Welcoming the Stranger: JFS and Community Partners Bring Hope to Refugees – Changing Lives Together

May 16, 2025 | All Videos, Business, Community Partners, Compelling Story, Immigrant and Resettlement, Immigrant Videos, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Resettlement Videos, Seize the Dream, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!

When families are forced to flee their home countries because of war, violence, or persecution, starting over in a new land can be overwhelming. Since 1979, JFS has been a lifeline for newly arrived refugees, asylees, and their families — helping them build new lives...

JFS Home-Share: Innovative Housing Solution That Connects Older Adults & Prevents Homelessness

May 15, 2025 | All Videos, Business, Community Partners, Compelling Story, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Older Adults Videos, Seize the Dream, We are JFS!

As affordable housing options shrink, JFS is taking action with an innovative solution: the JFS Home-Share Program. This unique initiative connects older adults—who have extra space in their homes—with individuals facing housing insecurity. Through a mutually...

JFS Fosters Innovative Partnerships for Brighter Tomorrows

May 17, 2024 | All Videos, Business, Children's Clothing Closet, Children's Clothing Closet Videos, Community Partners, Compelling Story, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Older Adults Videos, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Patient navigator, Seize the Dream, We are JFS!

As a community-based nonprofit human services agency, JFS supports the health, safety and wellbeing of our neighbors in need with services that are focused on addressing the social determinates of health – the factors that influence the health of an individual...

JFS Addresses the Housing Crisis – Collaborative Housing Solutions that Build Thriving Communities

May 16, 2023 | All Videos, Community Partners, Compelling Story, Immigrant and Resettlement, Immigrant Videos, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, New American Videos, Resettlement, Resettlement Videos, Seize the Dream, Volunteer Opportunities, Volunteer Videos, We are JFS!

Since its inception, JFS of Metrowest in Framingham has been working with refugees, asylees and others fleeing violence in their home countries to help them build a new life in the Metrowest Greater Boston region of Massachusetts. Over the last year, with the...

JFS and CJP Fight Homelessness in the Jewish Community

May 16, 2023 | All Videos, Community Partners, Compelling Story, Family Assistance Network, Family Assistance Network Video, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Older Adults Videos, Seize the Dream, Volunteer Opportunities, Volunteer Videos, We are JFS!

The shortage of affordable housing is increasing and in the last year, JFS of Metrowest has received more calls than ever before from individuals and families who are on the verge of losing their homes or are homeless. In partnership with CJP, JFS is responding to the...