Jan 21, 2021 | Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Audrey Epstein, CPT, CIFT JFS Volunteer since May 2020 Audrey is a personal trainer, triathlete, and lover of all things outdoors. She loves practicing random acts of kindness and is hoping to break 80 on the golf course someday! Why do you believe the...
Jan 21, 2021 | Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Patient navigator, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Michael Matatia JFS Volunteer since November 2019 Languages: English, “light high school French barely used except when I venture to Quebec”, and reads Hebrew Why do you believe the work you are doing at JFS is important? “JFS is an...
Jan 20, 2021 | Community Partners, Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
JFS volunteers have risen to the challenges brought on by the pandemic and continue to have meaningful impact in our community. Pivoting from school-based programming to basic needs distributions and from in-class mentoring to virtual sessions, volunteers are ensuring...
Jan 4, 2021 | Community Partners, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, We are JFS!
As part of the CJP Women’s Philanthropy’s Mitzvah Monday Project, JFS recently received 50 warm fleece blankets, many donated by families from The Rashi School, to be distributed to isolated older adults so they can visit with family and friends in outdoor...
Dec 11, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Since the start of the pandemic, cognizant of their vulnerability to the health risks associated with COVID-19, JFS has worked tirelessly to ensure that isolated older adults and others from the Jewish and broader community have the basic essentials they need, such as...
Dec 4, 2020 | Elder Care Management, Healthy Aging, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Patient navigator, We are JFS!
To JFS of Metrowest, 11/20/2020: “I am writing this letter to express my gratitude to Mr. Sean Woo from the Patient Navigator Program of Jewish Family Service, and Carol Ju from [the] Framingham Housing Authority. I am 82 years old, living alone by myself,...
