Jun 17, 2026 | Business, Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, Jewish Community, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Photos courtesy of Axie Breen (top and bottom left) and Sheldon Golder (top and bottom right) Dear Friends and Supporters of JFS, Help children in the Metrowest area start the 2026-2027 school year with the supplies they need to succeed. You are warmly invited to join...
Aug 28, 2025 | Community Partners, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Pictured above: Former Board President Allison Kates (top left), former Board member Peggy Barry with her husband Ed (center left), and CEO Lino Covarrubias (bottom right). Photos courtesy of Axie Breen. For the 14th consecutive year, JFS of Metrowest has provided...
Oct 20, 2024 | Community Partners, Education Equity Initiative, JFS of Metrowest, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Since 2003, JFS has partnered with the Framingham Public Schools to address academic inequities and provide additional support to young students most in need. In 2021, thanks to funding from the Community Foundation for MetroWest and MathWorks, the Equity In...
Oct 15, 2024 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, We are JFS!
Top left: Miguel Wandering Turtle Walks with No Fear, Lino Covarrubias, CEO JFS, Jesse Edwards, City of Framingham Chief DEI Officer, and Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines, Jr., Cultural Steward for the Nipmuc Nation; Bottom left and center: Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines,...
Oct 1, 2024 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, PAGES/RAG, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Volunteers from BCBS organize and pack bags of seasonal items for young students in need. Pictured middle right, Representative Jack Lewis lends a hand, and bottom right, JFS staff members Homecare Training Manager Dámaris Medina-Hernández, Senior Director of...
Aug 28, 2024 | Community Partners, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
For the 13th consecutive year, JFS of Metrowest has provided backpacks with school supplies to hundreds of children in need in our community! The Build-A-Backpack Events not only supply essential items but also bring families together, fostering a spirit of community...
