Mar 2, 2021 | Family Assistance Network, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Even as 2021 brought the promise of a vaccine and an end to the pandemic, many families continued to struggle with the health and financial impacts of the last year. For some who had managed to stay healthy and maintain their jobs, a sudden onslaught of the virus was...
Mar 1, 2021 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
Part 3 – Population Focus: Supporting the Jewish community During COVID-19 An Interview with Lino Covarrubias on the Impact of COVID-19, conducted by Deb Merkin, JFS Board Member and CEO/Founder of GiftCard Partners: “You mentioned that one of JFS’ core mission areas...
Feb 22, 2021 | Business, Community Partners, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Pathways to College, Resettlement, Veterans, We are JFS!
JFS CEO Lino Covarrubias, with Daniel’s Table Founder David Blais, coordinate with the USDA to provide thousands of LBS of produce via the Farmer to Family program to Metrowest community members in need JFS is proud to acknowledge collaborative relationships with over...
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...
