For the past 50+ years, Thrive Virginia has supported the well-being of families to ensure that all area residents can reach their full potential and are in a position to help contribute to their respective communities. Using a Whole Family Approach, Thrive VIrginia helps persons fighting poverty overcome barriers. Family Coaches work with families to solve problems, access resources, and sharpen existing skills. They focus on early childhood education and development, access to post-secondary education and career readiness opportunities, economic asset growth, optimal health and well-being, and social-capital.

As part of their annual fundraising, Thrive Virginia and We Are River City invite you to participate in their $25 to Thrive campaign. Your one time or recurring donation of $25 can provide services to local families in need. 

$25 can go a long way. It can:

• Provide one week of summer camp for a child exposed to domestic violence
• Help feed a family of four for one week
• Provide transportation for a survivor fleeing domestic violence
• A month’s supply of diapers for a new baby

In FY22, Thrive Virginia provided over 4,000 services to 1,000 individuals living in 450 households. Some of those services included: 

• 1,682 mental health counseling sessions 
• 1,489 life skills coaching sessions 
• 606 home visits 
• 390 food distributions 
• 171 college and career readiness sessions 
• 63 adult financial literacy education classes 
• 1,155 students receiving Healthy Relationship classes 
  
  

Some of the families Thrive VA has helped have said: 

“Thrive VA has given me the courage to believe in myself, keep my head up and be proud.”

“This is hands down been the most positive, life-changing experience I have ever had.” 

Your donation can help provide advocacy for a domestic/sexual violence survivors, scholarships for a low-income student, counseling for individuals in financial crisis, shelter for someone without a home, even education for new parents. With your contribution to Thrive Virginia’s $25 to Thrive campaign, you, too, can help children, families, and communities break the cycle of poverty and empower people of all ages to dream, aspire, and achieve. 

Founded in 1970 as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight poverty, Thrive Virginia is a 501c3 nonprofit community action agency. There are approximately 1,000 Community Actions Agencies across the U.S. and its territories, serving more than 16.2 million people per year.

Their service areas include the counties of: Caroline, Charles City, Hanover, King George, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Spotsylvania, and Stafford as well as the City of Fredericksburg and the Town of West Point.