Jun 23, 2021 | Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Thanks to three industrious 8th graders at Cameron Middle School, JFS was able to provide books for summer to students and families in Framingham! Sophie Donahue, Ella Richer, and Leah Salloway joined forces and coordinated a book drive at their school. Their...
Jun 21, 2021 | Featured, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, Resettlement, We are JFS!
Last week, JFS of Metrowest hosted a Pop-up Clothing Shop at the Pelham Life-Long Learning Center in Framingham! This was JFS’ first Pop-up Shop since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic! JFS distributed a total of 1,062 items (including children’s,...
Jun 18, 2021 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, We are JFS!
Juneteenth is a day of celebration, recognition, continuous self-development, and respect for all cultures. JFS supports and stands with our Black community members and is committed to promoting racial justice now and always. On June 17th, President Biden signed a...
Jun 16, 2021 | Community Partners, Education Equity Initiative, Featured, JFS of Metrowest, Pathways to College, Volunteer Opportunities, We are JFS!
Carol and George Hengerle JFS Volunteers since October 2018 and March 2020 Carol recently retired from her position as a program administrator at Brandeis. George retired from his career as an engineer in the energy industry and has recently formed his own consulting...
Jun 14, 2021 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Community Partners, Community Programs, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, We are JFS!
In Collaboration with Daniel’s Table, JFS is currently doing a feasibility study of community needs and funding requirements to establish a community market in one of Massachusetts’ largest food deserts. To partner with JFS in addressing food insecurity in our...
Jun 14, 2021 | Anti-Hate, Equity and Inclusion, Business, Community Partners, Community Programs, Immigrant and Resettlement, JFS of Metrowest, New American Services, We are JFS!
In collaboration with the Fish Family Foundation, JFS is pleased to announce the launch of the JFS Mobile Office Van (MOV) pilot program. As a consequence of COVID-19 and to ensure availability of JFS services to the immigrant community outside of normal working...
