One Circle Foundation

SEE STATEMENT ATTACHEDWE PROMOTE RESILIENCY AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS IN CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, FAMILIES, ADULTS, AND COMMUNITIES. WE TRAIN, CONSULT AND EQUIP SERVICE PROVIDERS ACROSS ALL YOUTH SECTORS IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH STATE OF THE ART, EVIDENCE-BASED AND RESEARCH-BASED CIRCLE PROGRAM MODELS, BEST PRACTICE APPROACHES, AND MANUAL-GUIDED CURRICULA FOR PROGRAMS SERVING YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE DEVELOPED DISTINCTIVE GENDER-RESPONSIVE AND EXPANSIVE CIRCLE MODELS - GIRLS CIRCLE, THE COUNCIL FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN, UNITY CIRCLE, AND WOMEN'S CIRCLE - THAT INTEGRATE EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICES OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACHES WITH CROSS-CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND CARING RELATIONSHIPS. WE TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH CIRCLES.

1. FACILITATOR TRAININGS ONE CIRCLE FOUNDATION PROVIDED 53 TRAININGS, CERTIFYING 1,485 FACILITATORS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA IN OCF CIRCLE MODELS: GIRLS CIRCLE (21), THE COUNCIL FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN (15), MITIGATING GENDER AND RACIAL BIAS: INTERSECTIONALITYAND ALLYSHIP (12), AND MOTHER-DAUGHTER CIRCLE (3). THESE NEWLY TRAINED FACILITATORS PROVIDE SERVICES TO AN ESTIMATED 11,880+ YOUTH IN EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH, JUVENILE JUSTICE, FOSTER AND CHILD SERVICES, COMMUNITY-BASED AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, WHERE MOST RECIPIENTS ARE MARGINALIZED YOUTH IN COMMUNITIES AT RISK AND AT PROMISE, WITH --CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OSOCIOECONOMIC STRAIN, MANY AS YOUTH OF COLOR, LGBTQ+, RURAL, AND/OR INDIGENOUS YOUTH. TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY, WE PROVIDED TRAINING BOTH LIVE ONLINE AND IN PERSON. VIEW OUR 2023 ANNUAL REPORT FOR MORE INFORMATIONHTTPS://ONECIRCLEFOUNDATION.ORG/MEDIA/PDFS/OCF-ANNUAL-REPORT-23.PDF IMPACT: 1,485 CERTIFIED FACILITATORS GAINED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES TO PROVIDE SAFE, INCLUSIVE, EXPANSIVE SERVICES TO OVER 11,880 YOUTH THROUGH STRUCTURED SUPPORT GROUPS (CIRCLES) AND RELATED SERVICES SO THAT YOUTH BELONG, ENGAGE, AND THRIVE. 108 TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO FACILITATORS WHO REQUESTED ASSISTANCE, APPROXIMATELY $31,000 IN VALUE.

2. CURRICULA ONE CIRCLE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE EVIDENCE-BASED IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR CIRCLE MODELS BY WRITING AND OFFERING FULLY DEVELOPED ACTIVITY GUIDES, MANUALS, AND EVALUATION TOOLS TO PROGRAMS SERVING YOUTH, CURRENTLY OFFERING 2 FACILITATOR MANUALS, 2 EVALUATION TOOLKITS, AND 26 UNIQUE GUIDES, EACH WITH 8-12 SESSION PLANS. THREE GUIDES RECEIVED THE MOST ORDERS: 1. PRIDE, 2. FRIENDSHIP 3. EMPOWERMENT AND IDENTITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TOTAL CURRICULA ORDERED: 3090. EQUIPPING ORGANIZATIONS WITH THESE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING MATERIALS HELPS OCF ACHIEVE OUR MISSION AND SUPPORT OUR SUSTAINABILITY. --CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OTO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE SPANISH-SPEAKING POPULATION, OUR MOST POPULAR ACTIVITY GUIDE, PRIDE, WAS TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH AND PUBLISHED WITH THE TITLE ORGULLO. BASED ON FACILITATOR REQUESTS, OCF ACQUIRED THE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPED THE PROCESS TO DIGITIZE OUR CURRICULA. IN 2023, WE RELEASED THE FIRST 2 DIGITAL ACTIVITY GUIDES WITH A GOAL OF 1 NEW DIGITAL RELEASE PER MONTH. IN RESPONSE TO NATIONAL REPORTS OF A SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH EPIDEMIC AMONGST A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF YOUTH, WE CONTINUED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CURRICULUM TITLED ALL TOGETHER RISING: SESSIONS FOR YOUTH IN ADVERSITY, WITH THE SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE OF MARCH 15, 2024, TO ADDRESS SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM PREVENTION AND RESPONSE, CHILD TRAFFICKING, LOSS AND GRIEF, HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSECURITY, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND LABOR TRAFFICKING.

3. CONSULTATION AND RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO FACILITATOR AND PROGRAMS IN NEED:OCF DEVELOPED AND RELEASED A NO-COST CIRCLE SESSION TITLED THINKING ABOUT COMING OUT TO THE PUBLIC ON NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY TO SUPPORT LGBTQ+ YOUTH ON THEIR JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY. WE PROVIDED AN ONGOING NO-COST, MONTHLY FACILITATOR CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAM TO CIRCLE FACILITATORS, INCLUDING 12 ACTIVITY GUIDES VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $1,500 AND 12 LIVE ONLINE ZOOM SUPPORT MEETINGS. WE PROVIDED 108 TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS TO FACILITATORS WHO REQUESTED ASSISTANCE, APPROXIMATELY $31,000 IN VALUE.--CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OTO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND DECREASE EXPENSES AND COSTS TO FACILITATORS, WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF DIGITIZING OUR CURRICULA, ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE IT AT A LOWER COST AND WITH A DOWNLOAD FEATURE FOR USERS EASY ACCESS.