Mar 1, 2021 | JFS of Metrowest, Veterans, We are JFS!
According to CBS News, U.S. military families are going hungry at alarming rates. CBS News reported on a study that found nearly 40% of active-duty service members are facing food insecurity, forcing them to rely on food banks to feed their families. This is an...
Feb 22, 2021 | Business, Community Partners, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Pathways to College, Resettlement, Veterans, We are JFS!
JFS CEO Lino Covarrubias, with Daniel’s Table Founder David Blais, coordinate with the USDA to provide thousands of LBS of produce via the Farmer to Family program to Metrowest community members in need JFS is proud to acknowledge collaborative relationships with over...
Feb 19, 2021 | Community Partners, JFS of Metrowest, Veterans, We are JFS!
Thank you to the Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative (GBVC) and the Bob Woodruff Foundation for providing Stop and Shop cards to JFS to help our veterans in need! JFS is grateful for the support of these invaluable partnerships that allow us to continue fulfilling...
Nov 24, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to College, Veterans, We are JFS!
JFS supports our veterans. CEO Lino Covarrubias was in uniform 26 years in the U.S. Navy both in the enlisted and officer ranks. JFS has a commitment with our partner agencies to ensure no veteran is left behind. In recent years JFS was instrumental in assisting with...
Nov 19, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Veterans, We are JFS!
To commemorate Veteran’s Day on November 11th, Big Cake Boston held a drive-by celebration event to honor the men and women who have served our country, visiting four housing complexes in Framingham — JFS was proud to participate in this event! Big Cake...
Nov 11, 2020 | Business, Community Programs, JFS of Metrowest, Veterans, We are JFS!
Happy Veterans Day 2020. I write this message in the week following our election, and what a week America has had. As I reflect on Veterans Day, which was originally known as Armistice Day and commemorates the end of WWI hostilities on the eleventh hour of the...
