Apr 25, 2024 | Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
With one simple step, Massachusetts can save hundreds of families from homelessness, protect children from unimaginable trauma and cut the number of people who need space in our overcrowded shelters. It is time we provided poor families and individuals facing eviction...
Apr 22, 2024 | Business, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
One of our main tenets at JFS is Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World). Never has our Earth been in more need of physical repair than with the current major global warming and climate change we are experiencing. We must act now. This imperative was the driving...
Apr 19, 2024 | Community Partners, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Together, with the help of over 150 volunteers and staff, JFS of Metrowest coordinated the delivery of over 3,000 Kosher meals for Passover to families and older adults throughout Metrowest, Boston and North and South Shore communities. Many thanks to our...
Apr 19, 2024 | Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Congratulations to all of the 2024 Boston Marathon Runners! Cynthia Fraine, John Schultz, and Jerome Rubin ran the 2024 Boston Marathon to support JFS of MetroWest! JFS had the pleasure of having water stops in Framingham at Mile 6 and at Debbie Gottbetter’s...
Apr 19, 2024 | Business, Children's Clothing Closet, Community Programs, Compelling Story, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Cathy Boskey, a Framingham resident who often volunteered at the local food pantry, met JFS Director of Philanthropy Jayne Lampert at a recent food distribution event. She expressed interest in volunteering with JFS, and shortly after started volunteering her time at...
Apr 16, 2024 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Launched in 2023, The JFS Center for Social Innovation provides an open and creative space where local non-profit organizations may convene to brainstorm and develop new and cutting-edge approaches to the many social challenges in the community. To assist young...