JFS and Volunteers Pack Over 300 Backpacks for the 12th Annual Build-A-Backpack Event!

For the 12th consecutive year, JFS of Metrowest provided backpacks and school supplies to children in our community who need it most! Build-A-Backpack brings families together, giving us the chance to learn how we can better help and support our shared community. This...

The Yale Appliance Foundation Donates Boots to the Children of Metrowest

Last week, with the generous financial assistance and volunteer effort of the Yale Appliance Foundation, JFS distributed 300 winter boots to children in our community.  The Yale Appliance Foundation was established to help veterans, the elderly, minors, and...

ICYMI – Celebrating and Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2022

JFS was proud to celebrate and recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, October 10th at the gathering hosted by the Framingham Public Schools (FPS) at the Fuller Middle School. This year’s event focused on acknowledging Nipmuc Nation land, reminding us that “WE...

JFS and Volunteers Pack Over 600 Backpacks for the 11th Annual Build-A-Backpack Event!

For the 11th consecutive year, JFS of Metrowest will provide backpacks full of school supplies to children in our community who need it most! Build-a-Backpack brings families together, giving us the chance to learn how we can better help and support our shared...

JFS Kicks Off 11th Annual Build-A-Backpack Event by Partnering with Definitive Healthcare to Pack 300 Backpacks!

Yesterday, JFS partnered with Definitive Healthcare, who donated supplies to pack 300 backpacks full of school supplies for children in our community who need it most! The team of packers included over 30 Definitive Healthcare associates, who generously donated their...

Jewish Family Service of Metrowest Teams Up with Recent Stanford Graduate to Offer Multi-Lingual Vaccine Education to Immigrant Children

  Discussing the intricacies of the pandemic with children can be difficult. JFS Volunteer and recent Standford University graduate, Emma Rashes, 22, is trying to change that. We are excited to share the release of her new children’s book, Lily the Llama...