Dec 19, 2019 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Immigrant and Resettlement, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Earlier this week, just in time for the winter holiday break, the JFS Children’s Clothing Closet distributed a total of 65 pre-ordered clothing packages to students at the Woodrow Wilson and Brophy Elementary Schools in Framingham, our largest distribution to date!...
Dec 17, 2019 | Business, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Dear JFS Supporters and Community Members: This is your Jewish Family Service of Metrowest 2019 Report to the Community. We are a powerful collective, marshaling professional talent and purposeful volunteerism, combined with philanthropy. Please read the President and...
Dec 12, 2019 | Education Equity Initiative, PAGES/RAG, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Earlier this week, JFS of Metrowest, in close partnership with Framingham Public Schools, Woodrow Wilson PTO and Daniel’s Table, hosted the first ever Homework Dinner and Academic Support Night at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School! JFS invited students, families,...
Dec 10, 2019 | Family Assistance Network, Jewish Community, We are JFS!
Ronna and Scott Cohen, with JFS staff Diana O’Brien and Lino Covarrubias It is with abundant gratitude that JFS thanks Ronna and Scott Cohen for their generous gift of food cards to the Lucy and Joe’s Food Pantry which provides emergency assistance to people in...
Dec 9, 2019 | Community Programs, Elder Care Management, Healthy Aging, Lunch & Learn, Older Adults, Patient navigator, Warm Connectors, We are JFS!
“A healthful diet can boost overall brain health, cognitive function, delay the onset of dementia symptoms, reduce strokes, heart attacks and deaths due to heart disease” Our award-winning Brain Healthy Cooking Program, which is largely based on the popular and well...