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- EIN 62-1714010
- hello@helpusthrive.com
- (865) 544-5881
- 1317 Connecticut Ave Knoxville TN 37921 USA
- http://www.helpusthrive.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Adult & Child Matching Programs, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Education, Educational Services, Food, Food Programs
Mission: Thrive connects caring adults with at-risk youth through gospel-based relationships. We partner with communities to pursue spiritual, emotional, academic, and physical wholeness. We do this through our three main programs: Thrive After School, Thrive Summer, and Mentoring.
Target demographics: at-risk youth excel spiritually, emotionally, academically, and physically
Direct beneficiaries per year: 250 at-risk youth in Knoxville
Geographic areas served: Knoxville, Tennessee
Programs: THRIVE AFTER SCHOOL is the heart of what we do. Students join us for 3 hours of programming every day when school is in session, Monday - Friday. Required daily attendance allows us to establish trust and consistency with our students. This ultimately results in a total of approximately 700 hours spent at Thrive per year by the average student. Our students participate in Bible studies and small groups, homework-help time, one-on-one tutoring lessons, reading lessons, team + character-building activities, educational electives, outside play time, and share a healthy, home-cooked meal. In the Lonsdale neighborhood, we offer programs for students K - 12th grade. We accept elementary students K - 5th at all other locations. THRIVE SUMMER is a full-day, 6-week program that blends educational activities with encouragement, excitement, and fun. There is an emphasis on practicing English language skills through daily reading and writing lessons. Our summer program is built around fun weekly themes which incorporate educational activities, Gospel-centric Bible studies, and field trips. Thrive Summer is offered to students who have completed 1st - 8th grade. MENTORING is an opportunity to intentionally invest in a Thrive student in a life changing way. The mentoring role is available to volunteers and staff members who over time have built a relationship with a student at Thrive through sports, tutoring, sharing meals, etc. Mentoring a student requires specific training and has a life long impact on both the mentor and the student. This relationship is so much more than planning fun activities to help a child feel valued. Christian mentoring, or discipleship, is an opportunity to point young men and women to the hope found in Jesus alone.