Nov 24, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to College, Veterans, We are JFS!
JFS supports our veterans. CEO Lino Covarrubias was in uniform 26 years in the U.S. Navy both in the enlisted and officer ranks. JFS has a commitment with our partner agencies to ensure no veteran is left behind. In recent years JFS was instrumental in assisting with...
Nov 19, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Veterans, We are JFS!
To commemorate Veteran’s Day on November 11th, Big Cake Boston held a drive-by celebration event to honor the men and women who have served our country, visiting four housing complexes in Framingham — JFS was proud to participate in this event! Big Cake...
Nov 11, 2020 | Business, Community Programs, JFS of Metrowest, Veterans, We are JFS!
Happy Veterans Day 2020. I write this message in the week following our election, and what a week America has had. As I reflect on Veterans Day, which was originally known as Armistice Day and commemorates the end of WWI hostilities on the eleventh hour of the...
Nov 8, 2019 | Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, Pathways to College, Veterans, We are JFS!
Earlier this week JFS of Metrowest’s COO, Lino Covarrubias was recognized by the Veterans Student Association at Mass Bay Community College. He was honored for all the work JFS of Metrowest does to make veterans succeed in higher education. Truly inspiring,...
Jun 6, 2019 | Community Programs, Jewish Community, Veterans, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Dear Friends, JFS COO Lino Covarrubias, for the past half dozen years, has been instrumental in helping disabled Israeli combat soldiers (“Brothers for Life”) connect with their U.S. peers on an annual visit to the Boston area. This photo was taken at...
Apr 3, 2019 | Community Programs, Family Assistance Network, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, Veterans, We are JFS!
In preparation for Passover, Post Commander Larry Herson of Jewish War Veterans of Massachusetts (JWVMA) stopped by to give their annual Chi -x10 donation to JFS’ Lucy and Joe’s Food Pantry. Thank you to the JWV of MA for helping us make Passover a possibility for...