Apr 1, 2019 | Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Wonderful event with Edwards Church in Framingham and JFS of Metrowest. Many backpacks packed with school materials to be sent to suffering civilians in Syria. It was great to have one of our Syrian families attend and help out with the packing event. Thanks to Rev...
Mar 27, 2019 | Immigrant and Resettlement, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
In response to Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Metrowest and the Multifaith Alliance’s recent collaboration to send needed medical and hygienic supplies to refugee camps in Syria, Congregation Kehillath Israel (KI) and Congregation Mishkan Tefila (CMT) of Brookline...
Mar 19, 2019 | Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
JFS is excited to announce that the storage container for the JFS/Multifaith Alliance (MFA) Mobilize Boston project has arrived, and thanks to support from the Jewish Teen Initiative and over 80 teens from the Metrowest community, the first delivery of over...
Feb 5, 2019 | Jewish Community, Resettlement, Upcoming Events, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
The JFS Syrian Refugee Humanitarian Project brought together organizations from across Greater Boston Metrowest, including synagogues, Islamic centers, academia and the medical community to provide safety, hope and opportunity to Syrian war refugees. This project was...
Aug 30, 2018 | New American Services, PAGES/RAG, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
This past week JFS celebrated our 7th annual Build-A-Backpack event at the Framingham and Wellesley Public libraries. Over the course of two days, we packed over 425 backpacks, our largest number to date These backpacks were fully packed with brand new school...
Aug 20, 2018 | New American Services, Older Adults, PAGES/RAG, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Meet Maggie Kenney, the most recent addition to the JFS of Metrowest team! Maggie has just completed an AmeriCorps service year with JFS as part of the New American Integration Program (NAIP). As an AmeriCorps member at JFS Maggie served in several program areas,...
