Opportunities for Adults

You can help a young person establish and maintain a safe, trusting, and consistent relationship with an adult by providing guidance and support.

Childcare Assistant

Come play in our Parents Place playroom with 2 - 3 year-olds and their parents. The time includes some structured activities and some free-play time. Offered in all regions.

On-the-Mark Mentor Program

Support, guide, and build friendships with young people aged 8 - 18 years old in this popular program. Some mentors also provide tutoring to encourage academic success. Once volunteer mentors are screened and trained, they are matched one-on-one with a student for weekly visits over a nine-month period. Offered in San Francisco and Marin.

Kavod Crew

The Kavod Crew is JFCS' youth development (called YouthFirst) volunteer program for teens who would like to become more active in the Jewish community. There are monthly service-outreach events addressing the needs of diverse communities in San Francisco and Marin County and on the Peninsula.

The Next Chapter Project

The Next Chapter Project matches 10th, 11th, and 12th graders with Bay Area Holocaust survivors. The students interview the survivors about their lives and produce essays that are paired with histories of the towns they lived in before the war. Students attend weekly seminars to learn about Holocaust history. Offered in San Francisco and Marin County and on the Peninsula.

Team Tzedek

Team Tzedek is a community-service volunteer program for b’nai mitzvah preteens and teens (6th, 7th, and 8th graders) and their families. Offered in San Francisco and Marin County and on the Peninsula.

If you are a teen (13 - 18) and are interested in volunteering, please contact Taylor Epstein, our Director of YouthFirst programs, at TaylorE@jfcs.org. 

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