In 2020, JFS was the recipient of a Jewish Poverty Challenge grant from the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (NJHSA), and has been working to build a sustainable response to Jewish poverty in Western MA. With the goal of raising awareness and...
JFS recently welcomed Gabriela Sheehan as our first JFS Berkshires Resettlement Coordinator, as well as Sarah Husain, our new case manager in the Berkshires. Gabriela hit the ground running, facilitating the reception and placement of 29 individuals (6 families) from...
JFS is delighted to have developed a new partnership with Lenox Tools in Longmeadow, MA. Lenox Tools offers highly paid job opportunities as well as in-house vocational training for their employees, and boasts a training classroom with...
They come from all over Western Massachusetts, synagogues, churches, schools, and even book clubs! These wonderful volunteer HOST teams each support one evacuee family. Host Organization Support Teams (HOSTs) coordinate and support the resettlement of our...
On Thursday, October 21st, and Thursday, November 5th, JFS refugee clients were given the opportunity to practice work skills by working as a team to distribute food at a mobile food bank distribution site in partnership with The Food Bank of Western...
We can't thank our volunteers enough! The response from our community has been simply overwhelming. We've received over 200 new volunteer applications in the past two months, and many of you have already started logging in hours and helping us during this busy...
