Nov 20, 2025 | Community Partners, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Adam Smith, Senior Director of Innovation and Community Engagement at JFS (left) and Brett Lubarsky, Director of Jewish Communal Life at CJP (right) lead students in exploring how their spheres of influence can spark meaningful leadership and change. More than 40...
Nov 20, 2025 | Business, Family Assistance Network, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
Dear JFS Community, As many of us prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family, all of us at JFS are reflecting with deep gratitude on the generosity and compassion of our community. Your quick and heartfelt response to support JFS clients affected by the...
Nov 18, 2025 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
JFS of Metrowest is proud to be highlighted in the November edition of the Framingham Public Schools (FPS) Family Support Coordinator Updates newsletter. For more than twenty years, JFS has partnered with FPS to provide supplemental support to families with young...
Nov 10, 2025 | Featured, JFS of Metrowest, Veterans, We are JFS!
Dear JFS Friends, Supporters, and Fellow Veterans, This weekend I had the honor of meeting 102 year-old Larry Hunewill, a Navy veteran of World War II. He served in the battle of Iwo Jima, supporting the US Marine assault force. He was very inspirational and reminded...
Nov 5, 2025 | Community Partners, Elder Care Management, Featured, Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
Left: Geriatric Care Manager and Senior Fitness Specialist Laila Vehvilainen, MS, MPH, NASM-CPT, CDP, demonstrates how exercise can support strength, balance, and mobility at any age (photo: karenspilka.com/fair2025); Right: Student interns Avi Seri and William...
Nov 1, 2025 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Top left: Volunteers from Yale Appliance and the Yale Appliance Foundation come out in force to help ensure young students have the winter footwear they need to stay warm, safe, and active. Bottom right: JFS Youth Board Member Talia Frieze helps a youngster find the...
