Friendship Circle Virtual Conference

The Friendship Circle a division at The Shluchim Office hosted it’s fourth international phone conference yesterday (Monday January 30th).

The Friendship Circle established in 1994 by Lubavitch Foundation of Michigan, to date there are 30 worldwide. The Friendship Circle has a unique approach to helping families of children with special needs. It’s innovative programming and activities fosters a relationship between community teenagers and the children by drawing on the love, energy and dynamics of our teenage population.

Mrs. Toba Leah Grossbaum Director of the Friendship Circle in Livingston, NJ spoke about training the Friendship Circle volunteers. The volunteers gain awareness and are guided on how to develop a relationship with special needs children. Rabbi Zev Baram Director of the Friendship Circle of the Delaware Valley, shared a wealth of tips on how to deal with special needs children and their families.

“We are a new born Friendship Circles, so the conference calls are very helpful to us.

It was good to hear from other Friendship Circles who have experience” said Ella Firbank who’s working with the Friendship Circle in Dix Hills, “It is good to work together and help each other, instead of all of us trying to reinvent the wheel”.

The Friendship Circle division of The Shluchim Office networks and connects Friendship Circles worldwide. To tune into future Friendship Circle phone conferences or for more information on the Friendship Circle Division please call Yehudis at (718) 221-0500 ext. 102 or e-mail friendshipcircle@shluchim.org