TRUE CIRCLE ORGANIZATION

Improve their world. Improve yours.

Pls Vrds Est, CA   |  www.truecircle.org

Mission

Our mission is to provide comfort, safety and a better future for people throughout our communities who are displaced, homeless and living on the streets. We provide daily necessities in "Go Bags" for living without a roof over your head. These bags are loaded with food, water, toiletries, sock, underwear, shirt, hat, etc, enough to survive for 2 days. We give these Go Bags directly to people living on skid row in Los Angeles and surrounding suburbs. Almost 600,000 people were homeless on a given night in the United States in 2015, and of those. About 50,000 youth in the U.S. sleep on the street for six months or more and 25% of the homeless are children.

Ruling year info

2016

Founder and CEO

Carolyn Armitage

VP, Secretary

David Armitage

Main address

1809 Palos Verdes Dr W

Pls Vrds Est, CA 90274 USA

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EIN

81-2100443

NTEE code info

Homeless Services/Centers (P85)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Roughly 600,000 people were homeless on a given night in the US in 2016, and of those, 50,000 childrensleep on the streets for six months or more and 25% of the homeless population are children. True Circle Organization grew out of the concept of doing something for others on your birthday – instead of yourself. We create Go Bags loaded full of food, water & daily essentials for living on the streets and give them to people who are homeless. What if it was you? ​Wouldn't you want someone to help give you a hand up?

These Go Bags provide food, water, toiletries to clean up and survival blankets; enough supplies to survive on the streets for two days and the ability to pick up and go as needed.

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Go Bags or Back-a-Pack

True Circle Organization grew out of the concept of doing something for others on your birthday – instead of yourself. We create care packs of food, water and daily necessities in sturdy backpacks and give them to homeless people throughout communities.

Population(s) Served

We are collecting gently used backpacks to repurpose them for people who are homeless. We collect them and fill them with food, water, clothing and toiletries.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

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We continually assemble and give out backpacks to homeless people throughout Southern Califonria. Our goal is to temporarily halt suffering, despair and pain. We provide comfort, sustenance and dignity to those who others have turned their backs on for whatever reason.

We also upcycle and recycle items from neighborhoods to help prevent items from going into landfills and repurpose them for humankind and people in need, i.e., we repurpose school backpacks and fill them with food, water, clothes, socks, underwear and toiletries and give them out to people living on the streets, in parks and under bridges. Many of the people we give these Go Bags to are women, children, vets and the elderly. Many have lot their jobs, the owner sold their building and they had to move out and can't afford the high cost of living in California.

We are a young, small and growing nonprofit - just gaining momentum after our first full year in operation. We are actively soliciting corporations and individuals for donations, grants and in-kind donations.

We are hosting a back to school recycle backpack drive, getting the PTA and whole school district involved.
We are working with some Girl Scouts to help them earn a Silver Award.
​We are a Certifying Organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award
We are hosting our first benefit in August.

Want to help? Want to organize a Go Bag Back-a-Pack Drive at your school, church or Company? Please reach out to us at [email protected]

We have an all-volunteer team of board of directors plus numerous other volunteers who help assemble and distribute the backpacks.

We are making a direct and instant impact on people's lives with each and every Go Bag we provide. We make their day. They are so appreciative for our kindness.

Financials

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TRUE CIRCLE ORGANIZATION

Board of directors
as of 08/04/2017
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Carolyn Armitage

David Armitage

Ashley Merda

Jane Parisi

Ilimela Stockmaster

Mark Schoenbeck

Samuel Jergens

Cheryl Olson

Larissa Schultz

Carolyn Armitage