Wednesday, December 14th
8am Optional reflection and Jewish service learning opportunities
8:30 - 9 am Registration begins
9am - 4pm Jewish Volunteer Day at Project Homeless Connect
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
99 Grove Street, San Francisco

"I often volunteer and always consider it a mitzvah, but it feels more important when it is part of a Jewish movement. It was wonderful and enlightening. It was great to be around other Jews who felt the same way"
2009 Client escort

What is the Jewish Volunteer Day at Project Homeless Connect?

• Over 150 volunteers in 2010
• 16 different Jewish organizations and congregations partnering this year
• More than 1,700 homeless people connected with services they need in 2010 Don't miss your chance to join us for a meaningful volunteer experience this year!

How you can help:

• VOLUNTEER For all day, half a day or even just one hour by clicking on the button above!
• COLLECT hooded sweatshirts!
• ENCOURAGE your synagogue or community partner to participate! It's not too late! Contact Laura Rumpf / (415) 977-7418
• LEARN AND REFLECT with a Jewish service program brought in partnership with Rabbi Peretz Wolf Prusan of Lerhaus Judaica.

Don't hesitate to share the fliers and this video with your friends. You will find information about the day's agenda and the directions to Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here.

PHC needs to collect 1,991 more hooded sweatshirts this December. Current drop off locations are specified below. Please consider collecting hooded sweatshirts and ask your organization/congregation to be a drop off location.

Drop off locations:

JCC of San Francisco (3200 California Street)

Contact Laura Rumpf / (415) 977-7418 for any other drop off locations that may suit you.

This year, JCRC is very excited to include a new component to the Jewish Volunteer Day at Project Homeless Connect: a Jewish service learning program prepared by the Bureau of Jewish Education. To participate, volunteers are asked to arrive at 8AM to register. You will have the opportunity to gather around common values and share about what brought you to volunteer this day. Rabbi Wolf Prusan will be leading the service.

JCRC mobilizes Jewish community members each year to volunteer their time at Project Homeless Connect. Project Homeless Connect is a national best practice model that originated in San Francisco. Every other month over 1000 community volunteers partner with city government, non-profits and the private sector to provide a one-stop shop of health and human services for homeless San Franciscans. These services include: medical and mental health services, substance abuse counseling, housing, dental benefits, legal help, vision testing, California ID, food, clothing, wheelchair repairs, and more. The ultimate goal of PHC is to provide easy access to services that support the transition of the City's homeless off the streets and into housing. Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who came out in 2010!