Nov 7, 2024 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
JFS of Metrowest provides emergency support to refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants that have recently arrived to the Metrowest area. Many of these families have traveled from warm, tropical climates and have never experienced a New England winter before. As the...
Nov 6, 2024 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, Patient navigator, We are JFS!
We are thrilled to announce that Jewish Family Service (JFS) has been awarded a discretionary “Make a Difference Dollars” grant from the Cummings Foundation! This generous funding will enable us to further our mission of providing vital services to our community. A...
Oct 29, 2024 | Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Thanks to generous basic needs grant from the City of Framingham and the Framingham Union Aid Association, JFS was able to distribute hundreds of warm, essential seasonal clothing items. Team members Justo Rosario-Lebrón and Operations Manager Sobely Katzman assisted...
Oct 28, 2024 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
For families with limited income, managing the increased financial demands of the cold weather seasons can be a struggle. To help ease the burden and ensure that young students are equipped to safely enjoy being outdoors, particularly during school recess where...
Oct 23, 2024 | Community Partners, Family Assistance Network, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
At 62, Samantha was at a crossroads when she came to Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS) last November. She was unemployed, not receiving unemployment benefits, and struggling to pay rent. Her situation was made even more dire by her inability to pay her Verizon...
Oct 22, 2024 | Community Partners, Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
JFS was once again proud to participate in Senate President Karen Spilka’s annual 55+ fall health and wellness fair at Keefe Regional Technical School in Framingham. This fair has taken place each year for over a decade and offers resources, workshops, and...
