by Alison Mason | Mar 31, 2023 | Data, Girls & Young Women of Color, Narrative Change
At Thrive Chicago we are working to advance racial equity for youth of color in Chicago. As we do this work, we also consider the intersection of gender and race. In doing so, we believe it is important to draw attention to recent trends reflecting the experiences of...
by Guest | Aug 2, 2022 | Narrative Change, Youth Development, Youth Voice
New Mentee’s Guide provides recommendations to young people for creating, maintaining, and leveraging relationships with mentors My name is Denisse Gracia, and I am a member of Thrive Chicago’s Youth Advisory Board and recently finished my freshman year at...
by Thrive Chicago | May 18, 2022 | Narrative Change, Youth Development
For the Curie High School Robotics Club, a video storytelling project became something much more than an opportunity to document their robots in competition with other schools. “Being able to tell my story and my friends’ story and the story of robotics,” says...
by Thrive Chicago | Apr 4, 2022 | Data, Narrative Change, Opportunity Youth
A young man in Little Village graduated from high school, but a year later, he has yet to enroll in community college because he doesn’t have the resources. Mental health challenges kept a 24-year-old young woman in Roseland from enrolling in a postsecondary program....
by Guest | Mar 21, 2022 | Narrative Change, Youth Development, Youth Voice
My name is Aliyah Clark, and I am a recent high school graduate and a publisher/author from the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. I serve as the secretary of Thrive Chicago’s Youth Advisory Board, which consists of nine young adults representing South and West Side...
by Thrive Chicago | Feb 10, 2022 | My Brother's Keeper, Narrative Change
Posters created through the “My Brother’s Teacher” project include, from left, “Strength in Numbers” by Devon Blow (curated by students at Butler College Prep), “Powerful” by Teddy Phillips/Stat the Artist (curated by students...
