2020 Thrive Impact Report by allthrive

YEAR IN REVIEW YOUR IMPACT IN 2020

The storm that was 2020 taught us so much. We learned how much we need our families, our schools and our community. We learned to value the people who leaned in and worked beyond their limits. Health care workers, teachers, mental health providers, grocery store clerks, public health professionals, and so many more. We learned that our CAP mentors believe in their students and will adapt to make sure they can be there when their students need them most. Our Thrive team stepped up to make sure that all kids had access to remote learning and parents had the support they needed to juggle all of their new duties. Thrive paid out over $25,000 to keep families in their homes after job losses and keep food on their tables. When I reflect back on 2020 for Thrive, I am so incredibly proud of the work we did and the resiliency of the parents and kids who weathered this storm. I am thankful for the donors who believe in our work and the impact Thrive has in our community. I am proud of our hard-working staﬀ who were not only in very tough positions taking care of their own families, but simultaneously caring for many families in crisis. It was a storm none of us had weathered before and none of us would ever hope to weather again, but we learned. We learned the sun will always shine again and when we all work together, anything is possible.

Carrie Gilbertson Thrive Executive Director

2020

THRIVE BY THE NUMBERS

THRIVE MISSION To ensure all children have the opportunity to grow, succeed, and become valuable members of our community.

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a. Administrative Costs 11% b. Fundraising Expenses 25% c. Program Expenses 64% TOTAL EXPENSES $1,601,199 a. b. c. d. e. f.

Events 10% Program Fees 0% Grants 42% Contracts 18% Individual Donors 23% Corporate Sponsors 7%

TOTAL INCOME $1,761,637 For final audited statements visit allthrive.org

CORAL’S STORY Coral came to Thrive five years ago when she was pregnant with her first baby, Aurora. She had moved to Bozeman to be near her mother who was sick with cancer, leaving the rest of her family behind in Michigan. For the first two years of her life, Aurora was meeting all her developmental milestones when tragedy struck and her father died very suddenly due to a heart problem. Aurora stopped talking at two years old. Aurora’s mother and doctors weren’t sure if the trauma from her father’s death was a factor in her sudden loss of speech skills. After the father’s death, Coral found herself as a single mother but she had an incredible job at Ford. They were very supportive of Coral and gave her the flexibility and steady income she needed. She came back to Thrive when she got pregnant with her second child. Shortly after finding out she was pregnant, tragedy struck again, the father of her baby was arrested at her house. Coral knew that she was perfectly capable of raising her children alone but wanted additional support to ensure they were safe and taken care of, so she came to Thrive for the support that she knew she would need as a single mom. Aurora was now 3 and professionals had been telling Coral that the issues she having with Aurora were behavioral. After she met with Steph, her new Family Support Worker at Thrive she began to understand that perhaps what was happening with Aurora was developmental. With Steph’s help, she was able to get Aurora the screenings she needed to get Aurora into speech and occupational therapy and a more appropriate daycare setting through a childcare scholarship.

As Coral was preparing to give birth to her second child all alone. Steph offered to be with her during her birth so she had a support system during such an important time for young mothers. Kingsley, Coral’s new baby, is doing great and developing on track due to Thrive’s ongoing developmental screenings. Everything seemed to be going very well when Coral discovered she had a swollen lymph node. She was AURORA terrified. She went to the doctor and they confirmed that Coral had stage 4 Lymphoma. Coral didn’t know what to do and was afraid that she would lose her two children under five due to not being able to take adequate care of them while battling cancer. She didn’t even have the transportation the doctor said was required to undergo her treatments. Steph, her Thrive Family Support worker, immediately began working with Coral to figure out this next challenge. Thrive staff setup a meal train to make sure the family had meals and offered to drive her to bi-weekly cancer treatments. Steph even arranged for the children to be picked up from daycare to give Coral some time to rest after each of her treatments. Thrive was able to get her connected with the social worker at the hospital and secure financial assistance for Coral’s expensive cancer treatments. Coral has now been undergoing cancer treatment for 4 months and continues to take care of her children with the supports Thrive helped her put in place. Aurora's expressive vocabulary is increasing daily with the help of weekly speech therapy and her behaviors are decreasing. Their future as a family looks brighter each day.

PARTNERSHIP PROJECT Building strong families from the beginning Through home visits and personalized support, Partnership works to foster the confidence and self-suﬃciency of young families to create a strong foundation in which children can reach their full emotional, intellectual, social, and physical potential.

