FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jewish Family Service of San Diego and Kindness Initiative Deepen Collaboration to Better Support Jewish Households in need.
San Diego, CA — Kindness Initiative (KI) and Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) are deepening a coordinated effort to better serve Jewish individuals and families in need across the community – while remaining fully independent organizations.
Effective June 1, 2026, Kindness Initiative will co-locate its Member Services case management division at the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Campus in Kearny Mesa.
“For people facing a critical life challenge, navigating multiple systems can be overwhelming,” said Dana Toppel. CEO of Jewish Family Service of San Diego. “This collaboration is about enhancing clarity and coordination so individuals and families can access support more seamlessly.”
“People facing difficult life challenges often require multiple forms of support,” said Dana Toppel, CEO of Jewish Family Service of San Diego. “This effort is about enhancing coordination so individuals and families can access the right support more seamlessly, while each organization continues to deliver its distinct services.”
“Kindness Initiative and Jewish Family Service each play important and complementary roles in the community,” said Selwyn Isakow, Chairman of the Board of Kindness Initiative. “By working more closely in a shared environment, we can better coordinate our efforts, leverage our respective strengths, optimize our resources, and most importantly, improve the impact on those we serve.”
For Further information contact:
Dana Toppel
CEO
Jewish Family Service
Email: ___________
Call: _____________
or
Selwyn Isakow
Board Chair
Kindness Initiative
Email: [email protected]
Call: 858-458-1122