Jewish Family Service and Soccer Without Borders Host 2nd annual Summer Soccer Clinic for Refugee and Immigrant Youth Ukrainian family appreciates America and dreams of going home Refugees in western Massachusetts receive support from Jewish Family Service's...
Some days bring unexpected surprises. We recently received a delivery of new furniture from Conklin Office Furniture, and one of the Conklin delivery crew was a former client of JFS! Our Employment Coordinator, Tatyana Abashina, helped Adil Hilal, a refugee from...
With escalating food, utility and gas prices affecting us all, the rising costs of essentials and housing are especially challenging for those living in or on the edge of poverty. In partnership with Yad Chessed, we are working to expand access to support and...
Summer at JFS means creating opportunities for refugee kids to attend camp! This year, JFS partnered for the second year in a row with Soccer Without Borders, and for the first time with The Performance Project to put on a free, four-day...
Last month, the parents of two newly arrived Ukrainian families shared their concerns with us about their children’s’ emotional wellbeing and ability to cope with having to move to the US. These families were not able to take anything with them when they fled Ukraine....
Our New American Staff and Volunteers are continuing their work to help our Afghan clients settle into their new lives here, as well as readying for and receiving new refugee arrivals, and stepping up to meet the needs of our new Ukrainian neighbors. To date, this...
