Programs

Prior to volunteering, each teenage volunteer and a parent are required to attend a Volunteer Orientation. Orientation gives volunteers the opportunity to become familiar with the facility and to learn more about what to expect from volunteering at Friendship Circle programs.

Join us on Ryan’s Field for football drills, non-contact recreational play, and fun alongside the Livingston Lancers Football Teams. All ages welcome.

Fun for the whole family! Play in the gym, experience the sand room and sensory rooms, explore the playground, or create in the art room. *Please note that the LifeTown Shoppes are NOT included. Parents/guardians must remain with their children at all times. Ages 1-12

Join us for fun in the sun! Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of activities under the guidance of a coach and teen volunteers. Parents/guardians must remain with their children at all times.

A weekly program that will help young adults gain the skills they need to prepare lunch, including shopping in the LifeTown ShopRite for ingredients and cooking. An art project will be completed and lunch will be enjoyed by participants.

Guided by wonderful instructors, participants will enjoy using a variety of materials to create their own works of art. Parents/guardians must remain with their children at all times.

Get practical experience working in the LifeTown Shoppes. When the Shoppes aren’t in operation, participants will work on skill-oriented tasks in a group setting. A one-on-one coach is required to attend this program. For ages 21 and up.

A weekly program that will help young adults gain the skills they need to prepare lunch, including shopping in the LifeTown ShopRite for ingredients and cooking. An art project will be completed and lunch will be enjoyed by participants.

Meet at Hanover Lanes for a social night out with friends.

Get practical experience working in the LifeTown Shoppes. When the Shoppes aren’t in operation, participants will work on skill-oriented tasks in a group setting. A one-on-one coach is required to attend this program. For ages 21 and up.

Join other young adults at the LifeTown Theater for a movie and fresh popped popcorn!

Please note 1:1 volunteers will not be provided.

This program requires a minimum of 5 participants.

A fun-filled Jewish camp experience that will transform your summer!

Enjoy a variety of activities at Lifetown, including sports, crafts and swimming.

Hang out with friends at Friendship Circle and enjoy dinner and a show, make an arts-and-crafts project, and participate in various sports.

Hang out and enjoy dinner with friends.

Join us for pizza dinner followed by fun in the gym led by a sports coach and teenage volunteers. Participants have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of sports, as well as activities including floor bowling and scooters.

Join us for pizza dinner followed by fun in the gym led by a sports coach and teenage volunteers. Participants have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of sports, as well as activities including floor bowling and scooters.

Join us for pizza dinner followed by fun in the gym led by a sports coach and teenage volunteers. Participants have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of sports.

Following the fun, participants will be assisting with a variety of goal-oriented projects, gaining practice listening to instructions about how to perform a task, completing the task together as a group, and delivering the finished product to the appropriate location.

Join us for pizza dinner followed by fun in the gym led by a sports coach and teenage volunteers. Participants have the opportunity to enjoy a selection of sports.

Following the fun, participants will be assisting with a variety of goal-oriented projects, gaining practice listening to instructions about how to perform a task, completing the task together as a group, and delivering the finished product to the appropriate location.

Spend Sunday morning celebrating the joy of Jewish learning! Activities may include baking, playing sports, and celebrating Jewish holidays throughout the year.

Spend Sunday celebrating the joy of Jewish learning! Participants will bake, play sports, enjoy drumming circle and a variety of activities commemorating the Jewish holidays throughout the year.

Join Friendship Circle on Thursdays to create a delicious homemade challah that you can bring home to enjoy at your Shabbat table. All children and adults are welcome.

This one-of-a-kind weekly program guides participants through the steps of preparing their own meal, beginning at LifeTown’s own ShopRite, all the way through making dinner and dessert. Once dinner is in the oven, participants work on an art project and then – most important – get to enjoy the fruits of their labor for dinner!

These weekly visits take place in the comfort of your own home, giving your child the opportunity to enjoy the companionship of a teenage volunteer. For children up to 12 years old

Celebrate the holiday with your entire family and enjoy fun holiday activities.

Come and learn about Friendship Circle programs and sign up for the upcoming year.

Orientations –

6:15pm

7:00pm

7:30pm

The Mitzvah Volunteer Program is a club for boys and girls in grade 6 and 7 that will teach the art of giving, volunteering and making a difference in the world today. We will also learn about various disabilities as well as the appropriate conduct while volunteering.

Celebrate the holiday with your entire family and enjoy fun holiday activities.

Celebrate the holiday with your entire family and enjoy fun holiday activities.

Shofar Factory and Honey Cake Baking

This one-of-a-kind weekly program is designed to help participants gain the skills they need to prepare their own dinner, including planning, shopping at LifeTown’s own ShopRite, cooking, and setting and clearing the table.

Winter Camp

Games, shows, arts and crafts, baking and more!

Winter Camp

Games, shows, arts and crafts, baking and more!

Celebrate the holiday with your entire family and enjoy fun holiday activities.

Celebrate the holiday with your entire family and enjoy fun holiday activities.

This one-of-a-kind weekly program is designed to help participants gain the skills they need to prepare their own dinner, including planning, shopping at LifeTown’s own ShopRite, cooking, and setting and clearing the table.

This one-of-a-kind weekly program guides participants through the steps of preparing their own meal, beginning at LifeTown’s own ShopRite, all the way through making dinner and dessert. Once dinner is in the oven, participants work on an art project and then – most important – get to enjoy the fruits of their labor for dinner!

Get practical experience working in the LifeTown Shoppes. When the Shoppes aren’t in operation, participants will work on skill-oriented tasks in a group setting. A one-on-one coach is required to attend this program. For ages 21 and up.

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING

Learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adolescents ages 12-18.

Conscious Parenting, Calm Parenting, Happier Children

With internationally acclaimed mystic Dr. Laibl Wolf

Lunch will be made and enjoyed by participants.

Please note 1:1 volunteers will not be provided.

This program requires a minimum of 5 participants.

Do you sometimes feel…

Stressed…. Anxious…. Sad…. Hopeless….?

Let’s Talk about it!

Join Local Teens and Voice yourself in a supportive, judgment-free zone.

Join us for fun in the sun! Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of activities under the guidance of a coach and teen volunteers. Parents/guardians must remain with their children at all times. Ages 1-15

• Acquire the skills you need to identify and help a friend in need
• Get trained in suicide alertness skills.
• Learn to avoid the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide
• Learn to apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe
• Become familiar with community resources and be able to connect someone with suicidal thoughts with the necessary help

• Acquire the skills you need to identify and help a friend in need
• Get trained in suicide alertness skills.
• Learn to apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe
• Become a UMatter ambassador

Receive safeTALK certification upon completion.

For Volunteers ages 15 and up

Sign up!

Join us for dinner and find out more about UMatter

UMatter creates opportunities for peer support, and gives you the tools to help friends who are struggling with mental health challenges.

Presentation at 6:30pm

All materials provided.

No artistic ability or experience is required.

Fun for the whole family! Play in the gym, experience the sand room and sensory rooms, explore the playground, or create in the art room. *Please note that the LifeTown Shoppes are NOT included. Parents/guardians must remain with their children at all times. Ages 1-12