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Friendship Circle reopens Soul Cafe in West Bloomfield Township

The Friendship Circle helps more than 3,000 people with special needs along with their families. The Soul Cafe in West…

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Soul Stories: Jonathan Barnett

You can typically find Soul Studio Artist Jonathan Barnett making repetitive, gestural brushstrokes on a large canvas. These…

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Friendship Circle Puts Sunshine in Mailboxes with ‘Postcards from Pals’

It’s a great feeling to open your mailbox and find a sunny and heartfelt letter inside, written just…

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Friendship Circle Celebrates Farber Soul Center 5-Year Anniversary

Five years ago, the Farber Soul Center opened for the first time thanks to the generosity of the…

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You’re Invited to FREEDOM: An Immersive Passover Drive Through Experience

Friendship Circle invites you to come taste freedom in preparation for Passover with this one-of-a-kind experience — based…

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Soul Scholarship Created in Memory of Laela Miller Saulson

Eli Saulson never met his biological mother, Laela Miller Saulson, who passed away shortly after his birth at…

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Friendship Circle Marks A Decade Of The Great Bike Giveaway

Nonprofit organization Friendship Circle of Michigan is teaming up with adaptive bike donors and companies for the 10th…

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Beloved Detroit Challah Bakery Reveals the Power of Friendship

Dakota Bread Company provides employment for those with special needs Beloved Detroit Challah Bakery Reveals the Power of…

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How to combine career and family to really make a difference

Growing up in the Chabad Lubavitch community, Bassie Shemtov always knew she’d devote her life to service. So when she married and…

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Friendship Circle Buys Bakery to Expand Jobs for People with Special Needs

Friendship Circle recently purchased the West Bloomfield-based Dakota Bread Company to provide training and career opportunities for adults…

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Celebrate Cookie Day with Friendship Circle

Sam Morris has designed a unique “sweet hugs” vanilla sugar cookie to commemorate National Cookie Day. Celebrate Cookie…

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Friendship Circle continues to help individuals with special needs

Since co-founding the Friendship Circle in 1994, Bassie Shemtov has noticed a shift in how community members relate…