Dec 21, 2022 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
If you live outside of the metro Boston area, you know that working, shopping, getting to appointments, and managing the demands of life can be very difficult if you don’t have a vehicle. For one client, an individual from Afghanistan who JFS helped resettle in...
Jun 14, 2022 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest
Since 1979, newly arrived refugees, asylees, and their families have received assistance from JFS. JFS and its partners help New Americans achieve self-sufficiency and adjust to life in their new country, including the resettlement of 13 Afghan evacuee families (47...
May 2, 2022 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Last month, Jordan, a 13-year-old from Newton, donated thousands of dollars of gift cards to JFS’s resettlement projects. In preparation for his Bar Mitzvah at Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, Jordan organized a gift card drive to support Afghan Evacuees and...
Mar 28, 2022 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Families from St. Bridget Parish Faith Formation organized a diaper drive to help our recently arrived Afghan families with newborns. In addition to collecting diapers and wipes, they put together baskets with baby-care items and generous gift bags for new moms. As...
Mar 28, 2022 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
UCC Congregational of Boxborough and Congregation Beth Elohim of Acton are collaborating to resettle an Afghan family of six. Declaring “Na’aseh v’Nishma,” they said yes to helping the family before hearing all that the family would need. UCC Boxborough published an...
