Mar 19, 2019 | Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
JFS is excited to announce that the storage container for the JFS/Multifaith Alliance (MFA) Mobilize Boston project has arrived, and thanks to support from the Jewish Teen Initiative and over 80 teens from the Metrowest community, the first delivery of over...
Feb 5, 2019 | Jewish Community, Resettlement, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
The JFS Syrian Refugee Humanitarian Project brought together organizations from across Greater Boston Metrowest, including synagogues, Islamic centers, academia and the medical community to provide safety, hope and opportunity to Syrian war refugees. This project was...
Aug 30, 2018 | New American Services, PAGES/RAG, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
This past week JFS celebrated our 7th annual Build-A-Backpack event at the Framingham and Wellesley Public libraries. Over the course of two days, we packed over 425 backpacks, our largest number to date These backpacks were fully packed with brand new school...
Aug 20, 2018 | New American Services, Older Adults, PAGES/RAG, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Meet Maggie Kenney, the most recent addition to the JFS of Metrowest team! Maggie has just completed an AmeriCorps service year with JFS as part of the New American Integration Program (NAIP). As an AmeriCorps member at JFS Maggie served in several program areas,...
Aug 8, 2018 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Immigrant and Resettlement, New American Services, Resettlement, We are JFS!
As you may know, last week I had the honor of joining CJP’s first U.S.-based crisis response mission to San Antonio to see firsthand the impact of CJP’s Fund to Aid Children and End Separation (FACES) Last count the fund has raised over $315k from 413 donors and has...
Jun 15, 2018 | Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Beyond the Borders written by Attorney Susan Cohen after the first travel ban was imposed in 2017, depicts the tragic story of a Syrian refugee family as told to an American refugee camp volunteer, who promises to bear witness to their plight, their dignity and their...
