Friendship Circle provides assistance and support to nearly two hundred individuals with special needs and their families by providing recreational, social, educational, and vocational programming. In addition to helping those in need, the Friendship Circle enriches its vast network of volunteers by enabling them to reap the rewards of selfless giving. Friendship Circle is founded upon the idea of “ואהבת לרעך כמוך”, that within each person is a soul; and that soul is equal and worthy of boundless love. With this inspiration, the lives of the families weserve are enhanced while the volunteers reap the rewards of selfless giving.