Million to Expand Alzheimer’s Support Services

November 21, 2016 No Comment

Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has been awarded more than $945,000 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, as part of the Administration on Aging’s Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative: Specialized Supportive Services (ADI-SSS) program. The funds allow JFS to fill existing service gaps and enhance staff and volunteers’ […]

San Diego Run For The Hungry Returns to Downtown Thanksgiving Day

November 3, 2016 No Comment

WHAT: Our hunger problem extends far beyond the homeless. Here in San Diego, one in three children and one in six adults struggle with hunger. To combat food insecurity across our county, thousands of San Diegans lace up their running and walking shoes on Thanksgiving morning and head downtown for the annual San Diego Run for […]

Outside the Lens Announces its 4th Annual Fundraiser

October 11, 2016 No Comment

Sip. Savor. Support. Outside the Lens (OTL), a San Diego non-profit organization that empowers youth through filmmaking, photography and digital media is proud to host its fourth annual fundraiser: Shutter & Stout, in support of its transformative youth outreach programs. The goal of the event is to build on the success of prior years, in […]

JFS Receives $35,000 from the Hadassah Foundation

October 4, 2016 No Comment

Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Hadassah Foundation to support the Girls Give Back teen leadership program, which enables Jewish teen girls in San Diego to address the challenges faced by young Jewish women in meaningful, self-directed, and ongoing service learning and leadership development opportunities. During […]