Chabad Care — help when you need it | Chabad of Silicon Valley

Chabad Care

If somebody is in hospital, on their own, or short of food, this is the page. One number, and a person answers it.

Call 408-910-2034 or email Info@chabadalmaden.com. The line is answered around the clock through the week. On Shabbat and festivals the phone is not usually picked up and email is not read — but if it is a genuine emergency, ring anyway. That is what the number is for.

Call 408-910-2034 Offer to help Shiva: help for a mourning house Somebody has died

What happens when you ask

You call, write, or use the “Ask for help” form. Only the office sees the form.
Somebody calls you back. You do not have to explain yourself first.
Together you work out what is needed: a visit, a lift, meals, medication, or somebody to talk to.

Helpful to have ready, but not required: your name, a phone number, where you are, and what is hardest right now.

Emergency support

Chabad provides emergency services such as food, clothing, shelter, and medication for individuals and families, regardless of race, religion, or creed — by phone, by email, or in person at our address.

Loaves of Love

Every community has people struggling to have their needs met. Ours is no different. Join Chabad’s Community Involvement Program — Loaves of Love — where together we shape, bake, and deliver fresh challahs to seniors and neighbors in need. It’s a chance to express your creativity, have fun, and deliver some joy.

Baking, delivering, visiting, driving — all the ways people help.

Never Alone

Chabad Care has an extension of volunteers who visit and care for seniors weekly in San Jose — from completing tasks to simply visiting for tea. As well as visiting seniors, Chabad Care also provides programs for those who are incarcerated and don’t have family or friends to visit them.

Counseling

Life includes many types of pressure, strain, and difficult experiences. Chabad helps individuals and families live through their ups and downs in the most positive way. Rabbi and Rebbetzin Weinfeld are available to counsel you through a crisis, personal issues, relationships, and religious issues. If further guidance is needed, we know just whom to get you to.

Ask for help

Meals, a ride, a visit or something else. Only the office sees this, and we will call you.

Get in touch

Call or email if it’s urgent. Otherwise, tell us here what’s going on — whether you need help or want to volunteer — and we’ll be in touch.

Questions people ask

Is this only for Jewish people?

No. Emergency services such as food, clothing, shelter and medication are for individuals and families regardless of race, religion or creed.

Who sees my request?

The “Ask for help” form goes only to the office, who triage it privately and call you. If you would rather not write anything down, call.

What if it is Shabbat?

The phone is not usually picked up and email is not read on Shabbat and festivals. If it is a genuine emergency, ring anyway. That is what the number is for.

Can I talk to somebody about something personal?

Yes. Rabbi and Rebbetzin Weinfeld are available to counsel you through a crisis, personal issues and relationships.

Can I help instead?

Yes. Baking, delivering, visiting and driving are all needed. See the volunteer page.

Volunteer

5580 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118