Micro-grants and Emergency Assistance

The Jack Pearl Jewish Family Fund provides micro-grants to area families and individuals for various issues on a one-time basis. Funds may be requested throughout the year.

TO APPLY for emergency assistance or a micro-grant, Please fill out this form.
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Our JFS Intake Coordinator will then contact you via phone or email to conduct a confidential interview to determine eligibility.

Who We Are

Jewish Family Services of San Luis Obispo (JFS of SLO) is a social service program of the Jewish Community Center-Federation of San Luis Obispo (JCC-Federation of SLO).

Our Mission: Jewish Family Services of San Luis Obispo helps citizens of San Luis Obispo County and North Santa Barbara County who are in crisis by providing for essential and emergency needs like food, transportation, and housing through referrals to community agencies, direct aid, and micro-grants.

JFS of SLO provides a helping hand to anyone in our community regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity/expression or sexual orientation.

We assist those in need throughout San Luis Obispo County and North Santa Barbara County.

SERVICES INCLUDE

Emergency Assistance, Micro-Grants, our Caring Callers program, and more!

Emergency Assistance

JFS helps people in immediate need by providing for essential and emergency needs like food, transportation, and housing through direct aid, micro-grants, and referrals to partner community agencies.

Micro-Grants

The Jack Pearl Jewish Family Fund provides micro-grants to area individuals and families for a variety of emergencies on a one-time basis. We take requests for funds throughout the year. Please contact our JFS Intake Coordinator if you or someone you know would like to apply for a micro-grant.

Caring Callers Program

JFS of SLO is delighted to offer a program where you can "have a conversation - change a life." Recipients and Volunteers are always needed!

​For more information about Caring Callers, please click here!

More JFS Services

JFS seeks to respond to a variety of needs relating to:
  • Education and Training - such as tuition, work tools/clothes, technology training, grooming for job, interview preparation, etc.
  • Health and Safety - such as home repair, assistive devices, etc.
  • Psych/Social Well-Being - such as bereavement counseling, spiritual counseling, etc.
  • Family Support/Enrichment - such as camp scholarships, family retreats, a sewing machine, musical instrument repair, etc.
  • Promotion of Jewish Values - such as paying for a bris, purchasing a menorah, providing help for a Jewish funeral, etc.
  • Promotion of Volunteerism - such as Caring Callers, holiday baskets, etc.
  • Jewish Resource List - Jewish life-cycle events or professional services are available to area residents.

Partnerships

JFS is pleased to partner with the Hebrew Free Loan Association of San Francisco (hflasf.org). This non-profit provides interest free personal and business loans to Jewish individuals to overcome challenges and pursue life dreams.
The non-profit Jewish Free Loan Association (jfla.org) has just expanded to Santa Barbara County. They help people of all races and religions with interest free, no fee personal and business loans.

​Donate to Jewish Family Services of SLO
The JCC, including Jewish Family Services, depends on donations for the programs and services offered to the community. You can literally change the lives of kids, their families and the elderly among us.
You may donate online through the "Donate" button above or send a check with the following information:

Jewish Family Services of SLO
10180 Los Osos Valley Rd
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

Contact Information

Please call or email to request JFS services and assistance.
Our JFS Intake Coordinator will respond to your message.
Email - jfs@jccslo.com
Phone - 805-426-5465
The Jack Pearl Family Fund is to honor our first JFS Committee Chair, Jack Pearl.  
He is missed dearly and we will be proud to carry on his legacy through our Jewish Family Services.