Proud to Partner with Sen. Karen Spilka in Supporting Older Adults in Metrowest!
Student Intern Charmaine Anderson and Program Specialist Karen Reitzi with Sen. Karen Spilka at the annual Senior Health and Wellness Fair in Framingham. JFS is proud to partner with Senator Karen Spilka in supporting older adults in our community!
A Family Mitzvah in Celebration of a 50th Wedding Anniversary!
This past Saturday, the JFS Children’s Clothing Closet hosted a beautiful and inspiring event! In celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary, board member Chester Black and his wife Diane gathered with their six children, their spouses and their 23 grandchildren...
Attend a Lunch and Learn on September 17th… “The Nitty Gritty Guide To Aging In Place”
What: You have a financial plan… You have an estate plan… But do you have a realistic plan for yourself? Should you move? Are you having difficulty finding your purpose after retirement? These challenges of growing older can be anticipated, and you can be prepared....
8th Annual Build-A-Backpack Event a Huge Success!
Last week, JFS celebrated our 8th annual Build-A-Backpack event at the Framingham and Wellesley Public Libraries. With an incredible community turnout over the course of two days, we packed over 400 backpacks, surpassing our goal of 350 backpacks! These backpacks were...
JFS Distributes Over 500 Items of Clothing and 50 Bags of Fresh Produce!
In mid-July, while parents were busy picking up their kids from summer camp, JFS held their sixth pop-up clothing distribution event this year in coordination with their 17th Healthy Harvest event at the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham. In less than...
A Debrief from Lucia Panichella, Director of Youth and Immigrant Services, JFS of Metrowest
Earlier this month, I was privileged to be a part of Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP’s) Women in Philanthropy Mission to San Diego. I was joined by CJP staff, a colleague from JCRC and about 20 women from our community who wanted to bear witness to the...