Feb 28, 2024 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
JFS recently attended an event hosted by the co-chairs of the Framingham Interfaith Community Association (FICA), Rev. Debbie Clark of Edwards Church and Open Spirit and Rabbi Allison Porier of Temple Beth Sholom. The event had two parts: a presentation from...
Feb 22, 2024 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
During Framingham State University’s Spring 2024 semester, Child and Family Studies majors in the Community-based Education course have been volunteering their time to Haitian families JFS has been resettling. These students have been coming once a week to play...
Feb 20, 2024 | Community Partners, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Ilene Perlman was the guest speaker at the JFS-Rashi Learning & Leadership Council earlier this month. Ilene is a photographer who travels the world to tell the stories of Jewish community members from all different backgrounds and ethnicities. She travels to...
Feb 19, 2024 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
CJP recently hosted a collaborative event with JFS, Repair the World, and JALSA. 110 young professionals were in attendance. The event was set up as a round robin where JFS, JALSA and Repair the World had a table and an activity. Repair the World hosted trivia of...
Feb 15, 2024 | Community Partners, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Earlier this month JFS Board Engagement Stephanie Elkind, Jodi Bring and Jeffrey Swartz in partnership with Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland hosted Lyana Rotstein, an Israeli tour guide to speak about the current state of Israel. Stephanie Elkind traveled to Israel...
Feb 7, 2024 | Community Partners, Elder Care Management, Featured, Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Upcoming Events, We are JFS!
Join us at Concord Park Senior Living on Friday, February 23rd at 9:30am! Malka Young, LICSW, Director of the Allies in Aging JFS Elder Care Solutions program will be a guest speaker. Malka will be speaking about how GCM can help businesses and what kind of issues...
