We break cycles
We break cycles
We break cycles
ABOUT
CIRCLES
ABOUT
CIRCLES
ABOUT
CIRCLES
OUR
ORIGIN
Circles didn't start in a boardroom or with a business plan. It started with three brothers who grew up understanding — from the inside — what it means to navigate life without the right people around you. And what it means when you finally find them.
We are Andrew, Johnathan and Michael. Between us we bring over three decades of working directly with young people, families and communities. Michael has spent more than ten years in the youth sector, working on the ground with the young people who need it most. Johnathan brings the governance, safeguarding and structural foundations that make an organisation trustworthy and safe. And Andrew has spent over twenty years working with young people whilst building brands and telling stories that connect.
But none of that is really why we started Circles.
We started it because we believe that the most powerful thing you can give a young person — or a family — isn't a programme or a service. It's a circle. The right people, in the right place, at the right time. People who see you, challenge you, and refuse to let the cycle continue.
We've seen what happens when that circle exists. And we've seen what happens when it doesn't.
Circles is our answer to that.
Circles didn't start in a boardroom or with a business plan. It started with three brothers who grew up understanding — from the inside — what it means to navigate life without the right people around you. And what it means when you finally find them.
We are Andrew, Johnathan and Michael. Between us we bring over three decades of working directly with young people, families and communities. Michael has spent more than ten years in the youth sector, working on the ground with the young people who need it most. Johnathan brings the governance, safeguarding and structural foundations that make an organisation trustworthy and safe. And Andrew has spent over twenty years working with young people whilst building brands and telling stories that connect.
But none of that is really why we started Circles.
We started it because we believe that the most powerful thing you can give a young person — or a family — isn't a programme or a service. It's a circle. The right people, in the right place, at the right time. People who see you, challenge you, and refuse to let the cycle continue.
We've seen what happens when that circle exists. And we've seen what happens when it doesn't.
Circles is our answer to that.
Circles didn't start in a boardroom or with a business plan. It started with three brothers who grew up understanding — from the inside — what it means to navigate life without the right people around you. And what it means when you finally find them.
We are Andrew, Johnathan and Michael. Between us we bring over three decades of working directly with young people, families and communities. Michael has spent more than ten years in the youth sector, working on the ground with the young people who need it most. Johnathan brings the governance, safeguarding and structural foundations that make an organisation trustworthy and safe. And Andrew has spent over twenty years working with young people whilst building brands and telling stories that connect.
But none of that is really why we started Circles.
We started it because we believe that the most powerful thing you can give a young person — or a family — isn't a programme or a service. It's a circle. The right people, in the right place, at the right time. People who see you, challenge you, and refuse to let the cycle continue.
We've seen what happens when that circle exists. And we've seen what happens when it doesn't.
Circles is our answer to that.
MISSION +
VISION
Our Mission is to build positive circles around young people and families — empowering them to break negative cycles through community, connection and opportunity. We remove barriers, create safe spaces and deliver programmes that challenge, develop and celebrate the people we serve.
Our Mission is to build positive circles around young people and families — empowering them to break negative cycles through community, connection and opportunity. We remove barriers, create safe spaces and deliver programmes that challenge, develop and celebrate the people we serve.
Our Mission is to build positive circles around young people and families — empowering them to break negative cycles through community, connection and opportunity. We remove barriers, create safe spaces and deliver programmes that challenge, develop and celebrate the people we serve.
Our Vision is a world where no young person or family is held back by cycles they didn't choose. Where the right circle around them — the right people, at the right time, in the right place — changes the course of their life for good.
Our Vision is a world where no young person or family is held back by cycles they didn't choose. Where the right circle around them — the right people, at the right time, in the right place — changes the course of their life for good.
Our Vision is a world where no young person or family is held back by cycles they didn't choose. Where the right circle around them — the right people, at the right time, in the right place — changes the course of their life for good.
ANDREW
MONGI
Andrew knows what it means to be on the other side of the table. He came through the youth work pathway himself — starting as a participant before becoming a practitioner — and that journey has shaped everything he does.
With over 20 years working with young people, Andrew has built community fitness programmes tackling obesity and social isolation in London, and brings a rare combination of frontline youth work experience and professional brand and graphic design expertise to Circles. A qualified tutor, assessor and Internal Quality Assurance practitioner, he understands both the human and operational side of delivering programmes that actually work.
Circles is, in many ways, his Full Circle moment.
20+
Years in youth & community
Director
MICHAEL MONGI
JOHNATHAN MONGI
OUR
VALUES
OUR
VALUES
CIRCLE
OF TRUST
Building trust and relationships between our participants
01
02
We encourage members to self-analyse and make personal development a priority
INNER CIRCLE
03
To challenge our members to do something that it outside of their comfort zone
SQUARE THE CIRCLE
04
To pursue inclusiveness and diversity
WIDEN THE CIRCLE
05
We celebrate successes and achievements
FULL CIRCLE
OUR
VALUES
OUR
VALUES
FAMILY CIRCLE
We build trust that creates family
01
02
We encourage honest reflection and responsibility for personal growth and development
INNER CIRCLE
03
We challenge one another to step beyond our comfort zones and grow
SQUARE THE CIRCLE
04
We open our circles to people of every background and story
WIDEN THE CIRCLE
05
We celebrate the small steps and the full circles
FULL CIRCLE
FAMILY CIRCLE
We build trust that creates family
01
02
We encourage honest reflection and responsibility for personal growth and development
INNER CIRCLE
03
We challenge one another to step beyond our comfort zones and grow
SQUARE THE CIRCLE
04
We open our circles to people of every background and story
WIDEN THE CIRCLE
05
We celebrate the small steps and the full circles
FULL CIRCLE
OUR
VALUES
CIRCLE
OF TRUST
Building trust and relationships between our participants
01
02
We encourage members to self-analyse and make personal development a priority
We encourage honest reflection and responsibility for personal growth and development
INNER CIRCLE
03
To challenge our members to do something that it outside of their comfort zone
SQUARE THE CIRCLE
04
To pursue inclusiveness and diversity
WIDEN THE CIRCLE
05
We celebrate successes and achievements
FULL CIRCLE
02
We encourage members to self-analyse and make personal development a priority
INNER CIRCLE
03
To challenge our members to do something that it outside of their comfort zone
We challenge one another to step beyond our comfort zones and grow
SQUARE THE CIRCLE
03
To challenge our members to do something that it outside of their comfort zone
SQUARE THE CIRCLE
04
To pursue inclusiveness and diversity
We open our circles to people of every background and story
WIDEN THE CIRCLE
04
To pursue inclusiveness and diversity
WIDEN THE CIRCLE
05
We celebrate successes and achievements
We celebrate the small steps and the full circles
FULL CIRCLE
Logo
Logo
Logo
Logo
Logo
Logo