Meet the New JFS Staff! — Alma Cothias
Alma Cothias Director of Immigrant Services From Albania; Speak Albanian, English, Italian, and Spanish Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, University of Massachusetts Boston; Juris Doctorate, Massachusetts School of Law Andover; Master’s in Business...
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CJP Develops Mental Health Access Website in Response to Spike in Psychiatric and Mental Health Emergencies
A growing concern across the health care community, in part exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been a spike in psychiatric and mental health emergencies that have led to increased hospitalizations, suffering and instances of homelessness. In an effort to...
An Interview with Community Leader Robin Welch – the Importance of Genocide and Anti-hate Education in Schools and the Imperative to ACT
In December, Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation to mandate lessons on the Holocaust and other mass atrocities. The bill, passed by a 157-2 House vote, comes as incidences of hate and antisemitism are increasing across the country, including several incidents...
Latest Updates on the Afghan Evacuee Resettlement Project
Thank you for your interest in helping to resettle Afghan evacuees! The commandment to care for the stranger is mentioned more times than any other commandment in the Torah. To date, JFS has welcomed 13 Afghan evacuee families (47 individuals) to the Greater Boston...