Latest Updates on the Afghan Evacuee Resettlement Project
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...
JFS Staff Visit Local Businesses to Distribute Pediatric Vaccine Information
Discussing the intricacies of the pandemic with children can be hard. We at JFS of Metrowest are trying to change that. JFS has made Lily the Llama, a children’s book on vaccines written by JFS volunteer Emma Rashes, accessible in English, Spanish, and Portuguese with...
“SPARE” No Fun: JFS Staff and Hastings House Residents Stay Active With Virtual Bowling Match
On Monday, JFS of Metrowest's Healthy Aging Initiative and NORC Program joined the Hastings House residents for their weekly Wii Bowling match. Residents met in the Hastings House's community room, greeting each other with smiles, snacks, and playful bowling-related...
Family Donates Hundreds of Clothing Items for Children in Need
Earlier this week, Sharon resident Abby Levine visited JFS with her husband David Cunningham and children Josie and Gabe to deliver and sort hundreds of clothing items for the JFS Children's Clothing Closet at the Framingham Public Schools Resource Room. Many of the...
Synagogue Organizes Gift Card Drive to Support Afghan Evacuee Families
Recently Massachusetts committed to welcoming 2,400 Afghan Evacuees to the Commonwealth. Supported by JFS Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships Lucia Panichella and case managers Nermin Helaly, Fahim Amin, Susan Delahunt, and Maggie Kenney, as well as dozens of...
JFS Board Members Coordinate Clothing Drive for Children in Need
Special thanks to JFS board members, Jodi Bring and Allison Kates for their efforts in replenishing the shelves at the Framingham Public Schools Resource Room. Jodi and Allison reached out to their family and friends to request new and like new donations of casual...