Raising aspirations and building hope, meet the group helping parents and kids in Rathcoole and Monkstown thrive.
THRiVE, a partnership of parents, schools, statutory, community and voluntary organisations, was set up to help children and young people in the two areas of Newtownabbey to do well.
The idea for the group came about in 2015 when Barnardos initiated conversations with people living and working in Rathcoole and Monkstown about how we could help improve outcomes for children and young people.
Four key priorities were agreed by THRiVE stakeholders: aspiration, attainment, wellbeing and early intervention, and collaboration.
Since then, THRiVE has gone from strength to strength and has helped transform outcomes for children and young people in Rathcoole and Monkstown through a focus on those four key priorities.
Claire Humphrey, Co-ordinator of THRiVE said: “It’s been a challenging year for everyone as a result of Covid-19 and we’ve definitely seen first-hand the increased pressures placed upon families in…
