Jun 20, 2019 | Community Programs, Jewish Community, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Earlier this month, Debbie Gotbetter, a member of JFS’ Board of Directors, visited the JFS/MFA container, along with her little helper – the daughter of one of the families resettled through JFS’ Humanitarian Project! The two spent their morning delivering...
Jun 20, 2019 | Children's Clothing Closet, Immigrant and Resettlement, PAGES/RAG, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Ready-to-Wear packages assembled for students at Brophy Elementary! Earlier this week, as the school year was just coming to an end, the JFS Children’s Clothing Closet distributed 40 pre-ordered clothing packages to children in grades K-5 at both the Woodrow...
Jun 17, 2019 | Community Programs, Elder Care Management, Healthy Aging, LGBTQ+, Older Adults, Patient navigator, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Recently, volunteers with the JFS Patient Navigator program gathered for an annual appreciation BBQ and celebration of a 10 year Sustaining Grant awarded by the Cummings Foundation. Navigators in attendance included those who began as part of the initial pilot program...
Jun 11, 2019 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Jewish Community, Resettlement, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
As June begins, JFS has been receiving the final deliveries of supplies for our Mobilize Boston project with the Multifaith Alliance. Always ready to respond where there is need, the Social Action Committee of Temple Beth Sholom in Framingham, set up a collection...
Jun 6, 2019 | Community Programs, Jewish Community, Veterans, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Dear Friends, JFS COO Lino Covarrubias, for the past half dozen years, has been instrumental in helping disabled Israeli combat soldiers (“Brothers for Life”) connect with their U.S. peers on an annual visit to the Boston area. This photo was taken at...
May 28, 2019 | Jewish Community, Resettlement, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
We are excited to share that the JFS/MFA Mobilize Boston project is wrapping up next month, meaning we will soon be sending our shipping container of supplies to refugee camps across Syria! Just last week, Gabe Miner of Jewish Teen Initiative (JTI) brought another...
