Thrive 360

You are one resource away. Thrive360 is that resource.

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About Thrive 360

Aging out of foster care means leaving the only system that ever had to care for you — often with nothing but a bag of belongings and a birthday. No roadmap. No safety net. No one whose job it is to make sure you’re okay.

Thrive360 exists for this moment. For the 18-year-old navigating their first apartment lease. The 20-year-old trying to build credit without a co-signer. The 22-year-old who never had a mentor show them what a career actually looks like from the inside.

Thrive360 wraps young adults in the mentorship, resources, and community they need to build real, lasting stability. Not just to survive the transition — but to thrive through it and beyond it. Emotionally. Economically. Relationally. All three.

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    Stability

    Navigation support for housing, employment, financial literacy, and the practical skills of independent living — the things no one teaches you if no one taught them.

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    Mentorship

    A consistent, trusted adult who shows up not because it’s their job — but because the young person matters. Mentors who provide guidance, accountability, and belief.

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    A Network

    Connections to opportunities, resources, and a peer community of young adults on the same journey. Because thriving is rarely a solo achievement.

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Why it Matters

The moment a young person ages out of foster care is one of the highest-risk moments of their life. Without intentional intervention, the transition from surviving the system to building a stable life is nearly impossible to navigate alone. Thrive360 closes that gap.

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50%

of former foster youth experience homelessness within 2 years of aging out

Economic stability and educational attainment are deeply connected — and deeply out of reach for most young adults who age out without support. Thrive360 is designed to change those numbers: one mentorship relationship, one resource, one young adult at a time.

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6%

of foster youth earn a bachelor’s degree by age 26

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Who is this for?

+ Young adults ages 18–26 who have aged out of or are transitioning out of the foster care system

+ Young adults experiencing housing instability or homelessness

+ Young people who have been justice-involved and are building a new path forward

+ Any young adult who is one resource away from stability — and ready to reach for it

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Program Details

WHERE: DC community sites and partner locations

SCHEDULE: frequency and session length

FORMAT: 1:1 mentorship, group cohorts, wraparound resource navigation

COST: Free to all participants

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OUTCOMES: List all outcomes

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Creating Pathways to Opportunity

  • “Nurturing Leaders has been amazing ! I’ve met so many people. With different activities and proactive supports I felt encouraged, empowered most of all I felt like I belonged. This was a space that I learned a lot about myself, what I love what I want to improve and most importantly how to be kind to myself.”

  • "I am extremely grateful for this partnership and everything ARK has done for my community, both at Johnson Middle School and now at Dunbar High School. I look forward to another 10 years of this amazing partnership."

  • "Program was really, really, really positive and comforting for me. It truly made me feel, like, safe and very supported. And I felt really understood because I was, like, surrounded by people who had gone through the same thing that I've gone through. So it kind of helped me realize that I don't have to keep holding on to, like, bad memories about myself. I appreciate this program so much because it really creates such a welcoming space."

Help Young Women Build a Stronger Future

Volunteer

Become a Thrive360 mentor. Show up consistently for one young adult who is building their future from the ground up. It changes everything.

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Partner

Partner with Thrive360 to expand housing, employment, and resource access for the young adults we serve. Your network is a resource.

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Donate

Fund the gap between aging out and thriving. Every dollar goes toward mentorship, resource navigation, and the wraparound support young adults deserve.

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