San Diego Rescue Mission — Website Improvement. A redesigned site that helps residents in crisis find the right service fast, shows donors exactly what their gift provides, and gives volunteers a clear view of open opportunities. Status: In Planning. Team: Aarav Nadar (Scrum Master), Ryden Bercovitch (Technologist/Developer).

The Problem
Who they serve

San Diego Rescue Mission has served the city's homeless and food-insecure community since 1955 — emergency shelter, a residential program, a children's resource center, and hunger relief.

Live Site
What's wrong today

The current site buries the services people actually need under walls of static text, which makes it hardest to use for the people who need it most: someone in crisis.

Get Help Now

Key Features

Five Changes
Filterable Get Help Now

Residents filter available services by need and location instead of reading one long static list — filter by need (shelter, meals, resources) and by location.

Donation Impact Calculator

Donors see exactly what any dollar amount provides, for one-time or monthly gifts.

Filterable Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers filter by availability and see live spots remaining per slot.

Site-Wide Search

Any program page is reachable by typing its name into a header search box.

Accessibility & Mobile Audit

Every page checked for alt text, contrast, and correct rendering on a 375px mobile screen.

Impact

Change What it does for the user
Filterable Get Help Now Cuts the time it takes someone in crisis to find the right service
Donation Impact Calculator Shows donors the concrete outcome of their gift
Volunteer slot filtering Gives volunteers real-time visibility into open slots
Site-wide search Makes every program reachable without navigating the full menu
Accessibility & mobile audit Ensures the site works on any device, not just desktop

Scope

What We Are and Aren't Building
What We Built

A redesign of the Get Help Now, Ways to Give, and Volunteer pages, plus site-wide search, so each user group can find what they need in a few clicks.

Out of Scope

We are not rebuilding pages that already work. The redesign is limited to the three pages above plus search.

Why It Matters

The people least able to fight a confusing website are the ones this site exists to serve.

Team

Person Role What they do
Aarav Nadar Scrum Master Coordinates the team’s workflow and keeps the project scoped and on track
Ryden Bercovitch Technologist/Developer Builds the filterable pages, search, and donation calculator
San Diego Rescue Mission Buttons Grids