Lemony Goodness
A group of friends found a good way to help their neighbors cool off on a hot summer day and do a mitzvah, a good deed. Joseph, Jacob, Jonah and Scarlett Mandil and Gabrielle Halpern set...
Author: Faygie Holt
Shabbat in a Box Launch and More
It’s been a busy couple of days at the Friendship Circle. Last week some 50 children and their parents came to the Friendship Circle to make challah for Shabbat. There was plenty of fun as...
Throwback Thursday
This FC teen, shown at a Children’s Circle program back in 2002, just celebrated his 25th birthday. Learn more about our programs for teens with special needs here.
Look Who’s Blogging!
Welcome to the Friendship Circle’s new blog “The Circle.” We are very excited about our newest endeavor and we hope you will be, as well. You may be asking, why does the Friendship Circle...
From Russia, With Love
The Friendship Circle hosted a delegation of 34 women from Moscow in May during the group’s trip to the area. The women toured the future home of LifeTown, which will provide place where people of...
From Volunteer to Playwright
Congratulations to Friendship Circle teen volunteer and now playwright Hazel Solender, shown here at a FC program with her friend Ryan! Hazel’s play, “Midnight,” was read as part of the recent NJ Young Playwrights...
Cool Drink, Hot Idea
Oliver Scheier of Livingston and his younger brother Beau teamed up with FC volunteer Wesley Gelman (standing) for a different kind of Friends@Home visit recently. Instead of the usual things they do when they...
A Treat for Moms
A group of moms gathered on May 13 at the Friendship Circle New Jersey in Livingston to learn how to enjoy a bit of “me” time. The Mom’s Lunch Break event featured a catered...