In response to the Zoom-fatigue challenge, the flagship Friends@Home program has been enhanced with a new electives program, allowing participants and teen volunteers to choose specialized hobbies that they are interested in. Packages containing...
Is painting the hottest new hobby? One might wonder after the success of two recent Paint Night events hosted by Friendship Circle and attended by dozens of participants. The first event featured teen volunteers...
Wow, could FC have been any busier this Chanukah? Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and people staying home more, Friendship Circle and the families it serves were anything but isolated this year. Thanks to the...
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...
By Heather Fordham, New Jersey News Network For families like the Gendels, celebrating holidays already poses its own challenges, especially during the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The Gendel family thought they’d have to forego this year’s...
As Leo, 12, stuck his head out the sunroof of the car window, he couldn’t help but be excited. He was at LifeTown in Livingston to take part in the 2020 FCwalk CARnival and try his luck at a few games. Friendship Circle celebrated its annual post-walk event keeping social distance, but while being socially connected.
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...