Jul 14, 2021 | Community Programs, Elder Care Management, Healthy Aging, Older Adults, Patient navigator, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
The JFS Patient Navigator team continues to help our clients access health care while taking into account Coronavirus restrictions and safety measures. With creative precautions that prioritize the safety of our volunteers and clients above all else, the JFS Patient...
Jun 28, 2021 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Framingham Pubic Schools (FPS) has recognized and awarded JFS for its community-based relief efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. JFS is being honored for the agency’s commitment to serving Framingham’s most vulnerable families by providing ongoing food...
Jun 14, 2021 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Community Partners, Community Programs, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, We are JFS!
In Collaboration with Daniel’s Table, JFS is currently doing a feasibility study of community needs and funding requirements to establish a community market in one of Massachusetts’ largest food deserts. To partner with JFS in addressing food insecurity in our...
Jun 14, 2021 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Community Partners, Community Programs, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, We are JFS!
In collaboration with the Fish Family Foundation, JFS is pleased to announce the launch of the JFS Mobile Office Van (MOV) pilot program. As a consequence of COVID-19 and to ensure availability of JFS services to the immigrant community outside of normal working...
Jun 9, 2021 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, We are JFS!
Framingham Public Schools (FPS) partners with JFS of Metrowest, United Way of Tri-County, 1854 Cycling, Crimson Bikes, and Breakstone, White & Gluck’s Project KidSafe to provide students with bicycles and helmets to get to and from school. FPS staff found...
Jun 8, 2021 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, We are JFS!
Benny is a 5th-grade student at Wilson Elementary School who participated in JFS’s virtual afterschool mentoring program. The program kicked off this past fall, seeking to support students through the many barriers to learning that rose as a result of the Covid-19...