Protecting Jewish life
and Jewish way of life

The leading community-based security organization in the United States,
empowering Jewish institutions with training, guidance, and volunteer teams.

From the Community. For the Community.

Community Security Service (CSS) is a national, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to protecting Jewish life. We provide free security training, guidance, and resources that empower Jewish communities to protect themselves.

CSS
Synagogue

Congregants of all denominations receive security education and learn to form professional-grade volunteer security teams at their synagogues, conducting access control, detecting and reporting suspicious activity, and coordinating with law enforcement.

CSS
Events

Young adults deploy to protect Jewish events of every size across major US cities. Requiring qualified applicants to complete one of our most advanced training programs, CSS Events offers meaningful engagement with the Jewish community while providing professional-grade event security coverage.

CSS
Campus

Jewish college students are trained in self-defense (Krav Maga), de-escalation, and security awareness through one of two CSS Campus programs that are delivered in partnership with Hillels and Chabad on Campus, as well as national campus organizations.

CSS
Academy

Experienced CSS members complete immersive, multi-day leadership courses, certifying them to train and lead other volunteers within their own community, ensuring our impact is scalable, sustainable, and owned by local communities around the country.

CSS in the numbers

20,000+

members trained annually

7,000+

volunteers on shift weekly

400+

certified volunteer leaders

750,000+

people protected annually

550+

organizations protected nationally

states with a CSS network

20K+

Active regions nationwide

400+

Trained volunteer leader

5,500+

Active security volunteers

Community members trained to date

750K+

Jews protected by CSS teams last year

550+

Synagogues, campuses, and events protected each week

Celebrate, Gather, and Worship Safely

Train Your Campus

CSS designed unique training programs for community members interested in becoming volunteers. Multiple levels of training, open to all, affiliated and unaffiliated.

Become a CSS volunteer →

Protect Your Event

CSS provides training for congregants and members of Jewish institutions, from one-hour online intro courses to building professionally trained volunteer security teams.

Secure your institution →

Words of Support

What Our Community Says

The CSS has a tested model that enables Jewish community members to serve as the eyes and ears of their community and deter, prevent and mitigate attacks on their institutions. CSS is unique and invaluable, its training is best-in-class, and I am proud to volunteer my time helping them.

Mark J. Sullivan

22nd Director of the United States Secret Service

Our partnership with CSS is about securing the Jewish future by honoring our past. We are united in a continuous commitment to service, standing up for the Jewish community in America across generations. Together, we ensure that the courage and vigilance displayed by our veterans remain alive and active in our streets, synagogues, and communities.

Scott P. Stevens

National Commander, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.

We are grateful to have Community Security Service, with its network of thousands of highly trained volunteers and students, ready and available to keep our community safe.