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Category: ThrYve in Action

ThrYve youth and staff walking in KCKPD's Annual Peace Walk 2025
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ThrYve Youth and Staff Participate in KCK PD’s Community Peace Walk

Saturday, April 12th, 2025, ThrYve participated in the KCKPD Annual Peace Walk. The community is celebrating how working together continues to reduce crime in our neighborhoods. KCKPD Chief Karl Oakman …

Youth sit at tables with microphones
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ThrYve Youth Cap National Youth Violence Prevention Week with Podcast

As the capstone to National Youth Violence Prevention Week 2024, several ThrYve youth participated in a collaborative podcast with two other Youth Violence Prevention Centers from across the country. As …

Group of ThrYve students
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New federally-funded project led by Dr. Jomella Watson-Thompson builds on research to reduce youth violence

Youth violence sends an average of 1,000 young people to emergency rooms across the country every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among Black youth ages …

Screenshot of video segment featuring Jomella-Watson Thompson.
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‘ThrYve’ program works to prevent violence among youth in KCK through community engagement

“ThrYve, a local group in partnership with the University of Kansas Health System, says they are working to prevent violent crime among youth. ‘ThrYve stands for Together Helping Reduce Youth …

KC transit bus on street.
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ThrYve Helping Improve Transit Options for Underserved Youth in Kansas City

“This project is a collaboration between the The University of Kansas, the Kansas City Public Library, KC Digital Drive, Thryve KC, Keystone Innovations and numerous community organizations, such as schools, …

Dola Williams in discussion during a meeting.
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Grant-Funded Collaboration Between KCK Community and KU Aims to Reduce Youth Violence

REVIVE, or Reducing the Effects of Violence through Intervention and Victim Empowerment is a collaboration between the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime, Wyandotte County Community Corrections, The University of Kansas Health System, and …

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ThrYve Youth Featured in Local Podcast

Pastor Adrion Roberson featured two of ThrYve’s youth on his podcast: Pop’s Corner. The youth discussed COVID 19, their life goals, and their experience with ThrYve. Check out the full …

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Cobe Clemmons 2019 Thrive Honoree

ThrYve youth Cobe Clemmons featured as KCK Young Champion Click Me for 2019 Thrive Honorees 

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ThrYve Youth Featured KCUR

KCUR interviewed ThrYve youth for their thoughts on Quindaro Boulevard. “For Some Teens In Kansas City, Kansas, ‘Making It’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Making It Out’ “

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Follow ThrYve on Facebook

In order to extend our outreach ThrYve now has a Facebook Profile! Please follow us to keep updated on what ThrYve Youth, Advisory Boards, and Action Teams are doing. CLICK …

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  • ThrYve Youth Cap National Youth Violence Prevention Week with Podcast

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