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Blame it on Jonathan. Or credit him. Either way, Thrive Collective doesn’t exist without him. Jonathan is Jeremy’s younger brother and lifelong best friend/sibling rival/collaborator. In 1982 they were “voluntold” by their parents to volunteer at Abounding Grace Ministries. In 1992, they were original members of Abounding Grace Church. In 1994, they were original members…
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This week is the Fifth (and final) Friday of our Harlem Hub music pilot. Join us to help record “Turn Up the Value,” written by Hub students. Shout out to emcee / music educator Randy Mason for holding it down and turning it up! @hiphoppinheart Writing and recording session with the teens at @nycthrive #HarlemHub…
read moreCongratulations once again to our amazing School Media students at PS 282. They leveraged Council Member Brad Lander’s Digital Inclusion grant to transform toys (smart phones and tablets) into tools to produce and edit five student films this year. Enjoy the full playlist below.
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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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