Thrive Collective
Students from six Queens middle schools will converge at Roy Wilkins Park for the 2025 Queens HeART Beat Festival on May 29 from 10am – 1pm. Join us to provide an interactive, arts-based field day experience celebrating the completion of the Art a Catalyst for Change anti-gun violence initiative. Sponsored by the NYC Council, in…
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Leadership Foundations MYL Summit February, 2025 By: Marina Mason Greetings from Chattanooga! Thrive Collective had the privilege of not only attending Mentoring Youth as Leaders Annual summit this year, but also the honor to help facilitate the three-day Leadership Foundations Annual MYL Gathering in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The focus for this year was centered around Positive…
read moreThrive Collective and Projectivity proudly partnered with Boone Avenue Walls to support the 10th anniversary mural festival this year. Special thanks to BronxNet OPEN for interviewing Boone’s founder Luis “WEN” Arroyo about the growth and impact of the event. The interview begins at 21:30.
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Fresh Paint, Positive Messaging Lead a Park Transformation in East Baltimore After years of neglect, a local Baltimore park and playground received a much needed facelift thanks to a volunteer beautification project powered by a local non-profit organization Projectivity Group and local ministry Beyond The Walls Christian Ministry. Community organizers met with current and past…
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LIGHT IT UP Congratulations to the New York Liberty for winning their first WNBA championship yesterday. Last year, the next generation of Liberty fans helped light up Barclays Center with artist May Bukowski for an AAPI night fan engagement mural. The design featured a fire breathing dragon, illuminating the Liberty’s torch, a symbol of igniting a bright future.…
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Illustration by Mario Ruiz Photos & Reflection by Jeremy Del Rio The seeds that bloomed into Thrive Collective were planted in The Pile at Ground Zero on 9/11. My father Pastor Rick Del Rio’s 9/11 story and my own have been well reported. See this Tedx talk for a summary: thrivecollective.org/tedx. What’s less well known…
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Coming Fall 2024 Inspiration. Conversation. Activation. Catalyze thriving school partnerships at Accelerate. This one day leadership summit explores why school partnerships matter and how they thrive. Through inspiring stories, practical panels, and engaging peer learning, leaders will discover shared vision, values, and assets to build high trust partnerships. Actionable tools and strategic next steps will…
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The first Art of Healing festival of 2024 returns to Central Harlem on 120th Street between 5th and Madison, June 29th from 12 – 4 pm. Presented in collaboration with the Manhattan District Attorney, Bethel Gospel Assembly, Union Settlement, DJ Trase, Kids Breaking League, Arts Ave, RHYME, NYPD 25th Precinct, and many more. Enjoy highlights…
read moreVideo produced by Tony Horn / BRIC Arts Media for NYC Council The 7th Annual HeART Beat Festival returned to Roy Wilkins Park in Queens on May 29, 2024. Middle school students painted murals, designed video games, experienced virtual reality, break danced, freestyle rapped, competed at drama games and so much more. Thrive Collective collaborated…
read moreVideo produced by Tony Horn / BRIC Arts Media for NYC Council As the Art a Catalyst for Change provider at three schools in The Bronx and Manhattan, it was our pleasure to collaborate with the Bronx Museum in producing the 6th Annual Art a Catalyst for Change final event at the Bronx Museum on…
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