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...
Covid-19 / Families / General / Volunteers
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...
Preparations for the second Passover during the COVID-19 pandemic were made easier by Friendship Circle’s distribution of nearly 400 Seder-to-Go kits. Recipients shared rave reviews for the Passover kits, which contained all the special...
As her car pulled up to a stop at the door at LifeTown. Sharon Stoch rolled down her window and greeted the teen volunteers, who disappeared back into the building. From the backseat, her...
By Johanna Ginsberg Since the pandemic began, the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ has allocated more than $100,000 to Friendship Circle. These emergency funds have helped ensure Friendship Circle can continue and expand...
Kids and volunteers returned to LifeTown on November 1 for the first in-person Torah Circle since the start of the pandemic. Many precautions were taken to ensure the safety of all. Virtual sessions were...
Allie’s Summer Camp was, in many ways, different than in the past, but in the ways that count most, the program was a huge success. Gone was the strong sense of COVID-19 isolation, replaced...
Covid-19 / Families / General / Volunteers
Twelve-year-old Asher Rosenfeld loves reading and he’s hoping to spread that love to children at Friendship Circle. Asher has handpicked four different Jewish books and is offering to send FC participants one of the...
The LifeTown parking lot was transformed into an outdoor auditorium, as families gathered for dinner and a 45-minute balloon-art performance by Todd from the Twisted Balloon Show. During the program, kids watched with amazement...
Since the pandemic began, Friendship Circle has continually offered an array of virtual programs and social-distancing events to ensure that people with special needs and their families feel a communal connection during these unprecedented...