JFS Elder Care- In Case You Missed It
It's normal to feel overwhelmed when trying to take care of an older loved one. Older adults are at higher risk for social isolation and loneliness due to a number of factors, including physical and cognitive declines, loss of loved ones, and changes in social roles...
Fun Evening Learning About JFS, Knitting, & Beer
Clockwise: Board member Denise Rosenblum plays an arcade basketball game. Past President David Milowe’s daughter Jackie on the brewery tour at Jack’s Abby. Board member Dena Kowaloff gets a knitting lesson from Lisa of Elissa’s Creative Warehouse. JFS CEO, Lino...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, JFS remembers Max Michelson Z’’L; our mentor, friend, teacher, guiding light to so many of us. Max-Holocaust survivor, co-founder of JFS, community leader- provided wisdom and hope. Max inspired each of us to be...
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest Receives $20,000 Grant from Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation
Grant will be used to provide supplemental nutritional assistance to low-income immigrant families and frail older adults. Framingham, Mass., December 1, 2022 – Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Metrowest today announced it received a $20,000 grant awarded by the...
JFS Receives Grant to Help Immigrants and Refugees in Need this Winter
Framingham, MA – January 20, 2023 – Brisk weather, light-decorated homes and scenes of snow-blanketed landscapes are the hallmarks of the winter holiday season. The festivities of the season, however, stand in sharp contrast to the plight of the poor,...
Delivering Warm Wishes from JFS
On Thursday January 19th, fifteen JFS volunteers came to our office in Framingham, to pick up and deliver over 100 “Warm Gifts” for our older adult clients. The warm gifts included gloves, scarves, and throw blankets. Wrapped gifts with handwritten cards came from...