family service

This was the first family service but the local community needed it too.

In the 2021-22 fiscal year, almost 16,000 callers who sought shelter from providers such as Jewish Family Service LA, where W. and her children found sanctuary, were told there was nowhere for them to go.

Border nonprofits including Jewish Family Service of San Diego are hailing the increase as a win that’s reflective of the recent uptick in migrant arrivals near the California border.

Jewish Family Service has operated a shelter for recently arrived migrants for nearly six years.

Like other border cities, migrants tend to stay in San Diego less than a day before moving on, but large shelters operated by Jewish Family Service and Catholic Charities have been full for months, giving priority to families.