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...
Mar 9, 2022 | Elder Care Management, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Social Work Month in March is a time to celebrate the great profession of social work. The theme for Social Work Month 2022 is The Time is Right for Social Work. During Social Work Month take time to learn more about the many positive contributions of the profession,...
Feb 25, 2022 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Thank you for your interest in helping the people of Ukraine as they suffer the trauma and devastation of war. In 2022, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would accept 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. Through our partnerships with JFS of...
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 18, 2022 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
In December, Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation to mandate lessons on the Holocaust and other mass atrocities. The bill, passed by a 157-2 House vote, comes as incidences of hate and antisemitism are increasing across the country, including several incidents...
Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, JFS of Metrowest, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Discussing the intricacies of the pandemic with children can be hard. We at JFS of Metrowest are trying to change that. JFS has made Lily the Llama, a children’s book on vaccines written by JFS volunteer Emma Rashes, accessible in English, Spanish, and Portuguese with...
