Through our new Thriving Families Initiative (in partnership with Second Presbyterian and Goodwill), we're walking alongside neighbors out of poverty through meaningful relationships, individual coaching, and intentional community.

Meet Keontae: He transitioned from an unfulfilling career in accounting to food service, but had dreams of becoming a teacher and football coach. Through TFI, he leveraged relationships in the network to connect at a local school. Keontae now works as a teacher's assistant and is actively completing his FAFSA and college applications to finish his bachelor's degree. He recently co-facilitated a Thriving Families MeetUp—a valuable leadership opportunity aligned with his goal of becoming an educator.

"Poverty will not be solved by individual handouts, but by communities that rebuild a social fabric that involves meaningful relationships across differences in class, race, and background."

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