Nov 3, 2020 | Business, Community Programs, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
As reported in the Framingham SOURCE, JFS is proud to announce that JFS CEO Lino Covarrubias has been awarded the Massachusetts Latinx Trailblazers Award by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus (MBLLC). Nominated by Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis of...
Nov 2, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, We are JFS!
Many thanks to both the Rashi School and the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Wayland for donating children’s books to JFS! In a recent book drive, the Rashi School collected more than a truckload of approximately 1,500 books to be donated to children in...
Oct 30, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, We are JFS!
Dear JFS Friends, As we prepare for one of the most important Presidential elections in modern history, I want to share the following story to inspire everyone to GET OUT THE VOTE. As Elie Wiesel of blessed memory so well stated: “We must take sides. Neutrality...
Oct 30, 2020 | Community Partners, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, LGBTQ+, Older Adults, We are JFS!
In partnership with Temple Israel (TI) of Natick, JFS helped to sponsor and coordinate a virtual screening of the powerful and award-winning documentary, Gen Silent. Filmed a decade ago, Gen Silent reveals the concerns, challenges, and triumphs of several LGBT elders...
Oct 14, 2020 | Family Assistance Network, Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Meet the JFS Family Assistance & Healthy Aging Team! Case managers in the JFS Family Assistance Network (a partner program of CJP’s Anti-Poverty Initiative) provide case management, emergency financial assistance, information and referral and employment support...