Jun 3, 2025 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
JFS was honored to sponsor this year’s Giving the Glam program, helping ensure a joyful and memorable prom experience for Framingham high school seniors. Giving the Glam is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2014 by philanthropist...
May 19, 2025 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
It was only through the support of a dedicated network of donors, volunteers, and community partners that JFS has successfully resettled 130 Haitian asylum seekers in the Metrowest and Greater Boston areas. Make a donation today to support this life-changing work — or...
May 19, 2025 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Elder Care Management, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
May is Jewish American Heritage Month, and we asked Malka Young, LICSW, Director of Allies in Aging, JFS Elder Care Solutions to reflect on how her Jewish American heritage influences her work as a Geriatric Care Manager. Growing Older Thinking of Jewish...
May 14, 2025 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
CEO Lino Covarrubias accepts the Nancy King Award on behalf of JFS of Metrowest, also pictured (left to right) Director of Volunteer Services IJ Anyanwu, Director of Homecare Mayra Tardiff, Manager of Homecare Training Dámaris Medina-Hernández, Manager of Operations...
Apr 29, 2025 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Since 1979, JFS has been assisting refugees fleeing violence and persecution — families desperate for safety, and parents determined to build a better future for their children. In 2016, with more than 5 million Syrians displaced by a devastating civil war, JFS...
Apr 24, 2025 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Dear JFS Supporters, Volunteers and Community Members, As many of you know, I am a first-generation Mexican American, born in Southern California, where I grew up in an agricultural region working in the fields alongside my parents doing seasonal farm work. I later...