The Beautiful Struggle
It’s a beautiful struggle that draws us out of ourselves into community with others – a community rooted in faith, hope, and love. Faith that…
read moreJeremy R. Del Rio, Esq., co-founded and leads Thrive Collective, a nonprofit that creates hope and opportunity through arts and mentoring in and around public schools. Recognized as one of NYC’s largest arts education non-profits and artist incubators, Thrive has raised and invested nearly $13 million in more than 200 artists serving 40,000 students at more than 300 public schools since 2014. As of 2025, they have produced more than 750 murals in excess of 280,000 square feet of public art, and have expanded to California, Maryland, Puerto Rico, Texas, Washington DC, and beyond.
Jeremy has also taught as an adjunct professor since 2004, and connects, trains, and mentors youth workers nationally. He has consulted businesses and nonprofits on leadership and strategy since 2000; and has co-founded or led a dozen youth and community development initiatives since 1994. He worked as as a corporate attorney in New York before resigning after 9/11 to lead relief work at Ground Zero. He has contributed to six books, and his articles have appeared in dozens of publications. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, and his two sons are proud NYC public school students and graduates.
It’s a beautiful struggle that draws us out of ourselves into community with others – a community rooted in faith, hope, and love. Faith that…
read moreBrooklyn’s 65th annual Norwegian Day Parade honored Thrive Collective executive director Jeremy Del Rio as grand marshal and guest speaker on May 21st. “This year’s…
read moreEd. Note: On March 23, 2017, Rolling Stone magazine published false allegations about Thrive Collective conspiring with Betsy Devos to undermine public education, and using murals and mentoring programs…
read moreAs we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.” – John F.…
read more“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Friends, True confession: I used to…
read moreOne of the highlights of 2016 for me came when Youth Specialties asked to film a short documentary about Thrive Collective’s work to feature at the…
read moreYour generous response to #GivingTuesday means a historic holiday match for Thrive Collective. Please help us maximize this opportunity. In the days after launching our…
read moreThank you, Joe Torres and Tiempo at WABC 7, for celebrating students and schools that thrive! Guests: Jeremy Del Rio and Emmanuel Delgado Original Air…
read moreOur own executive director Jeremy Del Rio delivered the 2015 Commencement Address at the graduation ceremony for Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, Queens. Grover…
read moreAlthough inspired by 20/20’s Vocational Calling, a Brooklyn father struggled to identify where he fit into 20/20’s strategy. He didn’t run a community group or…
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