Mar 11, 2022 | Community Partners, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
ICYMI: Our very own Board Member Dean Kowaloff Co-Chaired the Jewish Community Relations Council’s Legislative Reception, including JFS CEO Lino Covarrubias as special guest. The event honored outstanding public officials who have demonstrated their commitment...
Mar 11, 2022 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to College, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Two Framingham schools are in the early stages of a new pilot program that engages older adults to tutor children who need help with reading. (Photo Credit: Matt Roth) MetroWest Daily News reports that The McCarthy and Stapleton elementary schools have begun a new...
Mar 9, 2022 | Elder Care Management, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Social Work Month in March is a time to celebrate the great profession of social work. The theme for Social Work Month 2022 is The Time is Right for Social Work. During Social Work Month take time to learn more about the many positive contributions of the profession,...
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. Updated as of 5/2/22 President Joe Biden has announced that the United States will accept 100,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. Through our...
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 11, 2022 | Community Partners, Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
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...
