Jun 26, 2019 | Jewish Community, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Earlier this month, JFS had the great pleasure of joining The Rashi School for their school-wide packing event for our ‘Mobilize Boston for Syrian Refugees’ Project with the Multifaith Alliance! Back in April, JFS was invited to Rashi to present about the...
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 14, 2019 | Community Programs, Jewish Community, LGBTQ+, Upcoming Events, We are JFS!
Join Stephanie Rohr, JFS Manager of Inclusion Programs, on Friday June 14th at Temple Beth Am in Framingham at 7:15pm where as part of Pride Shabbat she and Emily Rogal will speak on “How Deepening our Relationship with Gender and Sexuality can Enrich our...
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...
