When Kacie first joined Thrive, she was overwhelmingly shy and struggled even to make eye-contact with leaders. Over several years, her confidence slowly grew, and we all saw her enormous potential. Read more ...
January 2021
July 2020
Celebrating 10 years of Thrive Teams in Barton Read more ...
May 2020
Innovista's National Director in Moldova, Maricela, has shared a brilliant story about the resilience and creativity of young people in lockdown in their capital city, Chisinau. Read more ...
March 2020
Thrive Teams Appeal Update Read more ...
February 2020
Thrive Teams partner with several local schools, which helps support our work with the young people we are working with. We caught up with South Abingdon youth worker, Rebecca, to hear what's been happening recently with a particular group of 13 year old girls, and how they ended up on stage! Read more ...
February 2020
"I’m only a few years older than the young people I work with, but I can see that life’s tougher for them than it was for me." Read more ...
October 2019
Saturday night saw over 200 people gather from across Oxfordshire and beyond to celebrate and recognise the achievements of the young people that Thrive Teams have been working with over the past few years. Some of the young people there on the night have been involved with Thrive Teams for more than seven years. Read more ...
May 2019
Tuesday 14th May was a big step in the life of many of our young people as HRH The Duke of Sussex visited our Thrive Teams programme in Barton. Read more ...
May 2019
Young people from disadvantaged areas often don’t enjoy the same head-start in life as others their age. Read more ...
June 2018
For the first six months that Jo came to church, she didn’t smile. She had built up a protective wall around herself. Over time, as she and sons Josh and Jake got to know the church and the Thrive Team members who live near them on the Barton estate, that began to change. Read more ...