(Courtesy of Valley Chabad) Valley Chabad’s Friendship Circle is an organization with the goal of creating a community in which children with special needs feel welcome and included.

Daniella Granin and Sophia Sklyar, two rising seniors from Ridgewood, have created a website to connect teen volunteers with children through the Friendship Circle program at Valley Chabad. As the goal of the Friendship Circle is to make sure no child feels lonely or left behind, the COVID-19 quarantine is an even greater reason to keep these kids involved and surrounded by the love that all of the volunteers from Valley Chabad are ready to provide.

Friendship Circle is open to all children and teens with special needs in the Pascack Valley and Saddle River communities. There is no charge for the program. If your teen would like to volunteer or if you have a child who can benefit from the program, please reach out to Estie Orenstein at [email protected] or visit www.valleychabad.org/virtuafriendship.