Category: General

LifeTown Delivers Fun for Everyone

For families who have children with special needs, LifeTown is a safe haven that not only entertains but provides much needed caregivers and resources. On Sunday, August 11th LifeTown held an open house for...

Summer Shopping Spree at LifeTown

There’s nothing like a shopping spree to beat the summer heat. On Thursday, July 18, sixty families did just that during a much-anticipated LifeTown Shoppes Open House. For those unfamiliar, one of LifeTown’s biggest...

Found Family Reconnects at Parents Night

A found family is a relationship built on choice and social support. At this summer’s Parents Night, it was clear that Friendship Circle parents are not only friends – they are family. On the...

Let The Good Times Roll!

This fall, LifeTown is getting a glow up! The state-of-the-art facility is developing another attraction in addition to its impressive roster of activities. A generous lead gift by Jody and Bruce Friedman has inspired...

‘Everyone Belongs’

Friendship Circle’s annual volunteer celebration honors the achievements of people — young and old — who change lives by showing up The beauty of finding the spark, that something special in every person, was...

A Taste of Heaven: FCNJ/LifeTown Gala 2024

It was a night of mixing and mingling for donors, volunteers and families, honorees and their guests at the Friendship Circle Banquet 2024, held May 20 at LifeTown in Livingston. The evening celebrated all...

Israeli Heroes Visit LifeTown

Grieving and recovering from the trauma of October 7 and the aftermath, a delegation from Israel came to the United States to share their stories – to mourn, grieve, and heal together as they...

Road Safety Speeds Up at LifeTown

Gift from Lithia Motors and DCH Audi Millburn enhances pedestrian-safety curriculum For individuals with special needs finding a safe and comforting locale to learn and practice pedestrian safety can be a challenge. Many roads...

Shabbat Spirit at LifeTown

The only thing better than sharing Shabbat with your family is to share it with the hundreds of people who make up the Friendship Circle’s extended family – children, parents, staff, volunteers and community...