96%

100%

96%

of parents said Partnership taught them a lot about their baby including stages of development, what to expect, and loving discipline techniques

of parents said Partnership connected them to childcare, mental health supports, medical care, and housing

of parents said Partnership has shown them opportunities and taught them skills to improve their lives and the life of their child

OVER

6K 172

hours spent giving young families the critical support they need to raise healthy babies

young parents and children benefited from the Partnership Program last year

“Thrive is for any parent that needs additional support. Working with the Partnership Program has helped me make a parenting plan, connected me with doctors, helped me with my bills, and they’ve recently helped me set up my medical plan. It has just been fantastic the support this program has given me and my two kids. The program has been accepting about a lot of things in my life, I feel like I can talk to my FSW (Family Support Worker) about anything. She’s more than just someone to connect me to outside services, she cares about what is going on in my life and my mental state. I’ve also learned so much about being the best parent I can be for my new baby. The help at Thrive has just been fantastic.” ~ Stephanie, Partnership Mother

“Thank you for all the work involved in making this Zoom class. It felt so good to just join other parents in the challenges inherent in wanting to, not only raise good children, but also arrive at that place where we can all simply enjoy parenthood." ~ Dad from Parent Place class

PARENT PLACE Developing skills for parents to be successful Parent Place oﬀers support for all parents to ensure that local children are cognitively, physically, socially, and emotionally well-developed. Programming is low cost and designed to provide parents with unique opportunities to enjoy time with their children, enhance their skills as parents, and meet other families in the community.

223

Dads and kids bonded at Dynamite Dads last year. Dynamite Dads (only ran through mid-March in 2020 due to COVID-19)

268 parents attended Thrive parenting classes (pivoted to virtual oﬀerings in March of 2020 due to COVID-19)

973

people participated in group connections that contribute to healthy social development (only ran through mid-March in 2020 due to COVID-19)

100% of Love and Logic® parents said taking the class helped them parent more eﬀectively

“Our family started in elementary school with Love and Logic® and then did Love and Logic® in middle school as well, then we were having some issues in school knowing our Parent Liaison helped me so much. It was a neutral party to talk to and help us with the issue we were having. It’s so important for families to know they have someone that is outside of the school but also close partners of the school that can support parents and look at challenges from all diﬀerent perspectives and really help parents. Our situation in particular was so challenging and having a voice on our side meant a lot. I felt like I wasn’t alone and had someone that would listen to us, be neutral, hear all parties involved out and also help come to a resolution. Thrive also continued helping us by giving us additional resources afterwards, they attended meetings with us and helped us all get on the same page and some added accountability for everyone. I’m a big proponent of Thrive programs, it’s so important for families. Thrive really stepped up for our family, I can’t say enough good things about Thrive.” ~ Anonymous parent 2020

PARENT LIAISON Bridging the gap between home and school Parent Liaisons facilitate parenting classes, connect parents to community resources, and support parent-teacher collaboration. This program is grounded in the fact that family engagement in school is critical to the success of children. Informed by a wealth of research, this program has also been successfully replicated in Livingston, MT and Sheridan, WY.

98%

of parents attending a Thriving series said they know more about developing a partnership with their child’s teacher

of parents would recommend the Parent Liaison program to others

703 Bozeman School District parents attended a parenting class taught by a Thrive Liaison

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5,000

in-school resources & services provided to 674 Bozeman families

LINDA & ADESSA

about their friendship. “Adessa has Adessa has been matched with her grown up so much in the past 5 years, I CAP mentor Linda since 1st grade, she love her, and her family has become is about to graduate 5th grade. Linda my family,” Linda said. “We love to read, was a teacher at Longfellow do art, and play games. Candyland is Elementary School for 38 years, the her favorite because she school in which her mother, “Adessa will wins a lot but she cheats a husband, and daughter all attended as well. Linda had always be in my lot less than she used to,” Linda said. “My favorite thing a son with Down’s Syndrome life. We were about her is that she is so who passed away so she meant to be empathetic and kind to said meeting Adessa was others and has such a “meant to be.” Linda loves art together.” positive attitude. She makes so when she and Adessa me smile and I’ve never missed a started meeting they began a journal. meeting with her in the 5 years we Each time they met over the past 5 have been together. Adessa will years they created an entry, always be in my life, we were meant to sometimes it was drawing or painting a be together.” picture, writing a story or journaling

CHILD ADVANCEMENT PROJECT Expanding opportunities for local children The Child Advancement Project (CAP) carefully matches nurturing community volunteer mentors with students in grades K-12. National statistics show mentoring benefits include: a 50% increase in graduation rates, increased lifetime earning potential, and decreased justice system costs. In 2012, CAP was added to the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices.

