Aug 14, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
On August 13th JFS of Metrowest held its 20th distribution of food and personal care items at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Framingham! 142 bags of personal care items and food were passed out to families and individuals in the community! Since the very first...
Aug 10, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Education Equity Initiative, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
JFS continues to strive to support families and children at the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School! In June we introduced the Wilson Learning Materials Fund, a project spearheaded by long time supporter, volunteer and board member Jodi Bring and her husband Ken. This...
May 27, 2020 | Community Partners, Community Programs, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Resettlement, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
In 2016, when over 5 million refugees had already fled Syria, JFS responded to the crisis by leading the JFS Syrian Refugee Humanitarian Project. As part of that initiative, JFS welcomed Abdulkader Hayani and his family to the United States as they escaped the...
May 22, 2020 | Business, Community Programs, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Seize the Dream, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
May 22, 2020 JFS News: Emergent Work Demands an Organization-Wide Effort ———————————————————— From Lino Covarrubias, CEO Dear Friends, I hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. It is hard to believe that it has been ten weeks since JFS took...
May 21, 2020 | Education Equity Initiative, JFS of Metrowest, PAGES/RAG, Pathways to Academic Growth & Enrichment, Reducing Achievement Gaps, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
JFS of Metrowest is proud to announce being featured in Babson College Babson Magazine’s recent article, “In Service of Others: The Power of the Community Action Program.” For several years now, students from Babson’s Community Action Program...
Apr 20, 2020 | Community Programs, Healthy Aging, Jewish Community, JFS of Metrowest, Older Adults, Patient navigator, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
We are grateful for the over 200 volunteers a year who help JFS of Metrowest accelerate social, academic, and health equity. Our volunteers help older adults get the medical care they need and bring companionship to lonely, isolated elders. They serve as mentors to...
