Cultivating a Healing and Wholesome Community
Circle of Hope is a community that ignites genuine hope for individuals needing it the most to cope with challenging situations by using research-informed interventions in the context of the Filipino experience and transformative approaches to mental health, human development and community resilience.
OUR KEY PRINCIPLES
Community Mental Health
Addressing mental health needs and fostering wellbeing among marginalized communities.
BINHI: Early Childhood Program
Giving infants and young children from economically-marginalized communities a strong and healthy start in life through parenting education and skill-building.
WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE
SELF-EFFICACY
Greater self-efficacy in utilizing knowledge and skills that foster resilience and growth
BELONGING
Stronger sense of belonging and meaningful social connections
HAPPINESS AND WHOLENESS
Increased internal and relational wellbeing
COMMUNITY
Increased hope and empowerment expressed through participation in positive community action.
The Miracle of Joining
Our capacity to join and complete each other is literally in our DNA. This capacity is at the heart of the social self, which makes community possible. Like water, the bond of community is necessary for life to sustain itself.
-Mark Nepo, More Together Than Alone