Thrive DC

I. Through Thrive DC's Daily Bread/Daily Needs program, provide the District of Columbia's homeless and low-income women, men, and children with hot, nutritious and appetizing meals and critical emergency services in a safe, low-barrier setting.

II. To provide homeless and vulnerable individuals with the ongoing social services and case management which can assist them in transitioning out of their current state of homelessness.

III. To provide employment training and assistance that will help homeless individuals reach their full potential and become employment-ready.

IV. To ensure individuals coming out of incarceration have the tools necessary to re-enter the community and live independent, self-sufficient lives.

Provide an evening meal to at least 40 women and children per night (Monday-Friday); a morning meal to least 160 men, women and children per day (Monday-Friday), and a Lunch To Go each weekday serving at least 150,000 meals per year.

To provide at least 1200 emergency supply items and emergency services to people in need each week, including toiletries, clothing, telephone/mail access, transportation access, and free showers and laundry.

To have at least 100 participants per week in a variety of educational, enrichment, and therapeutic activities.

To provide at least 30 different individuals each week with individualized case management and referrals to different community resources and agencies, serving at least 500 unique individuals/year.

To provide at least 35 individuals per week with access to a comprehensive range of wraparound social, health, and legal services through on-site collaboration with at least 1 partner provider each week.

To provide intensive employment coaching to up to 100 people and 24 Real Opportunity trainees each year, including offering 40 employment workshops, providing 100 instances of transportation assistance, and supplying 90 referrals to job-related community partners.

To provide 50 hours of computer access or training each week through our Computer/Office Skills Workshop, tutoring individuals in basic resume writing, interview, and job search skills.

Thrive DC has a staff of 13 full-time and 3 part-time employees. The organization is led by our Executive Director who oversees finances and day-to-day operations of the organization. Thrive DC's Development Staff consists of the Development Director who manages overall fundraising and communications and supervises our full-time Development Manager, Volunteer and In-kind Donation Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, and part-time Development Assistant. The Executive Director oversees all client programming and Thrive DC's social services staff, which consists of two Program Coordinators, Program Assistant, Reentry Program Manager, Safety Officer and Substance Abuse Counselor. The Executive Chef oversees all culinary operations. Two interns support the Development team and 2-3 interns support the Social Services team at any given time. Each year approximately 1,500 volunteers provide service in a variety of ways, including preparing and serving meals, cleaning up, assisting in the Computer Lab and providing administrative help.

Thrive DC rents a large space that includes a commercial scale kitchen, expansive program floor that can seat 200 and offices for our staff. We have space for a Computer Lab which holds six computer stations. Additionally, we own a van that is used to pick up food, clothing and other in-kind donations.

In 2021, we entered into a partnership with another organization to provide transitional housing to women exiting incarceration.

In 2020, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we stepped up our emergency grocery program to help stabilize families in crisis, teaming up with food banks and mutual aid societies to provide over 40,000 boxes of groceries around DC.

After starting the Women In New Directions Program to help women coming out of incarceration transition back into society in 2014, we established an employment training component in 2017 and expanded the program to include men in 2018.

In October, 2015 received a grant from the United Planning Organization that enabled us to increase our Real Opportunity Employment Training program. That grant was recently renewed for the third time.

We have expanded our substance abuse counseling services to now include a full-time counselor who conducts both group and individual counseling sessions in English and Spanish.

We have initiated a focus on diversifying our funding, with heavy emphasis on contributions from individuals. In 2017 we received contributions from more than 1,000 individuals.