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Dana Toppel

Dana Toppel is the Chief Operating Officer at Jewish Family Service of San Diego where she provides overall leadership for the impact-driven, multi-service organization with the bold vision of building a stronger, healthier, more resilient, and equitable San Diego. She has more than two decades of experience of service in the non-profit sector. Toppel holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree in social work and business istration from San Diego State University. She is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of California.

Lance l. Steven Craft shares a laugh with fellow Marines at a Thanksgiving celebration at Camp Pendleton on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. (SCNG)

Opinión: Este Día de Acción de Gracias, busquemos una manera de seguir adelante

November 28, 2024 at 11:54 a.m.

En la última década, las grietas en nuestro tejido social se profundizaron

Lance l. Steven Craft shares a laugh with fellow Marines at a Thanksgiving celebration at Camp Pendleton on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. (SCNG)

Opinion: This Thanksgiving, let’s find a way to move forward

November 27, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

The last three weeks have been filled with reflection, as November often brings. But this year feels different. It demands more courage from each of us. The past decade —...

Tijuana , Baja California - May 10: Nicolle Urbina, 20, holds her daughter Marlexy Martinez, 1, who came down with a cold the night before at Espacio Migrante on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Tijuana , Baja California. Urbina, her husband and their two children are from Honduras and have been staying at the shelter for several months while trying to get an appointment to request asylum in the United States by using the CBP One smartphone app. Many s have complained about the application having errors. Title 42 was put in place by the Trump istration in March 2020 based on a public health order that was used to block migrants from entering the United States. The policy is expected to end at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Having mothers stand together in solidarity is needed now more than ever

May 9, 2024 at 7:16 p.m.

Toppel serves as the chief operating officer of Jewish Family Service of San Diego and is the founder of Make Work Work for Moms. She resides in San Diego.Imagine giving...

Dana Toppel at the Vancouver Airport in front of a Mamava pod. The company has a mission to create a healthier society through infrastructure and for breastfeeding.<br/>

Our systems don’t adequately working moms, but we have the power to change that

August 16, 2023 at 12:41 a.m.

Toppel is chief operating officer of Jewish Family Service of San Diego and founder of “Make Work Work for Moms.” She lives in San Diego.“You have to be a boss,...

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I had to learn how to prioritize myself as a mother. Here’s how you can do the same.

May 14, 2023 at 1:44 p.m.

Toppel is a mother, wife, chief operating officer, and the founder and president of Make Work Work for Moms. She lives in San Diego.Moms, have you ever wondered where the...

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Too many children, especially Black kids, are victims of gun violence. This isn’t normal.

April 22, 2023 at 12:11 a.m.

Toppel is a mother, wife, COO, and the founder and president of Make Work Work for Moms. She lives with her family in San Diego.Each day I wake up and...

Suicides among young people are on the rise. How can we stand up to the statistics.

December 31, 2022 at 12:46 a.m.

Toppel is chief operating officer at Jewish Family Service of San Diego, a licensed clinical social worker in California and the founder of Make Work Work for Moms. She lives...

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What does it mean to be American? Here’s what it should mean, even if we’re not quite there

July 1, 2022 at 11:31 p.m.

Toppel is chief operating officer at Jewish Family Service of San Diego and a state-licensed clinical social worker. She lives in San Diego.Every year what it means to be American...

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America – When are we going to show up for working moms?

April 21, 2022 at 7:58 p.m.

Toppel is the chief operating officer at Jewish Family Service of San Diego and the founder of MAKE WORK WORK FOR MOMS. She lives in Del Cerro. “COVID-19 showed us...

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We are all living the lyrics of ‘Surface Pressure,’ the catchy song from Disney’s ‘Encanto’

March 4, 2022 at 3:18 a.m.

Toppel is chief operating officer at Jewish Family Service of San Diego. She is a licensed clinical social worker in California. She lives in Del Cerro.Over the last two years,...

Lisa Cuestas

Lisa Cuestas: aporta a la comunidad desde la direccion general de Casa Familiar

February 12, 2022 at 6:37 p.m.

Lisa Cuestas se identifica como una fronteriza, una persona criada a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. Es una inmigrante de primera generación, la primera de...

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Someone San Diego Should Know: Lisa Cuestas

February 12, 2022 at 10:53 p.m.

Lisa Cuestas identifies as a Fronteriza, a person raised along the United States/Mexico border. She is a first-generation immigrant, the first in her family to go to college, a social...

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Let’s not go back to our broken ways in 2022

December 23, 2021 at 11:12 p.m.

Toppel is chief operating officer of Jewish Family Service of San Diego, and lives in Del Cerro.Maybe it’s time to break the resolutions and practices from our pre-pandemic lives. So...

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Importance of gratitude has been palpable during the COVID-19 pandemic

November 24, 2021 at 1:32 a.m.

Toppel is chief operating officer of Jewish Family Service of San Diego, and lives in Del Cerro. For me, as someone who has worked in the human services field for...

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Miguel Lopez: Trabaja con la San Diego Foundation para dar oportunidades a los grupos con pocos recursos

August 8, 2021 at 4:14 p.m.

Hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos, Miguel López, de 30 años, creció en el barrio de Mt. Hope de San Diego y ha llegado a ocupar un puesto de nivel medio en...

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Someone San Diego Should Know: Miguel Lopez

August 12, 2021 at 7:23 a.m.

Growing up in the Mt. Hope neighborhood of San Diego, the son of Mexican immigrants, Miguel Lopez, 30, has grown into a mid-level role at The San Diego Foundation, where...

FILE - In this June 15, 2018 file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. Amid the pandemic-fueled recession, your job description and responsibilities may have changed. Whether you’ve taken on more tasks after employees were laid off or your household income has taken a hit, there are plenty of reasons to negotiate your salary even in tough times. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

The American Rescue Plan is scheduled to last for one year. Here’s why it’s not enough.

April 2, 2021 at 11:30 p.m.

Before the pandemic, San Diego families were working hard and struggling. According to Census-derived data, approximately 40 percent of children under 12 lived in households making at or below 200...

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Someone San Diego Should Know: Oliva Isaacs

March 30, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.

At only 9 years old, Oliva Isaacs is a shining example of Gandhi’s quote “be the change you wish to see in the world.”For the last three years, Olivia and...