Oct 30, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, We are JFS!
Dear JFS Friends, As we prepare for one of the most important Presidential elections in modern history, I want to share the following story to inspire everyone to GET OUT THE VOTE. As Elie Wiesel of blessed memory so well stated: “We must take sides. Neutrality...
Aug 6, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, We are JFS!
JFS was proud to collaborate on a food distribution put together and hosted by the Rotary Club of Framingham and the Pelham Life-Long Learning Center. 40 families from the Pelham Apartments community received bags of food including fresh fruits, vegetables, and...
Jul 24, 2020 | Business, Children's Clothing Closet, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Healthy Aging, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, Older Adults, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Pathways to College, Patient navigator, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Resettlement, We are JFS!
It is with sincere and heartfelt appreciation for their hard work and dedication that we say goodbye to the following staff members who are leaving JFS in the coming weeks and moving on to new adventures: Marc Jacobs Marc Jacobs was the Chief Executive Officer of JFS...
Jun 8, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, We are JFS!
Last week JFS of Metrowest held it’s 10th distribution of food and personal care items at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham! 161 bags of personal care items and 136 bags of food were passed out to families and individuals in the community! Since the...
May 20, 2020 | Elder Care Management, Family Assistance Network, Healthy Aging, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, We are JFS!
When the order was issued to wear masks, we immediately thought of the 5,000 clients we serve. Where could we get masks for them all? CEO Lino Covarrubias sent out a call for help to our board. Within days, we had commitments for thousands of masks. We are grateful to...
Apr 1, 2020 | Community Programs, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
In response to the shortage of protective masks needed for JFS’s ongoing community programming, JFS is relying on our friendships in our community to fill the gaps! One of our Syrian refugee clients, Abdulkader is using his tailoring expertise to make 60 surgical...
