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Nov 13, 2024
Creating CommUNITY
Join Student Open Circle in Creating CommUNITY by supporting our crowdfunding campaign. Help us raise $12,000 to support students spiritually, in their personal and leadership growth, and in service to ...
Sep 08, 2024
Newsletter: September 2024
As the campus buzzes with the energy of first year students, many are also struggling, nervous, scared, and unsure of themselves. Perhaps you’ve observed this in the young people you ...
Sep 08, 2024
Part of Something Bigger than Myself
by Emma, Open Circle student Having taken two years between graduating high school and entering university, and having just exited the lockdown, I could tell there was something missing from ...
Sep 08, 2024
Opening up through Volunteering
by Mariam, student volunteer I started university as a reserved and introverted person, especially coming out of the pandemic, and volunteering with Student Open Circles has really helped me come ...
Sep 08, 2024
I Am Not Alone
by Elizabeth Li, Open Circle student Throughout my undergrad and master’s degrees, Open Circle has been one of the most impactful communities I have been a part of. To me ...
Jun 26, 2024
Newsletter: June 2024
We received a surprising call from the Government of Ontario this spring to tell us that Student Open Circles won a provincial award. We are grateful to the Welcome Inn ...
Jun 26, 2024
Invaluable Role Models for my Children
By Jessica Pettigrew, parent of children in the LAF Afterschool program I am a parent of three children who attend the LAF program at the Welcome Inn. My children have ...
Jun 26, 2024
Volunteering Supports my Healing Journey
By Annie Jia, Open Circle student The LAF afterschool program is my favourite SOC volunteer group so far. It is the highlight of my weeks. It brought me back to ...
Jun 26, 2024
SOC Makes our Afterschool Program Possible
By James Vanderberg, Executive Director, Welcome Inn Community Centre Since 2001, Student Open Circles has partnered with the Welcome Inn, coordinating dozens of volunteers each year for our Learning and ...
Feb 27, 2024
Newsletter: March 2024
Student Open Circles is responding to overwhelming needs during this difficult time in our world and local communities. Homelessness, food insecurity, and mental health challenges continue to rise in Hamilton ...