Circle Venture Inc

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“Mission statement of circle venturecircle venture is an arm of the circle of hope brethen in christ church created to generate and support opportunities for compassionate service within circle of hope, philadlephia, and the world. Circle venture incorporated under tha pa nonprofit corporation law of 1988 or any successor act for the purpose of enabling circle of hope network of churches to strive for wholess by combating unjust systems and creating opportunities for the poor and oppressed in philadelphia such as jobs, job training, and economic empowerment. Exempt purpose achievements a. Circle thrift- operate a thrift store that sells used clothing and household goods that were donated to the organization. Provided clothing and household goods to hundreds of families in the community of fishtown/east kensington in philadelphia at below market value. Provided job retail training to several underemployed adults. B. Shalom house- an intentional community dedicated to peace with god, peace with self, peace in the community and peace with the world. Provided forums and training about pro-active peacemaking.c. Unda water/water team- this team provided clean water to those who do not have it. They do this through education, service projects, and collaboration with like minded groups. As a part of what they do the team sells bottles of water and gives any profits to create clean water opportunities for people who need it in other places.d. Psalters- this is a program/group that teaches and performs music in a multitude of traditions to teach about peace, grace, and forgiveness. This group also traveled to turkey to learn about different music traditions while developing relationships for possible future and economic development activities. E. Circle counseling- offers a broad spectrum of counseling services designed to provide care for a wide range of mental, emotional and spiritual concerns. Circle counseling strives to keep services affordable to everyone by offering services on a sliding scale. Through work with individuals, couples, and families, circle counseling promotes health, wholeness, and reconciliation. F. Heads together haiti- this group offers opportunities to connect with haiti. We raise money for and support local haitians who work to teach literacy and community leadership among adults and children and to address environmental problems in the community of fayet, haiti.g. English as second language- provide english language classes to people who do not speak english as their first language. H. Brotherly love urban youth services- trained adult and teens on basic computer operating systems, internet searching skills, basic emailing and computer repair. Proovides an open computer classroom and after school tutoring to the community at germantown and chelten avenues in philadelphia.i. Refugee team- the refugee team aims to provide hospitality service and awareness for refugee needs j. Baby goods exchange- we provide free baby goods for people who need them. We open our space for 2 hours once every few months so that families who cannot afford clothes and gear can come and take what they need.k. Urban farm team- a group that sims to resurrect dead or forgotten space in the city and make it life-giving to its neighborhood. We do this through intensive vegetable gardening that is educational, reuses trash materials that litter our streets, provides food for neighborhood families, and simply makes things more beautiful.”