Volunteers of all ages come together at the Morse Institute Library in Natick to pack backpacks with school supplies, helping local children start the school year prepared and ready to learn (photos: Axie Breen)
For the 15th consecutive year, JFS of Metrowest brought our community together to help local children start the school year prepared and ready to learn. This year, more than 150 volunteers came together across three Build-A-Backpack events to pack 300 backpacks for children in need.
The events were held at The Rashi School, the Morse Institute Library in Natick, and Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland. Beyond providing essential school supplies, the events bring families and community members together in a spirit of generosity and support.
At Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland, children and adults join forces to fill colorful backpacks with school essentials, turning a day of service into a meaningful show of support for local students (photos: Sheldon Golder)
The backpacks are distributed through the JFS/FPS Resource Room, which supports the academic, social, and basic needs of immigrant and low-income children in Framingham. Families can also access seasonal clothing, footwear, and personal care items, helping them stretch limited resources for other essentials like rent, food, and medical care.
Since the program began, JFS has donated more than 5,000 backpacks to students at Framingham Public Schools and other children in need throughout the Metrowest community.
Students from The Rashi School work together to pack backpacks with essential school supplies, helping local children start the school year prepared and ready to learn (photo: Uri Kaufman)
We are deeply grateful to our hosts, The Rashi School, Morse Institute Library, and Temple Shir Tikva, as well as the hundreds of volunteers, donors, community partners, and Board Members who made this year’s events possible including;
Axie Breen (volunteer photographer)
Rabbi Danny Burkeman (former Board Member)
Alice Finn
Sheldon Golder (volunteer photographer)
Carol Hengerle
George Hengerle
Allison Kates (former Board President)
Carla Loarte
Judi Locke
Jacqui Milowe
Ellen Pieper
Rachel Seliber
Leslie Singer
Andrea Sussman
Ian Tubbs
Aidan Volk
Together, we continue to show what our community can accomplish when we come together to support local children and families.
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