Nothing Fishy About LifeTown’s Relaxation Spot
With a building that has an indoor Main Street, playground, studio kitchen and more, it’s hard to believe that there was ever something missing. But it turns out what was needed was a quiet...
Author: Faygie Holt
Prestigious Jefferson Award Goes to …
Representing Friendship Circle and LifeTown, Toba and Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum were honored ea rlier this year with a New Jersey State Governor’s Jefferson Award. The award, which was started by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in...
‘The Way It Should Be’
Community comes together for annual FCwalk Eight hundred moms, dads, grandparents, friends and, of course, children, walked, ran and rolled at the annual FCwalk and carnival. While some of this year’s walk participants participated...
safeTALK Speaks to Local Police Officers
Police officers from the Livingston and West Orange Police Departments were among the first people to attend safeTALK, a suicide-prevention workshop offered by Friendship Circle’s nascent UMatter program addressing mental health challenges. “The training...
Presidents Club Marks End of Successful Year
Sixty-five teens representing high schools across the region gathered at LifeTown earlier this week as they prepared for the end of the programming year. The students, all members of the FC President’s Club, have volunteered tirelessly...
Suiting Up for Swim Time
Construction on the second phase of LifeTown is getting underway, which means the indoor, zero-entry, therapeutic pool is soon to be a reality. The pool will have numerous interactive elements designed to foster movement...
Everyone Needs to Know, UMatter!
Friendship Circle is launching UMatter, a new initiative whose goal is to make sure that every person know that they matter. UMatter empowers teens to shatter the stigmas surrounding mental-health challenges through peer-to-peer projects...
Impact Tomorrow … Today
Friendship Circle is looking toward the future with LifeTown Tomorrow, Legacy Endowment Campaign. The endowment provides the opportunity for friends and supporters to leave a lasting legacy and ensure the long-term viability of Friendship...
Zooming into ‘Independence’
By Johanna Ginsberg Most Wednesday afternoons the scent of fudge brownies, chocolate cookies, and other sweet confections wafts through the Teicher home in Scotch Plains as Jonah Teicher, 12, bakes with his Friendship Circle...
Cheesecake Bakes a Shavuot Highlight
Dozens of people participated in online cheesecake baking workshops in advance of the holiday of Shavuot. For those who weren’t tempted to try it out on their own, Shabbat Kits that included additional Shavuot...