Thrive DC

I. To provide the District of Columbia's individuals experiencing homelessness with hot, nutritious and appetizing meals and critical emergency services in a safe, low-barrier setting.

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

Providing a hot meal to least 175 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.

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.

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.

In fall 2023, Thrive engaged with HomeAid to renovate Thrive’s kitchen, dining, and office space. This renovation will be complete by year end 2023, providing a fresh, clean, and overall improved space for our clients to dine with dignity and engage with case managers, as well as for our staff to work.