Dec 31, 2024 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
JFS of Metrowest is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a generous $5,000 donation from Needham Bank to help support its Refugee Rental Subsidy Program. This funding will provide critically needed rental subsidies for low-income refugee families in Needham,...
Dec 23, 2024 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE FAMILIES In light of anticipated changes in political leadership and a decline in critical services for our community’s most vulnerable families, we must act now. We are developing rapid-response initiatives, defining urgent...
Nov 18, 2024 | Business, Community Partners, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
JFS is pleased to announce that member of the Immigrant Services team, Oksana Andreieva, has completed the 2024 Emerging Leaders Academy program of the Community Foundation for MetroWest! This 8 session series “provides a substantial and accessible introduction...
Nov 7, 2024 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
JFS of Metrowest provides emergency support to refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants that have recently arrived to the Metrowest area. Many of these families have traveled from warm, tropical climates and have never experienced a New England winter before. As the...
Sep 25, 2024 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
JFS is proud to announce that JFS Board Member Shirley Nigri Farber has been recognized by Amplify LatinX in their 2024 ALX100 list as one of the top Latine leaders in Massachusetts! To identify these exceptional leaders, Amplify LatinX reached out to...
Sep 17, 2024 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Name: Esam Alnajjar With JFS since: September 2024 Title: Student Intern, UMass Boston majoring in Human Services From: Damascus Syria Speaks: Arabic and English My hobbies are, traveling and discovering new places, puzzles, soccer, hiking mountains and...
