Aug 22, 2023 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Dear JFS Friends, Supporters, and Collaborative Partners, Thank you to all who so quickly and generously responded to the requests for donations to support JFS’ work with the newly arrived families from Haiti who were recently relocated to Framingham. Over the...
Jul 31, 2023 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities
UPDATED 8/23/2023: Please see our most recent eNewletter with up to date info. Our community has now grown from helping 12 to 52 families and numbers are growing....
Jul 28, 2023 | Business, Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
One component of JFS’ work within the Immigrant Services program is the collection and distribution of children’s clothing through the Framingham Public Schools’ Resource Room. When needs arise, JFS also works with volunteer groups and donors to collect...
May 23, 2023 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, 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, who immigrated into the United States at the...
May 16, 2023 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Recently JFS of Metrowest along with many other partners such as Bright Horizons, Alight, The Shapiro Foundation, Miles 4 Migrants, Talent Beyond Boundaries, and Social Finance have come together for The Job Sponsorship Pathway program. This program builds on the...
May 16, 2023 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Fuller Middle School Students read a book during this school year, where they learned about what it is like for immigrants and refugees to come to the United States. The middle school students were tasked with creating questions to ask three wonderful guest speakers....