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Center for Older Adults w/ Early Stage Dementia & Alzheimer’s Moving to Kearny Mesa

August 11, 2016 No Comment

Jewish Family Service Brings Program for Older Adults with Early Stage Dementia and Alzheimer’s to Kearny Mesa Campus Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s (JFS) popular University City Older Adult Center, formerly housed at Congregation Beth Israel in UTC, will soon find a new home for their Center for Older Adults inside the agency’s headquarters […]

Jewish Family Service of San Diego Honored at First-Ever California Nonprofits Day Celebration

July 14, 2016 No Comment

California State Senator Marty Block has named Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) “Nonprofit of the Year” for the 39th district, and honored the agency at the first inaugural California Nonprofits Day on Wednesday, June 22 in Sacramento at the State Capitol. “Nonprofit organizations are vitally important to the economy and well-being of California. […]

JFS Receives Grant to Provide Transportation to Low-income Breast Cancer Patients

May 10, 2016 No Comment

Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has been awarded a $5,000 grant by the San Diego Professionals Against Cancer (SDPAC), a group of volunteers dedicated to raising money to support local nonprofits fighting against cancer, to support breast cancer patients in need. Through its partnership with Susan G. Komen, JFS’s breast cancer patient care […]

Jewish Family Service Hosts Annual Heart and Soul Gala

March 9, 2016 No Comment

Jewish Family Service Hosts Annual Heart and Soul Gala to Celebrate Accomplishments and Recognize 2016 Mitzvah Honorees. Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) will hold its annual Heart and Soul Gala, one of San Diego’s largest and most successful fundraisers, at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine on Sunday, March 13th. JFS will share its recent […]

JFS to Receive Coveted 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating

February 1, 2016 No Comment

Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has earned a coveted 4-star rating for the eighth consecutive year from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator which highlights the work of efficient, ethical and open charities. JFS received Charity Navigator’s top rating by demonstrating sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. Receiving four […]

San Diego Run for the Hungry

November 2, 2015 No Comment

San Diego Run for the Hungry Returns to Downtown Thanksgiving Day Proceeds Benefit Food Assistance Programs at Jewish Family Service of San Diego and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank WHAT: Our hunger problem extends far beyond the homeless. Here in San Diego, one in four children and one in five […]

Top Ten List of “Charities Worth Watching”

July 30, 2015 No Comment

As the 1980’s song by Timbuk 3 goes….”Things are goin’ great and they’re only gettin better. We’re doin’ alright. Gettin’ good grades. The future’s so bright, we gotta wear shades.” Less than one year after being awarded a first-ever “Four Star” rating by Charity Navigator, your Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) in Encinitas now appears […]

Local Resident Elected Chair of Susan G. Komen San Diego Board

April 23, 2015 No Comment

Susan G. Komen San Diego’s board of directors announced the election of Irene Oberbauer as the organization’s chair, Chantal Breyfogle as the grants committee chair and the appointment of four new board members Karyn Cerulli of Cox Media California, Larry Davis of San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Patricia M. Millican of Seragon and Robin […]

Local Animal Shelter Seeks Help with Burned Truck

January 14, 2015 No Comment

A leak in a pickup truck owned by your Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) started with a few drops of gasoline and ended in a blaze that destroyed the vehicle. The fire occurred late Sunday near the shelter’s campus at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas. Now shelter officials are asking the public for help. The […]

“Bells Of Freedom” Adopts Over 120 Military Families Over the Holidays

December 23, 2014 No Comment

My name is Louis McKay. This is my wife, Tanya. And we’re the founders of Bells Of Freedom. We’re a nonprofit organization. We’re a 501(c)(3), and what we do is we adopt military families over the holiday season, and we also supply emergency services to them throughout the year. We started this 13 years ago, and […]

San Diego to Participate in Campaign to Eliminate Veteran & Chronic Homelessness

December 8, 2014 No Comment

25 Cities San Diego to Work in Tandem with New Campaign San Diego has been selected, along with 68 other U.S. communities, to participate in Zero: 2016, a national campaign to end veteran and chronic homelessness. 25 Cities San Diego, the local arm of a national initiative with the same aim, will work in tandem […]

Non-Profit Rings in Happy Holidays for Military Families

December 1, 2014 No Comment

Dance Hearts/Bells of Freedom Rings in Happy Holidays for Military Families San Diego based Dance Hearts, a recognized 501 (c) 3 Public Charity and Bells of Freedom, a program specifically designed to care for U.S. military families, kicks off two events aimed at making the Holidays for our local enlisted men, women and their families […]