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The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Sensory Park at LifeTown formally opened with a ribbon cutting. The HFNJ’s incredible gift made this incredible space come to life. The indoor park serves as a fun space where children and families can enjoy time at the together in an inclusive environment that naturally break down barriers. It also provides opportunities for therapy in an immersive setting.
Yesterday LifeTown welcomed 100 directors of special services from Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Somerset counties, representing tens of thousands of special education students. We look forward to welcoming them back to LifeTown with their students.
We were honored to have a visit @ #LifeTown with the leadership of Camp HASC. Looking forward to exciting things to come with the continued partnership with FCNJ – Friendship Circle and Camp HASC!
Thank you to to the group from Nestlé Health Science for volunteering at the LifeTown Shoppes today!
Another busy day at the LifeTown Shoppes… 3 school groups are at LifeTown working on their life and transition skill!
They were joined by Rabbi Moshe Herson, Dean of Rabbinical College of America, Livingston Township, NJ Mayor Al Anthony and Councilman Ed Meinhardt.
Torah to be used at LifeTown.
A $500,000 grant from the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey will help the LifeTown organization build an indoor sensory park and playground for children, it announced Tuesday. The 47,000-square-foot LifeTown in Livingston will be home to Friendship Circle, which provides programming for children and teens with special needs, and their families. LifeTown will also offer social, recreational, therapeutic and educational programs to the community at large, Friendship Circle said in a news release announcing the […]
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