Newsletters

Many of us are experiencing prolonged states of grief without a safe space to express difficult emotions in community. Please join us as we commemorate the one year anniversary of October 7th with Leah Slivko, LICSW. Leah is the past clinical supervisor for MILEV, the...

Join us for our new pilot program: Jewish Family Service Corps: Education-Activism-Action for the WHOLE Family, beginning October 2024 through June 2025. Jewish Family Service Corps is a Jewish service and education program for families with students in...

JFS is an active partner with community organizations in the Jewish and interfaith community. During this summer, we are again partnering with the Springfield Jewish Community Center to help send New American children to Camp! The JCC generously saved ten...

June 20th was World Refugee Day. This year’s theme “Solidarity with Refugees” emphasizes the importance of building inclusive support systems and ensuring equitable assistance for refugees worldwide.   World Refugee Day is also an opportunity to celebrate...

We recently wrapped up a successful fire safety class with members from our Arabic, Swahili, Haitian Creole and Dari and Pashto speaking communities. In partnership with the Springfield Fire Department (SFD), clients in our New American Program learn all about the...

Professional Development has been front and center for our staff the past several months. We sent several staff members to the NJHSA annual conference, to the Points of Light Conference, and to several other local and regional conferences. Our team...