Monthly Archives: October 2022

OCF Staff member, Fardous Ahmed has moved on this month from her work at One Circle Foundation to take on a new career in the US Government at the Dept. of Agriculture. Fardous wrote reflections on her time in the OCF training rooms and the grace that was found there in community and connection ...

Brothers as Allies, a curriculum from The Council for Boys and Young Men, is a program that changed my life forever. Four years ago I was struggling to find my identity. Hungry for a chance to have real interactions with youth. To truly be in the field and help. Help every student I encounter get at least .01% closer to their dreams. Some may see a small percentage, but the trajectory that shifts from the curricula provided by One Circle Foundation literally saves lives. It saved mine. ...

We welcome the newest Gold-Tier One Circle Foundation Members. Here we are to shout our thanks from the rooftops (and the blog). We at OCF deeply appreciate and acknowledge your partnership and support. NEW GOLD MEMBERS: Johnitha McNAir Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center Beth Hossfeld, LMFT Therapist, OCF Board President and Co-Founder Visit @onecirclefoundation on Facebook and Instagram to see an update on all new members, Gold and Silver.  Become a member today at https://onecirclefoundation.org/membership/info   ...

... Through my work, I am lucky and blessed to help enrich and empower girls and young women to pursue their intellectual pursuits with confidence, curiosity, and agency. This is my purpose! This is what I was born to do. Just today at our Circle of Peace, which is a daily community gathering amongst students and staff, I recited the Horizons pledge to remind our scholars that we are all sisters in this:  I promise to lift other girls up, have their backs, and make it safe for them to be exactly who they are. Every time I look in the mirror, I’ll remind myself that I am not alone, that I am beautiful, that my voice matters, and that I am enough. To anyone and everyone, including all of the young women that I have served and will serve, THANK YOU for making a difference in my life! Though that imposter syndrome creeps up every now and then, you all are the remedy that treats me every time! I am enough and so are you!  Next week, we will celebrate all things GIRL and everything that we have accomplished, persevered through, and fought for. It is a day where we uplift girls and women all around us, all over the world, those who are silenced and those who have amplified, past and present, here and now. What a day to celebrate women and girls! I challenge you to make a promise and commitment to continue to make an impact in a girl’s life.  ...