Oct 25, 2023 | Community Partners, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
October 2023 started the second session of the JFS/ Rashi Learning & Leadership Council. The JFS-Rashi Learning and Leadership Council consists of middle school students from The Rashi School. Students were selected to serve on the council for one year with...
Oct 24, 2023 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
For the second year in a row Yale Appliance Company and The Yale Foundation in collaboration with JFS hosted a winter boot event at Harmony Grove Elementary School in Framingham. This event supports students of all ages attending Framingham Public Schools. Due...
Oct 24, 2023 | Immigrant and Resettlement
Current mission: Welcoming Displaced Israeli Families to the Metrowest Community In the tight-knit Needham community, three friends – Amanda Wallack, Elyse Pine, and Melissa Blum – united to launch “Mitzvah Metrowest.” Moved by the ongoing needs in...
Oct 20, 2023 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
The Framingham community gathered together at Farm Pond Park recently to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This day celebrates the languages, music, contributions, and resilience of the Native People. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is not yet a federal...
Oct 18, 2023 | Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
JFS of Metrowest, in collaboration with the City of Framingham Office of Community Development and with the Framingham Council on Aging – Callahan Center has launched the Framingham Senior Home-Share pilot program. This innovative program connects older...
