Feb 28, 2022 | Business, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Alma Cothias Director of Immigrant Services From Albania; Speak Albanian, English, Italian, and Spanish Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, University of Massachusetts Boston; Juris Doctorate, Massachusetts School of Law Andover; Master’s in Business...
Feb 25, 2022 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Thank you for your interest in helping the people of Ukraine as they suffer the trauma and devastation of war. In 2022, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would accept 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. Through our partnerships with JFS of...
Feb 18, 2022 | Business, Community Partners, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
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Feb 18, 2022 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
A growing concern across the health care community, in part exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been a spike in psychiatric and mental health emergencies that have led to increased hospitalizations, suffering and instances of homelessness. In an effort to...
Feb 18, 2022 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Community Partners, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
In December, Gov. Charlie Baker signed legislation to mandate lessons on the Holocaust and other mass atrocities. The bill, passed by a 157-2 House vote, comes as incidences of hate and antisemitism are increasing across the country, including several incidents...
Feb 16, 2022 | Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Thank you for your interest in helping to resettle Afghan evacuees! The commandment to care for the stranger is mentioned more times than any other commandment in the Torah. To date, JFS has welcomed 13 Afghan evacuee families (47 individuals) to the Greater Boston...
