Students participating in the first year of our new Soccer Program for Refugee Youth recently attended a day long soccer tournament in Boston with Soccer Without Borders. It was a wonderful trip for our 40 students, and the first-time visiting Boston for many of...
In partnership with Rachel’s Table, our Essen-tials Program provides support to those who observe kashrut laws and are food insecure. Our recent Essen-tials food distribution highlighted the holiday of Shavuot, one of the original harvest festivals. We delivered 38...
We are thrilled to partner with Holyoke Community College to provide a workplace for student interns. HCC was recently awarded with a new $1.28 million grant to launch a free new certificate and internship program intended to help address a shortage of workers in...
We are looking for volunteers to help with medical advocacy. This role includes driving and/or accompanying JFS clients to medical appointments, helping to schedule follow-up appointments, and advocating for client needs with health care providers. For most of our...
In collaboration with the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and Massachusetts Protective Service agencies, JFS cares for older adults that need a guardian and/or conservator. When an elder is referred to the JFS Guardianship and Conservatorship Program, JFS works...
Last month, JFS received an American flag from Representative Richard E. Neal’s office that was flown over the United States Capitol in our honor. In the accompanying certificate, Representative Neal recognized JFS’s long history of welcoming people and eliminating...
