Oct 24, 2023 | Immigrant and Resettlement
Current mission: Welcoming Displaced Israeli Families to the Metrowest Community In the tight-knit Needham community, three friends – Amanda Wallack, Elyse Pine, and Melissa Blum – united to launch “Mitzvah Metrowest.” Moved by the ongoing needs in...
Oct 10, 2023 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
Tammy Steinman, a past JFS Board Member and her husband Justin Steinman the Chief Marketing Officer at Definitive Healthcare, have been in involved with JFS of Metrowest for many years. For the second year in a row JFS was invited to participate in ‘Definitive...
Oct 3, 2023 | Business, Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Last week JFS Board Member and Blue Cross Blue Shield Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Elana Margolis, along with 18 BCBS employees spent the day with JFS staff helping to pack bags at the JFS Resource Room at Framingham Public Schools. The...
Sep 27, 2023 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. These...
Sep 19, 2023 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
JFS of Metrowest is pleased to announce our return to being at full affiliate status with HIAS. Drawing on Jewish values and history, HIAS provides vital services to refugees and asylum seekers around the world and advocates for their fundamental rights so they can...
Sep 15, 2023 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, New American Services, Resettlement, We are JFS!
In October 2022, when a group of migrants from Venezuela were transported to Martha’s Vineyard, JFS jumped into action and worked with partner organizations to ensure that the newcomers did not become homeless by helping them establish housing and connecting...
