Jan 27, 2021 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
The expectant and new mothers participating in the Womb to 5 program will soon be receiving kitchen supplies and hand-made children’s hats thanks to teens from Temple Beth Torah in Holliston and the Metrowest Chapter of Hadassah Sisters! The teens from Temple Beth...
Jan 21, 2021 | Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Patient navigator, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Michael Matatia JFS Volunteer since November 2019 Languages: English, “light high school French barely used except when I venture to Quebec”, and reads Hebrew Why do you believe the work you are doing at JFS is important? “JFS is an...
Jan 4, 2021 | Community Partners, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
As part of the CJP Women’s Philanthropy’s Mitzvah Monday Project, JFS recently received 50 warm fleece blankets, many donated by families from The Rashi School, to be distributed to isolated older adults so they can visit with family and friends in outdoor...
Jan 4, 2021 | Community Partners, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
It is with abundant gratitude that we thank our collaborative partner, the Holiday Dreams Foundation, led by founders and current JFS board member Jonathan Gerber and former JFS board member Leslie Gerber, for working with JFS to provide holidays gifts to client...
Jan 4, 2021 | Community Partners, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, We are JFS!
Coordinated by JFS Board Vice President Allison Kates and Rabbi Danny Burkeman, families of Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland came together and donated toys, gift cards, and other goodies to JFS client families who otherwise would have gone without this holiday season....
Dec 11, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Since the start of the pandemic, cognizant of their vulnerability to the health risks associated with COVID-19, JFS has worked tirelessly to ensure that isolated older adults and others from the Jewish and broader community have the basic essentials they need, such as...
