Newsletters
(selected stories)
Refugee Shabbat 2024
Dec 1, 2023 | Newsletter
Refugee Shabbat, a project of HIAS will take place on February 2-3, 2024. Refugee Shabbat is an invitation for congregations, organizations, and individuals to express their solidarity with the global Jewish movement for refugee protection and welcome. People...
Volunteers Gather Supplies to Outfits Kitchens for Newly Arriving Refugees
Dec 1, 2023 | Newsletter
An ambitious group of six volunteers, spearheaded by Sarah Fuller, joined together over a year ago, and took it upon themselves to collect pots and pans, flatware, and other kitchen necessities to outfit apartments for newly arriving refugees. The group attends tag...
JFS Soccer Program Students Attend Hartford Athletic Game!
Dec 1, 2023 | Newsletter
The JFS Youth Program organized a trip for almost 30 students at Emergence Academy from our afterschool soccer program to go to the Hartford Athletic game on Friday, Oct. 13th. Through a relationship with one of our coaches, two players (one on Hartford Athletic and...
JFS Receives $450,000 Citizenship Grant
Dec 1, 2023 | Newsletter
JFS has been awarded a competitive two-year $450,000 Citizenship and Integration Grant from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This grant enables us to both continue and to expand our work helping legal...
JFS Clients Learn Fire Safety with the Springfield Fire Department
Dec 1, 2023 | Newsletter
On October 4th we welcomed two representatives, Eric Rosa and Anthony Almodavar, from the Springfield Fire Department (SFD) to present a class on fire safety to a group of Arabic speaking clients from Syria and South Sudan. Participants had the opportunity...
JFS Sends Staff Soccer Team to Boston!
Dec 1, 2023 | Newsletter
On Saturday, Oct. 14th, JFS staff participated in Soccer Without Borders‘ (SWB) Small Goals Big Change fundraising soccer tournament in Boston. The theme of the tournament was welcoming the Afghan Women’s National Team in Boston. The Afghan Women’s...