Press Releases

Springfield – JFS is excited to announce the appointment of Gabriela Sheehan as our new Berkshires Resettlement Coordinator. Gabriela comes to JFS with an M.Ed in Career and Technical Education from Northern Arizona University, and over 10 years’ experience teaching...

Jewish Family Service of Western Mass in partnership with HIAS has been awarded a four-year $250,000 per year IDA (Individual Development Accounts) program grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The IDA program is a matched savings program that...

Jewish Family Service of Western Mass has been awarded a competitive two-year $250,000 Citizenship and Integration Grant from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This grant enables JFS to continue its work helping...

Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts has partnered with Soccer without Borders and Springfield College to host a first-of-its-kind soccer clinic in Springfield. The week-long clinic will be held June 28th - July 2nd from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Springfield...

JFS Selected for Year Two of the Jewish Poverty Challenge Springfield -- Following a North American call for submissions and an exhaustive selection process, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts has been chosen by The Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies...

400 CHILDREN RECEIVE THEIR SECOND CAMP-IN-A-BOX Springfield –The Jewish Community Center of Springfield and Jewish Family Service of Western Mass have partnered to provide “J-Camp in a Box” this summer to over 400 children, ages 5-12, including 250 refugee and...