Feb 1, 2021 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Thank you to our collaborative partners at the Metrowest Women’s Fund for hosting a girl’s clothing drive to support the JFS Children’s Clothing Closet and our client’s families! Their efforts resulted in the collection of over 650 new and...
Jan 27, 2021 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
The expectant and new mothers participating in the Womb to 5 program will soon be receiving kitchen supplies and hand-made children’s hats thanks to teens from Temple Beth Torah in Holliston and the Metrowest Chapter of Hadassah Sisters! The teens from Temple Beth...
Jan 20, 2021 | Community Partners, Featured, Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
JFS volunteers have risen to the challenges brought on by the pandemic and continue to have meaningful impact in our community. Pivoting from school-based programming to basic needs distributions and from in-class mentoring to virtual sessions, volunteers are ensuring...
Jan 4, 2021 | Community Partners, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
As part of the CJP Women’s Philanthropy’s Mitzvah Monday Project, JFS recently received 50 warm fleece blankets, many donated by families from The Rashi School, to be distributed to isolated older adults so they can visit with family and friends in outdoor...
Jan 4, 2021 | Community Partners, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
It is with abundant gratitude that we thank our collaborative partner, the Holiday Dreams Foundation, led by founders and current JFS board member Jonathan Gerber and former JFS board member Leslie Gerber, for working with JFS to provide holidays gifts to client...
Jan 4, 2021 | Community Partners, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, We are JFS!
Coordinated by JFS Board Vice President Allison Kates and Rabbi Danny Burkeman, families of Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland came together and donated toys, gift cards, and other goodies to JFS client families who otherwise would have gone without this holiday season....
