Kindness Initiative

Our Mission

Assisting San Diego Jewish households in need

Who We Are 

Kindness Initiative and kindnessG’MACH stand as pillars of support for the Jewish community in San Diego. Recognizing a significant need within our community, we have committed ourselves to providing essential services and support to those living on the edge of poverty. According to community studies conducted in 2019 and 2022, approximately 20% of the 56,200 Jewish households in San Diego face financial hardships, living in or near poverty. This statistic underscores the importance of our mission and the urgency of our work. 

Why We Exist Kindness Initiative was founded on compassion and empathy, focusing on assisting struggling Jewish households with dignity and Jewish values. We aim to make a significant impact through holistic services that not only address immediate needs but also promote long-term self-sufficiency and stability. 

What We Do Our core offering is the Member Services program, a comprehensive case management system tailored to each individual's needs. We provide crisis intervention and develop care plans to help members achieve self-sufficiency. Our support spans housing, employment, health, wellness, nutrition, transportation, government services, legal assistance, and counseling for substance abuse and domestic violence. Over the past three years, our services have positively impacted over 500 lives, and demand continues to grow. 

The collaboration between KindnessG'MACH and the Kindness Initiative has proven to be a perfect match. Together, they address both the immediate material needs and the broader emotional and physical well-being of vulnerable members of the San Diego Jewish community. 

kindnessG'MACH and Kindness Initiative urgently need community support.  

Providing respectful, confidential, and supportive services, to help individuals in need find a path forward.

Adopt-a-Kindness Family Program

Inspired by Jewish values, we work to strengthen lives, through compassionate support.

Kindness Initiative believes no Jewish household in San Diego County should face life’s challenges alone. Through our wrap-around services, Kindness Initiative team seeks to alleviate the pressures and complexity of financial insecurity, by assisting Members to access the resources they need to achieve self-sufficiency.

Adopt-A-Kindness Family (AKF) allows you or your organization to make a substantial difference in the life of a specific, local Jewish individual or household, through a monthly contribution of $360, per Member. One hundred percent of this gift goes directly to the family each month, and you receive a tax deduction for supporting them through Kindness Initiative.

The monthly funds can be life-transforming for Kindness Initiative Member that is struggling with impossible financial choices: paying for food or medicine; rent or utilities, transportation or child care. For Kindness Initiative Members who have lost jobs, become ill, face mounting financial challenges, or are on the brink of homelessness, AKF funds make a significant difference in preventing displacement, and the downward spiral of ever more difficult circumstances.

You can help San Diego families to mitigate these hardships, by committing to a 12-month recurring donation. 

Thank you for your generosity!  If you have questions or need additional information, contact Donate@KindnessSD.org