Sep 10, 2019 | Children's Clothing Closet, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
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...
Aug 29, 2019 | Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Family Assistance Network, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
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...
Aug 8, 2019 | Community Programs, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
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...
Jul 16, 2019 | Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, Lunch & Learn, Older Adults, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE, THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AUGUST 13, 2019: What: Please come join Debi Nau, Certified Self-Defense Instructor, for a 90 minute lunch and discussion to learn strategies and defense techniques to avoid being victimized in unsafe...
Jul 16, 2019 | Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, Lunch & Learn, Older Adults, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE, THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE July 30, 2019: What: Please come join Debi Nau, Certified Self-Defense Instructor, for a 90 minute lunch and discussion to learn strategies and defense techniques to avoid being victimized in unsafe situations. ...
Jul 9, 2019 | Jewish Community, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Jewish Family Service of MetroWest is excited to share collections for our Mobilize Boston Project with the Multifaith Alliance have concluded and our container is preparing for shipment! The project, generously funded by The Shapiro Foundation, brought schools, faith...
