TRUE CIRCLE ORGANIZATION
Improve their world. Improve yours.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
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
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.
Back to School Backpack Recycling and Upcycling Drive
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.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
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.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
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]
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have an all-volunteer team of board of directors plus numerous other volunteers who help assemble and distribute the backpacks.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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.
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Operations
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TRUE CIRCLE ORGANIZATION
Board of directorsas of 08/04/2017
Carolyn Armitage
David Armitage
Ashley Merda
Jane Parisi
Ilimela Stockmaster
Mark Schoenbeck
Samuel Jergens
Cheryl Olson
Larissa Schultz
Carolyn Armitage