Oct 19, 2018 | Family Assistance Network, New American Services, PAGES/RAG, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Every child at Framingham’s Brophy Elementary School received a brand new winter coat this past Monday. Throughout the day, classes were called to the gymnasium where volunteers helped students; from Kindergarten to fifth grade, choose coats of their very own....
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 17, 2018 | PAGES/RAG, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
REGISTER HERE! You are Invited to… Build-A-Backpack with JFS of Metrowest! YOU bring the backpack, JFS provides the supplies We ALL build a backpack! Click here to register for this year’s Build a Backpack events! Why Build a Backpack? While some school districts are...
Aug 3, 2018 | Healthy Aging, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
In the August 2nd Health Affairs blog post titled “Another Social Determinant Of Health: How Philanthropy Can Help Rural Communities Use Technology To Improve Mobility And Health“, author John Feather describes the challenges faced by elders living in rural...
Jun 18, 2018 | PAGES/RAG, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
JFS OF METROWEST INVITES YOU TO DONATE BACKPACKS TO LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN THE METROWEST AREA Click here to register for this year’s Build a Backpack events! Framingham, MA – 6/18/18 – Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Metrowest is hosting a Build-a-Backpack event...
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...
