A Community of Compassion

September 26, 2024

By John Moskin It is a relationship that started with heartbreak. The all-volunteer Excelsior Community Food Pantry lost its location. With hundreds of local families struggling through food insecurity, this vital, service-based non-profit no longer had a place to distribute their life-sustaining essentials to the neediest among us. Amelia Zimmermann Wolff and the other cofounders were […]

Finding the Bigger Picture  

September 3, 2024

Aristotle probably said it best: The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. SFCJL volunteer and local artist Sam Hunt would likely agree. His recent work in the Frank Residences Friend and Davis Art Studio has allowed him to advise and encourage resident artists in their […]

Value Explained: The Relationship Between Volunteers and Physical Therapists at SFCJL

January 21, 2022

By Keyatta Shade, Director of Volunteer Services It is often said that volunteers are the lifeblood of an organization. The value of the dedication they bring to any nonprofit, especially in the healthcare industry, is sometimes hard to measure. At San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, rehabilitation volunteers bring value to our licensed therapists, Orthopædic […]