Chabad Friendship Circle recognized

The extraordinary work that Chabad of the Five Towns does for the special needs population through its Friendship Circle program for children with special needs has been recognized by the UJA Federation of New York. The “Synagogue Inclusion Award”, given by UJA to area synagogues that have demonstrated exemplary inclusion efforts has recently been awarded to Chabad of the Five Towns. The UJA’s Caring Commission’s Autism Committee carefully selected a handful of area synagogues to receive this award. The Caring Committee was impressed with Chabad’s efforts to include all families affected by an array of disabilities.

Chabad’s vision that “none of us are complete unless all of us are included” provides the motivation to bridge the gap between families of children with special needs and the general community. “We have made tremendous strides in offering well thought out, substantive programming for people who live with disabilities and offer services for their siblings and families as well”, noted Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, Director of Chabad of the Five Towns.  “We are grateful to UJA Federation’s support and funding for this grant, and we plan to use this generous gift to continue our important work in the community for our disabled children and adults”.

To learn more about Chabad’s Friendship Circle program, please call (516) 295-2478 x 13. To contribute to this worthwhile charity, please visit us at www.chabadfivetowns.com/FCgrant