Friendship Circle’s UMatter is harnessing the power of social media, so often criticized for amplifying and exacerbating social ills, to create awareness and help shatter the stigma surrounding mental health challenges. The engaging campaign...
The yellow school buses outside LifeTown can mean just one thing: school programs at LifeTown have resumed! The LifeTown Shoppes brimmed with activity as kids from three schools navigated their way around town. Oohs...
Friendship Circle is bringing Rosh Hashana to people who are stuck in hospitals and unable to attend synagogue or enjoy a meal with families. This week, Friendship Circle volunteers delivered over 250 Shabbat kits...
Annual FCwalk now also a USATF 5K run! The LifeTown campus is expected to host 2,000 people who will gather Sunday, October 30, for the annual FCwalk. This year marks the first that an...
A round challah sweet and fluffy, studded with raisins, dipped in honey announces the arrival of Rosh Hashanah as loudly as any shofar blast. Join us for a round challah bake this Wednesday, Sept....
The presidents, the elite group of teen volunteer leaders at the Friendship Circle, kicked off the year with their first working meeting on September 11. The 80 teens who gathered, from schools around the...
They came to make the world a better place, to gain skills, to take responsibility. Over 200 teens gathered at LifeTown for the annual teen volunteer kickoff on September 6. Some have been volunteering...
Swish! Police descended in force on LifeTown in Livingston on Thursday, August 25. But they were not responding to any emergency or disturbance, rather, they came to play ball! With Friendship Circle’s summer camp...
Jacob and Jesse Leshetz came home from camp each day with smiles and laughter and “pure joy” according to their mother, Sharon Leshetz of Netcong. The siblings couldn’t wait to get in the car...
Lifetown was buzzing with excitement on Sunday, August 21, as 135 families arrived from all over Essex County and beyond for an open house. Families toured the building, as children slid hands over the...