Bay Area
Repair the World Bay Area mobilizes Jewish young adults to serve, addressing pressing needs in our city through volunteering and Jewish learning, primarily focusing on food justice and housing justice. Our programs include weekly Souper Saucers and Chicken Soupers partnerships, local gardening days, and supporting food distribution and kit packing efforts with mutual aid partners across the Bay Area.
Volunteers from Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco sort donations at Jewish Family and Children’s Services’ food pantry.
A Service Corps Member cares for plants at Urban Adamah’s West Berkeley urban farm.
Volunteers paint tiny houses at Youth Spirit Artworks’ Empowerment Village for unhoused youth.
A volunteer chops donated potatoes at Foodz Mutual Aid in Oakland.
Upcoming Opportunities
Service & Learning Opportunities
Make a difference in the Bay Area by joining us to serve through a Jewish lens, and supporting organizations making a difference in our community.
Serve With UsStrengthen your service by engaging in pressing issues through dynamic conversation guides grounded in Jewish values of repairing the world, tikkun olam, and justice, tzedek.
Deepen Your LearningExpand your commitment to service in the Bay Area as a part-time service corps member. Learn alongside peers addressing systemic injustices, and directly serve to meet vital community needs.
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Our Team
Lauren Halperin
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City Director, Bay Area
Lauren Halperin
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City Director, Bay Area
Lauren has a strong background in community organizing through her time with the Sunrise Movement, Urban Adamah, Moishe House, and Repair the World. She’s passionate about creating programs that help people connect deeply with their neighbors, their spirituality, and themselves. Her experience with Jewish education, urban farming, and mutual aid has shaped her commitment to making a real impact through collaborative service opportunities.
Celena Ritchey
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Program Associate, Bay Area
Celena Ritchey
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Program Associate, Bay Area
Celena Ritchey (she/her) is a midwesterner at heart and excited to continue her west coast adventures while joining Repair the World in the Bay Area. In 2018 she earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Policy from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks). Her experiences at Ohio State prompted her to do a summer of service with AmeriCorps VISTA following graduation, which then inspired her to serve with Repair the World in their Detroit community as a Fellow in 2018-19. Since completing the Fellowship program, she has worked in the non-profit field in both Program Management and Volunteer Coordination roles. Celena is presently a board member for Women’s Environmental Network (WEN), and enjoys volunteering in local community gardens. If you ever need to find Celena, she recommends you check the thrift stores down Haight Ashbury or hop over to her SF house Instagram page to see where she’s walking.
