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...
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....
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 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...
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...
Syonara Tomoum, an Egyptian-born scholar and UMass doctoral student who has taught Arabic in the Five Colleges system, is an adult and youth education coordinator at Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts. (Anne-Gerard Flynn photo) Resettled Afghan mothers,...
