Apr 17, 2020 | Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, We are JFS!
JFS is partnering with the Learning Express store of Needham to provide learning toys and materials for the community! Items will be purchased using the Wilson Learning Materials Fund and will be distributed as a part of the food and basic needs supply distributions...
Feb 7, 2020 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, JFS of Metrowest, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities
On February 3rd, JFS of Metrowest hosted the third Homework Dinner and Academic Support Night at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham. These events have been very popular with parents, teachers and students alike and will be held once a month. The event was...
Dec 19, 2019 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Immigrant and Resettlement, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Earlier this week, just in time for the winter holiday break, the JFS Children’s Clothing Closet distributed a total of 65 pre-ordered clothing packages to students at the Woodrow Wilson and Brophy Elementary Schools in Framingham, our largest distribution to date!...
Nov 21, 2019 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Earlier this week, we held our seventh pop-up clothing distribution at the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham! The JFS Children’s Clothing Closet hosts these pop-up events to provide a store-like shopping experience at a variety of locations across...
Sep 10, 2019 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
This past Saturday, the JFS Children’s Clothing Closet hosted a beautiful and inspiring event! In celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary, board member Chester Black and his wife Diane gathered with their six children, their spouses and their 23 grandchildren...
Aug 29, 2019 | Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Last week, JFS celebrated our 8th annual Build-A-Backpack event at the Framingham and Wellesley Public Libraries. With an incredible community turnout over the course of two days, we packed over 400 backpacks, surpassing our goal of 350 backpacks! These backpacks were...
