Athletes Share the Mental Health Challenges They Face Making themselves vulnerable before an audience of teens and parents, three sports stars and a local athlete shared the message that everyone faces mental health challenges....
After just a week on the job, Ellie Minsky oozes enthusiasm for all she is learning peeking “behind the scenes” at LifeTown, where she is the new assistant director of programming. Just 18, she...
Isabella offered a thumbs up for cheerleading as she and her friend Mae settled into their cooking activity at the LifeTown after-school program, which has resumed post-COVID. Socializing was on the menu for Isabella...
A bat mitzvah celebration brought Rabbi Shay Schachter, leader of Young Israel of Woodmere, to LifeTown. The experience had such a profound impact that a few months later, he brought three generations of his...
Throngs of people came to the festivities at the LifeTown campus on Sunday, October 30, for the annual Friendship Circle walk, now a walk and run. For the first time, the walk was preceded...
The runners, more than one hundred of us, gathered at the starting line on the LifeTown campus for the inaugural 5K run on Sunday, October 30. The horn sounded, and we were off! Feet...
Young Adults Learn Critical Social Skills Listening actively, asking questions, not interrupting, maintaining eye contact: they are all communication skills, often the keys to building relationships. And they can prove tricky to learn. They...
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...