Jun 14, 2019 | Community Programs, Jewish Community, LGBTQ+, Upcoming Events, We are JFS!
Join Stephanie Rohr, JFS Manager of Inclusion Programs, on Friday June 14th at Temple Beth Am in Framingham at 7:15pm where as part of Pride Shabbat she and Emily Rogal will speak on “How Deepening our Relationship with Gender and Sexuality can Enrich our...
May 24, 2019 | Community Programs, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, LGBTQ+, Lunch & Learn, Older Adults, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
What: Please join us for a 60 minute lunch and discussion to learn and talk about people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. We invite anyone who is interested in this subject and we welcome all views. We also encourage people who have friends or...
May 9, 2019 | Business, Community Programs, Featured, Healthy Aging, LGBTQ+, Older Adults, Patient navigator, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
JFS Patient Navigator Staff and Volunteers with Susan Lewis Solomont, Cummings Foundation’s pro bono Director of Volunteers, member of the Sustainabilty Grants Selection Committee Framingham, MA (May 6, 2019) – Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Metrowest is one of...
Apr 18, 2019 | Community Programs, Elder Care Management, Healthy Aging, LGBTQ+, Older Adults, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
With support from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation Momentum Fund, the JFS Patient Navigator program is expanding its reach into the local older adult LGBT+ community to combat the health disparities that effect LGBT+ older adults and breakdown the barriers that these...
Mar 1, 2019 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Jewish Community, LGBTQ+, Upcoming Events, We are JFS!
I have been thinking recently about the rainbow banners adorning many synagogues, churches, and other places of worship. Many display a variety of hospitable phrases: “All Are Welcome Here” or “LGTBQ* Folks Welcomed and Accepted.” In many ways, I am delighted to see...