Jul 11, 2022 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Family Assistance Network, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
In times such as these, it is reassuring to know that there are communities such as Temple Beth Am that will go above and beyond for others! JFS especially thanks Susan Siegel, for coordinating this project, as well as the entire temple community for this Tikkun Olam!...
May 12, 2022 | All Videos, Business, Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Community Programs, Elder Care Management, Family Assistance Network, Featured, Healthy Aging, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Seize the Dream, We are JFS!
To our award recipients, volunteers, all those who attended tonight’s gala and all who generously support JFS of Metrowest’s efforts to Accelerate Social, Academic and Health Equity in our community, THANK YOU!!! Scroll down to view this...
Apr 18, 2022 | Community Programs, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Patient navigator, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Thank you to the over 300 volunteers a year who help JFS of Metrowest accelerate social, academic, and health equity. You are our heroes! You accompany older adults to medical appointments. You provide a warm welcome to refugees. You check in on the safety and...
Mar 11, 2022 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to College, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Two Framingham schools are in the early stages of a new pilot program that engages older adults to tutor children who need help with reading. (Photo Credit: Matt Roth) MetroWest Daily News reports that The McCarthy and Stapleton elementary schools have begun a new...
Feb 18, 2022 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
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...
Feb 15, 2022 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Featured, Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
On Monday, JFS of Metrowest’s Healthy Aging Initiative and NORC Program joined the Hastings House residents for their weekly Wii Bowling match. Residents met in the Hastings House’s community room, greeting each other with smiles, snacks, and playful...
