Started in 2010, Boston Children Thrive is a family engagement initiative that partners Thrive in 5 with community-based organizations in Boston neighborhoods, as well as the Boston Family Engagement Network.
Boston Children Thrive has emerged as a model that engages & empowers parents and builds community capacity to create and sustain the neighborhood conditions necessary for children to enter kindergarten ready for success.
Developed with our partners, Boston Children Thrive employs the following innovative strategies for engaging parents as leaders, building relationships with families, and evaluating the impact of family engagement in the community: