Sep 3, 2021 | Community Partners, Elder Care Management, Family Assistance Network, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Photo Credit: Sheldon Golder Together with the help of over 130 volunteers and staff, JFS of Metrowest coordinated the delivery of over 2,200 Kosher meals for Rosh Hashanah to families and older adults throughout Metrowest, Boston, and North and South Shore...
Aug 20, 2021 | Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement
(photo credit: HIAS, Getty Images, Anadolu Agency) Dear Friends of JFS, As many of you are aware, JFS has been involved with refugee resettlement since its founding. JFS is currently the only Jewish agency in Greater Boston that is involved in this noble and sacred...
Aug 19, 2021 | Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, PAGES/RAG, PAGES/RAG Videos, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Discussing the intricacies of the pandemic with children can be difficult. JFS Volunteer and recent Standford University graduate, Emma Rashes, 22, is trying to change that. We are excited to share the release of her new children’s book, Lily the Llama Helps Her...
Aug 5, 2021 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Family Assistance Network, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
On Friday, July 20th, JFS staff members Joanne Kane, Abrielle Salloway, and Zach Blankstein visited Temple Beth Am in Framingham to pick up over 20 bags of donated food and personal care items! JFS of Metrowest wants to thank all the members of Temple Beth Am for...
Jun 8, 2021 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, We are JFS!
Benny is a 5th-grade student at Wilson Elementary School who participated in JFS’s virtual afterschool mentoring program. The program kicked off this past fall, seeking to support students through the many barriers to learning that rose as a result of the Covid-19...
