The Thrive Project:
helping young adults pursue happiness
Mission Statement
Background
The Thrive Project is a a not-for-profit adult learning, career, and community/cultural center based in Turners Falls, a former mill town in Franklin County, Massachusetts. Thrive focuses on able young adults, ages 18 to 30, who, after struggling in high school, find themselves stuck in dead-end jobs with no apparent way to change course. These people deserve a chance to live better and participate more; to thrive instead of just survive.
Thrive provides young people with experiences, inspiration, support, and role models. Through free services that include tutoring, training, and standardized-test preparation; apprenticeships with local artisans, tradespeople, businesses; grants and scholarships; and art making and, Thrive also offers a place to use computers, get and give advice, research careers, and engage with others in a variety of productive and inspiring ways.
The Thrive Project’s ultimate goals are twofold: to serve clients in Turners Falls and throughout Franklin County, and to create a replicable model for non-urban communities nationwide.

