Newsletters
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In-Depth Spotlight on our Growing ESOL Program & Digital Literacy Circles!
At JFS, we believe that our clients’ hopes for the future are integral to their resettlement process. Developing valued digital skills and learning English provide clients with the tools needed to be invested agents in their careers and personal accomplishments. Our...
Register Now to Attend Our Neighbors: The Afghan Community in Western Massachusetts One Year Later, this Sunday, October 23rd on Zoom!
Presented by the Valley Interfaith Refugee Action Group, and co-sponsored by JFS, this program will include an update on the over 200 Afghan humanitarian parolees resettled by Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, Sunday, October 23rd, 3:00-4:00pm...
Updates from our New American Program & How You Can Help!
We have been incredibly busy this month welcoming 63 refugees! Ten are Spanish speaking from Guatemala, five are Pashto speaking from Afghanistan, six are Arabic speaking from Syria, and 42 are Swahili or Kinyarwanda speaking from the Democratic Republic of Congo....
ESL Group Adds Experiential Learning
Afghan women in the Berkshires added experiential learning to their ESL curriculum this summer. In partnership with Berkshire Community College and instructor Becky Meier, they visited a series of cultural and natural attractions around Berkshire County and beyond....
One Year After the Fall of Kabul, our JFS New American Team Looks Back
One year ago, JFS could not have anticipated the number of volunteers, partners, faith communities and others who would play a role with us over the past year. These stories are examples of the growth in our team and our collective impact over the last year: JFS was...
JFS in the News – Pop-Up Photo exhibit offers window into refugees’s stories
Clarice Madiya, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, moved to Springfield in 2015 after successfully applying for asylum in order to escape political persecution and violence. (MEI SEVA photo) Pop-up photo exhibit offers window into refugees's storiesDaily...