Great to see the Hope Matters Training starting today with 14 participants from across the community, including parents, schools, and Barnardo’s staff. A massive thank you to Smurfit Westrock Packaging for the community grant received via our Parent Champion Lorna and to Laura and Paul at Rathcoole Youth Centre for their amazing hospitality.
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Check out the new THRiVE live, presenting a few highlights from Quarter 2, including Newtownabbey Family Connections summer scheme, SPARK, EVAWG training and impact reports from BOOST and In Your Corner.
Check out the latest version of THRiVE live which is now available if you click the link below. Find out about our Aspiration campaign ‘WE CAN be healthy and well’, BOOST achievements, Family Connections, THRiVE garden in St. James Primary and the Rathcoole Community clean up… THRiVE_LIVE_2025-26_Q1_v1
We are delighted to welcome Karen Graham to the role of THRiVE coordinator. Karen comes to us from the YMCA and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. Karen has spent the last couple of months getting out into the community, meeting all the wonderful people involved and getting to grips with all things THRiVE.
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The WE CAN Awards 2025 celebrated the achievements of ten outstanding individuals who were nominated for an award by their schools and youth groups within three WE CAN categories: WE CAN Learn, WE CAN Be Well, and WE CAN Be Connected. The ten winners were welcomed with a red carpet arrival at Theatre at the
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We are delighted to announce the news that THRiVE co-ordinator Claire Humphrey has been seconded to the Department of Education to lead the new RAISE programme across Northern Ireland. RAISE is aimed at reducing educational disadvantage and helping children and young people fulfil their potential at school. Whilst we will miss Claire here at THRiVE
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BOOST is a programme delivered to P5 children in THRiVE schools to help improve their skills in numeracy and literacy, build their confidence and help them enjoy learning. Children attend active learning sessions during the school day and parents join after school to get involved in learning with their children. This year the programme has
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THRiVE hosted a conference for thought leaders, practitioners, policy makers, academics interested in place-based change. THRiVE and their Learning Partner Stranmillis University College at Learning Events held in 2023 were asked to share their learning on key themes – collective impact, voice and influence, implementation, evidence and learning and collaborative investment. Throughout the conference we
During the last year several youth organisations across Monkstown and Rathcoole have been supported by THRiVE to undertake programmes focusing on developing the capacity and confidence of their young people to speak up and shape their organisations and communities. Until now, the likes of The Bridge Youth Centre, Monkstown Village Initiatives, Rathcoole Football Club (in
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