Over the last few weeks, our New American Youth Program staff have been working closely with families that arrived over the summer since the end of the last school year. Program staff have enrolled over 50 new students in school and assisted with school...
To date this year, our New American Program has welcomed over 700 newcomers, the most we’ve ever served in a single year, including many in need of legal assistance. In response to the increasing demand, JFS is actively expanding its capacity to offer additional legal...
Donate your used bikes to JFS! In partnership with RadSpringfield: Make-It Springfield’s Community Bike Shop, funds raised and bikes collected will be used to distribute bicycles to newly arriving refugees in our New American program to provide a means...
Students participating in the first year of our new Soccer Program for Refugee Youth recently attended a day long soccer tournament in Boston with Soccer Without Borders. It was a wonderful trip for our 40 students, and the first-time visiting Boston for many of...
In partnership with Rachel’s Table, our Essen-tials Program provides support to those who observe kashrut laws and are food insecure. Our recent Essen-tials food distribution highlighted the holiday of Shavuot, one of the original harvest festivals. We delivered 38...
We are thrilled to partner with Holyoke Community College to provide a workplace for student interns. HCC was recently awarded with a new $1.28 million grant to launch a free new certificate and internship program intended to help address a shortage of workers in...
