Jan 23, 2023 | Business, Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Framingham, MA – January 20, 2023 – Brisk weather, light-decorated homes and scenes of snow-blanketed landscapes are the hallmarks of the winter holiday season. The festivities of the season, however, stand in sharp contrast to the plight of the poor,...
Jan 20, 2023 | Family Assistance Network, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
On Thursday January 19th, fifteen JFS volunteers came to our office in Framingham, to pick up and deliver over 100 “Warm Gifts” for our older adult clients. The warm gifts included gloves, scarves, and throw blankets. Wrapped gifts with handwritten cards came from...
Jan 11, 2023 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Making veggie lasagnas and banana bread for the Lucy and Joe Press Food Pantry and signing up to become an Active Bystander are just a few ways you can live into the example of activism set by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this holiday weekend. Click the video...
Dec 27, 2022 | Business, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
To our JFS community: We are proud to share the below JFS Report to the Community for 2022 and delighted to let you know that, thanks to a generous donor, your end of year gift will be matched up to $50,000 providing double the impact for our JFS clients. Please click...
Dec 21, 2022 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
If you live outside of the metro Boston area, you know that working, shopping, getting to appointments, and managing the demands of life can be very difficult if you don’t have a vehicle. For one client, an individual from Afghanistan who JFS helped resettle in...
Dec 20, 2022 | Community Partners, Family Assistance Network, Featured, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
This month to celebrate the holiday season and bring cheer to clients in need, Board Member Michelle Bearak hosted over 20 friends and family members for an evening of wrapping and giving. Guests brought new hats, gloves and throw blankets that were wrapped as gifts...