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THRIVE ON! Programs
Building Pathways, Platforms, and Possibility
THRIVE ON! designs programs that support young people and grassroots leaders to build durable, community-owned solutions.
Our programs are interconnected by design. Together, they create pathways for leadership, learning, and long-term impact — grounded in real projects, real relationships, and real community needs.
We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all models.
We believe in building infrastructure that people can grow into.
Our Core Programs
Rootwork Program
Rootwork supports people and projects doing community-rooted work through incubation, fiscal sponsorship, and shared infrastructure.
Open to individuals, collectives, and organizations at any stage or status, Rootwork helps good work stabilize and grow without losing community ownership or integrity.
Early Thriver Program
The Early Thriver Program supports young people (primarily ages 16–24) through leadership, workforce, and learning pathways connected to real community projects.
Youth participate through paid opportunities (when available), academic credit or placements, workforce experiences, and exploratory involvement. Multiple entry points allow young people to engage from where they are.
How the Programs Work Together
These programs are not silos.
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Youth contribute to and learn through community-rooted projects
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Grassroots leaders gain support and infrastructure
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Projects become sites of learning, leadership, and employment
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Communities retain ownership and direction
Findings from this work feed into our Community Assessment Lab, shaping how programs evolve over time.
This is how we practice emergence: building systems that respond to what’s actually happening, not what was predicted on paper.
Programs are only as strong as the people and communities shaping them.
At THRIVE ON!, our programs exist to support what’s already emerging — and help it THRIVE ON!