Feb 14, 2025 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Upcoming Events, We are JFS!
Visit Visit HIAS.org to learn how you can participate in the 7th Annual Refugee Shabbat. For 45 years, JFS has stood alongside the most vulnerable members of our community, embodying our core value of Welcoming the Stranger. As part of this commitment, we are proud to...
Feb 13, 2025 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
URGENT ACTION NEEDED – SUPPORT THE CRISIS FUND TODAY AND HELP PROTECT VULNERABLE FAMILIES Support the JFS Crisis Fund Today! Dear JFS Community, The past few weeks have been particularly challenging as we navigate the impact of the new Administration’s...
Jan 24, 2025 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Representatives from JFS, Manager of Immigrant Services Maggie Kenney and Case Manager Amira Elamri, recently had the privilege of presenting to a unique group of students at Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill. These students, who have chosen to study Arabic...
Dec 31, 2024 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
JFS of Metrowest is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a generous $5,000 donation from Needham Bank to help support its Refugee Rental Subsidy Program. This funding will provide critically needed rental subsidies for low-income refugee families in Needham,...
Nov 7, 2024 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
JFS of Metrowest provides emergency support to refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants that have recently arrived to the Metrowest area. Many of these families have traveled from warm, tropical climates and have never experienced a New England winter before. As the...
Sep 11, 2024 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
The Framingham Red Roof Inn has been a partner of JFS since the fall of 2020, when we started to see a number of clients living in their cars as a result of pandemic-related housing crises. The Red Roof Inn staff readily worked with JFS to provide safe shelter to...
