Apr 19, 2023 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
JFS received a donation of 50 crocheted blankets from an effort called ‘Welcome Blanket’ that is coordinated by Hadassah Margolis. These crocheted blankets will be distributed to incoming Ukranian Families that will be arriving to the Metrowest area...
Mar 27, 2023 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
The AJC New England Annual Diplomats Seder was recently held at the JFK Presidential Library and Museum. Each year during this event, people from all walks of life gather with diplomats from around the world to celebrate and rededicate themselves to the preservation...
Mar 16, 2023 | Community Partners, Family Assistance Network, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Members of the JFS/ Rashi Learning and Leadership Council completed a community service project of creating “Welcome Hampers” for JFS clients moving into new homes. Students were encouraged to use their leadership skills to creatively engage others in...
Jan 23, 2023 | Business, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Grant will be used to provide supplemental nutritional assistance to low-income immigrant families and frail older adults. Framingham, Mass., December 1, 2022 – Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Metrowest today announced it received a $20,000 grant awarded by the...
Jan 23, 2023 | Business, Children's Clothing Closet, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Framingham, MA – January 20, 2023 – Brisk weather, light-decorated homes and scenes of snow-blanketed landscapes are the hallmarks of the winter holiday season. The festivities of the season, however, stand in sharp contrast to the plight of the poor,...
Dec 21, 2022 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, We are JFS!
If you live outside of the metro Boston area, you know that working, shopping, getting to appointments, and managing the demands of life can be very difficult if you don’t have a vehicle. For one client, an individual from Afghanistan who JFS helped resettle in...