100%

96%

of teachers reported that CAP was successful in helping their student(s) achieve established goals

659 matches between K-12 students and community mentors

of K-3 students reported liking school better because of their CAP Mentor

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hours were spent mentoring kids last school year

“I learned about new role models and how to be courageous.”

“I learned that I am courageous and I love myself."

“I learned new women heroes."

“I am good at making new friends.”

GIRLS FOR A CHANGE Inspiring future female leaders Girls for a Change (GFAC) is designed to help girls discover and build on their inherent strengths to reach their goals. Programming includes: an annual statewide Summit, GFAC Pop-up events and Girls’ Stories Girls’ Voices (GSGV) Summer Camp.

95%

82%

87%

of reporting girls would recommend the Summit to others

realized new strengths & said it "boosted my confidence"

agreed that "Today I learned something that I will use in the future"

100

girls participated in the GFAC Summit 20 communities 10% from reservation communities 33 workshops 57 volunteers One keynote speaker & her team of 5 women 14 scholarships

“Our last practice--filled with lots of laughs and even some tears--felt like an incredible culmination of the season. as the girls took turns sharing favorite memories from the past few months together and gratitude for each other, it was clear to me they each had grown from and loved our practices and community, virtual and all." ~ Girls on the Run® coach Fall virtual season 2020

"I think they are beautiful and incredible lessons." ~ Parent quote from GOTR @ Home

GIRLS ON THE RUN® Inspiration through the power of running. Girls on the Run® (GOTR) creatively combines running and health into it’s curriculum of self confidence, empowerment, anti-bullying, and compassion for others.

EXPANSION Girls on the Run®: Rural expansion continues with sites in Livingston, Amsterdam, and Gallatin Gateway. We are excited to announce Shields Valley coming soon! Let Me Run: New boys leadership program that incorporates running, games and activities started in 2019. of reporting parents of reportingWord parents of girls Play: New early literacy program designed toreported build that agreed that Virtual GOTR said that GOTR GOTR helped needed pre-literacy and social emotional skills in early them was something their find things about childhood startingpositively in 2019. impacted

100%

94%

daughter looked forward to at the end of the day

their daughter

themselves they loved

REPLICATION Thrive is continuing conversations with communities around the state about program replication. girls from 20 schools did GOTR at home during COVID-19. Sheridan, WY: 4th year of Parent Liaison in all Elementary (this includes BSD schools, Big Sky, rural schools, Schools and looking to expand to all Middle Schools due to Montessoris, homeschool, program success.

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Park County schools, etc.)

ADAPTABILITY Thrive Liaison: model of combined CAP and Parent Liaison position at four Bozeman schools has had incredibly positive early results. Thrive will expand this model in all Bozeman public elementary schools Girls spent in Fall 2019.

1,258

girls participated in MENTORING HOURS GOTR, building GOTR girls hours in practice- 25 hours per girl x number of confidence, girls. Hours spent one on one with teen parents : (2 hours making friendsavg per week- 40hours confidence, weeksbuilding year) = 80 hours per making family x friends, 81 & learning healthy habits and learning new to young stay healthy. families = 6,480 hours spent one on habits one with fami-

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(This includes Camp GOTR)

THRIVING INTO THE FUTURE A Place to Thrive - Our Capital Campaign Thrive is setting the anchor! After being bounced around and paying rent for the past 35 years we have finally found a permanent home. At the end of 2020, one of the most diﬃcult years in Thrive’s history, we were oﬀered a $1.5M match gift to purchase a building. Due to the generosity of our donors, funders and business partners we were able to outright purchase the Red Chair building here in Bozeman. After construction is finished on our new home at 407 S. Ferguson (next to the Ridge) we will be excited to show you around. Thrive will be creating a community hub where parents can come for developmental and social emotional screenings for their kids. Parents can come and hang out at The Thrive Hive (our early childhood learning lab) and learn parenting strategies, learning activities for the littles, and resources for kids of all ages. Our mentors will now have a place for trainings and mentor connections. All for free! We are currently raising the funds to renovate the project and are already 70% of the way to our goal! If you would like to help make this happen for our community please visit allthrive.org/place to donate and learn more.

What is essential to BUILDING a community? How can we PRESERVE our community legacy of taking care of each other? When we EXPAND opportunities for kids we INVEST in the FUTURE of our community. When kids succeed we all THRIVE. Join us by making a donation today online at

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