A NONSTOP (CAR) PARADE OF SMILES
As they waited for the car parade from Friendship Circle to arrive, Fran and her grandson, Yitzy, took turns holding a sign they had made for the occasion. It read “We miss and we...
Author: Faygie Holt
FC Distributes 10,000 Masks!
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in mid-March, Friendship Circle has been providing much-needed masks to medical workers, frontline employees and families with special needs members thanks to the generosity of private donors. The N-95...
FC Reduces Isolation for Families
Did you catch the article “For Families With Special Needs, Online Visits Before Passover Reduce Isolation and Stress” about the amazing work Friendship Circles, including FCNJ, are doing during the pandemic?
Shabbat Food for the Quarantined Soul
For two weeks in early May, hundreds of families got a dose of nourishment and nurturing Shabbats thanks to a special care packages from Friendship Circle. The first week’s “Challah and Chicken Soup for...
Media Highlights FC Car Parades
Over the last two weeks, dozens of Friendship Circle families in Livingston, Short Hills, Millburn and West Orange, took part in a car parade organized by Friendship Circle. The parades included FC staff and...
Where All the Babies Can Play
The bubbles were flying through the air as the toddlers danced and the littlest tots waved their hands enthusiastically. A few minutes later, after the children toddled off to play in LifeTown’s indoor playground...
Chanukah Sparkles with Friendship
Chanukah was buzzing with Friendship Circle activities both at LifeTown and throughout the community. From public menorah lightings and events in the community to winter camp and Family Fun Days at LifeTown, thousands of...
A Great Day For a Walk And Friendship!
Check out what an awesome time we had!Photos » Didn’t get a chance?You can still sponsor a walker or team.Donate » Families gather to support children with special needs It was, everyone agreed, an...
FC Volunteer Presidents Prep for School Year Involvement
Fifty-five students came to LifeTown on Sunday night as they began their year as a volunteer president, representing Friendship Circle at their school. The teens from 16 schools across the region discussed ways to...
Backpacks of Joy
By Ellen Seidman On a hot, sunny day, children stream out of a building with giant smiles on their faces and new backpacks in their hands or hooked over wheelchairs. It’s actually not...