Nov 8, 2017 | Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, Older Adults, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Share the Light of Hanukkah with a Lonely Elder! SPACE IS LIMITED – REGISTER TODAY! JFS of Metrowest invites you and your children to visit an isolated Jewish elder this Hanukkah and share the joy of the holidays through the new Kesher-Y.O.U. (Connecting Young and Old...
Nov 7, 2017 | Elder Care Management, Family Assistance Network, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, Older Adults, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Resettlement, Seize the Dream, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Dear JFS Supporters and Community Members: This is your Jewish Family Service of Metrowest 2017 Report to the Community. You are essential members of our “JFS family”. We are a collective, marshaling professional talent and purposeful volunteerism combined with...
Aug 24, 2017 | Reducing Achievement Gaps, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
This past week JFS celebrated our 6th annual Build-A-Backpack event at the Wellesley Public Library and at the Framingham Public Library. Over the course of two days, over 300 backpacks were packed with new school school supplies, giving over 300 disadvantaged...
Aug 3, 2017 | Reducing Achievement Gaps, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
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 able to...
Jul 24, 2017 | Seize the Dream, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Join JFS of Metrowest on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel and Conference Center for the annual Seize the Dream gala. Seize the Dream celebrates the work of JFS and honors area leaders and volunteers who have demonstrated an unfailing commitment...
Jul 17, 2017 | Healthy Aging, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
The National Volunteer Transportation Center (NVTC) STAR Awards recognize outstanding volunteer transportation programs and the involvement of their volunteer drivers in promoting and providing transportation services to passengers, especially older adult...