8th Annual Build-A-Backpack Event a Huge Success!
Last week, JFS celebrated our 8th annual Build-A-Backpack event at the Framingham and Wellesley Public Libraries. With an incredible community turnout over the course of two days, we packed over 400 backpacks, surpassing our goal of 350 backpacks! These backpacks were...
JFS Distributes Over 500 Items of Clothing and 50 Bags of Fresh Produce!
In mid-July, while parents were busy picking up their kids from summer camp, JFS held their sixth pop-up clothing distribution event this year in coordination with their 17th Healthy Harvest event at the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham. In less than...
A Debrief from Lucia Panichella, Director of Youth and Immigrant Services, JFS of Metrowest
Earlier this month, I was privileged to be a part of Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP’s) Women in Philanthropy Mission to San Diego. I was joined by CJP staff, a colleague from JCRC and about 20 women from our community who wanted to bear witness to the...
Join Our Team of JFS Patient Navigators – Next Training: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
NEXT TRAINING: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 9:00am-3:00pm Lunch and materials provided Volunteer in your free time and help frail older adults get the medical care and information they need to manage their heath, improve their quality of life and live independently in...
JFS Joins CJP in San Diego to Support Newly-Arrived Immigrant Families
JFS is proud to partner with Combined Jewish Philanthropies in supporting newly-arrived families at the border in San Diego. Good luck to JFS Director of Youth and Immigrant Services Lucia Panichella and the other team members as they embark on this important mission!...
Attend a Lunch and Learn in Natick on August 13th – Staying Safe…Self-Defense Strategies For Older Adults
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE, THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AUGUST 13, 2019: What: Please come join Debi Nau, Certified Self-Defense Instructor, for a 90 minute lunch and discussion to learn strategies and defense techniques to avoid being victimized in unsafe...