Press Releases

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...

JFS DELIVERS CAMP-IN-A-BOX TO 225 REFUGEE AND LOW-INCOME YOUTHSpringfield – Refugee and low-income youth face incredible barriers to learning and having fun this summer. Parents are going back to work, families are on tighter budgets than ever before, and many parents...

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF WESTERN MASS RECEIVES $250,000 GRANT TO EXPAND CITIZENSHIP SERVICES Springfield – Jewish Family Service of Western Mass has been awarded a competitive two-year $250,000 Citizenship and Assimilation Grant from the Department of Homeland...

JOIN JFS for the workshop Home Your Own Way: Should I Stay or Should I Go?  Springfield – Join us on Thursday, October 24th, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., for the workshop Home Your Own Way: Stay or Should I Go? This is a question many of us begin to ask ourselves as we...

JOIN JFS FOR AUTHOR TALK FEATURING LESLÉA NEWMAN Springfield – Join us on Thursday, September 19th, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., for a special presentation by author Lesléa Newman. Lesléa will talk about her journey to become a children’s book writer, and present and...

Did you know there are Jewish families in our community who are struggling to provide for their most basic needs? The Matzah Fund is Jewish Family Services’ response to help those members of our communities. In just a month, we will gather with families and friends to...