Thrive Collective
Every Day, New York City’s public schools create neutral spaces for children and parents to connect with each other regardless of race, religion, gender, creed, and all the -isms that commonly divide us. Those connections become the foundation for friendships, and those friendships the basis for love – the kind of love that drives out…
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History was made again this week, when the Tats Cru a/k/a The Mural Kings joined forces with Thrive Collective for the “I Am The Bronx” school mural at JHS 123. It was a homecoming of sorts for Bio, Nicer, and BG 183, who grew up in the school’s Soundview neighborhood and began muraling together in…
read moreAward-winning actor Sterling K. Brown joined Clorox and Thrive Collective to celebrate the opening of our new Studio Arts programs at the Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub in Harlem, on Feb. 27, 2018. The space was cleaned with a grant from Clorox and the help of 250 community volunteers. Give today to support the move.
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It feels that way every June. This Monday, June 11th, we cut two more ribbons at Walton High School Campus in the Bronx, and Telecommunications High School in Brooklyn. Portfolios coming soon. In the meantime, enjoy the Instagram previews. Each #SchoolMurals project takes on the character of the individual school community that creates it. Today…
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Calling all Co-Op City and Bronx Ballers. Crush the competition on June 23 @ Bartow Basketball Court, starting at 9am. Powered by Eventbrite
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– Photos and commentary by Thrive Intern Chandler Simpson (UNC Chapel Hill) The 2018 Queens HeART Beat Festival was a carefully ordered sequence of frenetic rhythms set by DJ Tony Tone’s spinning onstage. The controlled chaos unleashed a torrent of energy constantly harnessed through the many creative outlets around the park, from visual arts to…
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Highlights from our inaugural Thrive Sports 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Sunset Park on June 2, 2018. We create champions. Seen today at #ThriveSports #SunsetPark #3on3 #Ballers #BringSportsBack #BrooklynBasketball #StreetBall @brooklynnets @nbacares @nba @nycyouth @nycschools @nycparks @NYCService A post shared by Thrive Collective (@nycthrive) on Jun 2, 2018 at 10:35am PDT We create champions. #ThriveSports @coachrosadonyc…
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Thrive Sports launches tomorrow with our inaugural 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Sunset Park. Thrive Sports is a collaboration between Thrive Collective and Coach Damian Rosado of Rosado Recreations, and builds off a combined 45 years of sports-related, youth development programming in New York City. Damian was born and raised in Sunset Park, and was introduced to…
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How do you organize 480 middle school students at the three-hour HeART Beat Festival / field day for the NYC Council Art as Catalyst for Change anti-gun violence initiative? Arrange 14 activity centers in five color coded zones named for community leaders impacted by gun violence: Malala Yousafzai, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Medgar…
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Using Bars and Beats to Build Five Fridays / June 1 – 29 / 4-6pm Write. Record. Perform. Day 1 Hip Hop at the Harlem Hub @nycthrive Bars, Beats and building. The freestyle five turned into the freestyle fifteen! ⏱Friday's in June 4pm-6pm A post shared by Randy Mason (@randymasonmusic) on Jun 1, 2018 at…
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