Sioux Falls Thrive

Sioux Falls’ quality of life and economic vitality depend on youth achieving their highest potential. Yet one-third of our school-age children face disadvantages that make educational and career achievement difficult if not impossible. Thrive-facilitated collaboration harnesses a full spectrum of community leadership to realign existing resources, remove obstacles to student success, and foster opportunity for all children, from cradle to career. Studies show that the environment a child comes from has as much or more to do with success than what goes on in the classroom. It’s tough for kids to come to school ready to learn when their families struggle to provide a secure home and other basic needs. That’s why Thrive works to remove systemic obstacles to student success. We do that using a collective impact action model. It’s a big project, but there’s no more important investment we can make than in the future of our kids ─ every child, every step, from cradle to career.