EARTH DAY FOOD DRIVE AND CELEBRATION
03/25/2025 12:37:17 PM
We will be collecting foods for the JFS pantry during the weeks leading up to Passover and at the Woodbridge Earth Day event on the Town Green April 26, 2025 from 10:00AM to 5:00 PM.
Food collection will start April 1st and run through April 25th. There will be collection boxes by the CBJ office and outside the main front doors. Clean your cabinets and donate unexpired non-perishables to those in...Read more...
Items Needed For JCARR’s New Family
12/24/2024 12:52:09 PM
JCARR is actively preparing to welcome its tenth family in the next few weeks! We do not yet have an arrival date, but it will likely be before Jan. 20. Our Household Task Force has prepared a SignUp Genius for the items we need to furnish and supply their apartment:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4BAAA92EA1FC1-53705303-jcarr/109052434#/
The list currently includes various kitchen and bathroom items, laundry...Read more...
JCARR News: One-Year anniversary of family 9
12/18/2024 11:34:34 AM
On November 1, 2023, JCARR’s Family #9 arrived in the United States after a long flight from Turkey, where they spent 10 years after fleeing Syria. They were tired, excited, nervous, uncertain of how this next phase of their lives would unfold. Who would be there to guide them, help them settle in, learn English, learn where to shop for clothes, food and other necessities? Through IRIS (Integrated Refugee...Read more...
Support JCARR’s Translator: Donate a 3-in-1 Stroller System
11/19/2024 11:49:02 PM
JCARR’s devoted, and highly esteemed translator is expecting a child in mid-Dec. They could use three-in-one stroller (Latch base, car seat, and stroller frame).
If you can donate a gently used 3-in-1 stroller system, please contact Lina Lawall lalawall250@gmail.com or Sue Millen smillen179@sbcglobal.net . Thank you for your generosity.
Read more...JCARR HONORED WITH GOLDEN DOOR LEADERSHIP AWARD
10/15/2024 11:07:17 AM
We are pleased to share the news that IRIS (Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services) presented the first Golden Door Leadership Award to JCARR at a recent event. JCARR was selected as the first honoree because we were the first group to form a coalition (in response to the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015); we were the first group to receive a family as a co-sponsor of IRIS; we have strong leadership; and we have worked in full...Read more...
