Mission and Core Values
We envision a world with an available and accessible “circle for every youth.”
One Circle Foundation promotes resiliency in children and youth, families, adults, and communities by offering circle program models that create, restore, and sustain healthy relationships. One Circle Foundation recognizes that healthy relationships are the core element to a healthy individual, family, society, and world.
We train, consult, and equip service providers to implement research-based circle program models and best practice evidence-based approaches to increase capacities and build healthy relationships.
Core values
The following guide our practices. We strive to interact with all people in a way that reflects these values:
We are relational.
We recognize the quality of our relationships with others as the most important aspect of our work, and as paramount to growth, learning, health and success.
We honor everyone’s wisdom.
Everyone’s experiences and viewpoints are valid and deserving of respect. We recognize that we haven’t lived all the same experiences as others have lived.
We are humble.
We don’t have all the answers, and we know we’re not perfect. We seek and receive feedback.
We laugh and have fun.
We laugh at ourselves, use humor, and encourage playfulness.
We care for others and we care for ourselves.
Taking care of our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits supports our healthy relationships.
We view gender, race, ethnicity, and culture as integral aspects of identity.
Gender, race, ethnicity, and culture have meaning and impact in multiple dimensions of one’s life.
We are communicative.
We tell people – verbally and nonverbally – what to expect from us; we respond to others.
We emphasize strengths.
It’s the paradigm shift – seeing others for their strengths, gifts, and potentials.
We are accountable.
We own our work, words, and deeds.
We recognize the power of our voices, and use them intentionally.
Our experiences count; our messages have an impact when they come from our hearts.