Dear Reader, It’s no secret that my internship at Thrive Allen County has changed my life. But, I still get a lot of questions about my beginnings, the things I’ve learned, and just how much of a role I play at our office. Although this story is...
Thrive Allen County presents awards each year in November to organizations and individuals doing exceptional work in our community. We do this because good work deserves to be recognized, and because it’s important to celebrate success! Four awards are given for...
The Board of Directors of Thrive Allen County would like to announce our new President and CEO: Lisse Regehr. Regehr becomes the second President and CEO of Thrive Allen County, taking the reins from David Toland who led Thrive for 11 years. Toland resigned in...
Through a grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, Thrive has been working intensely with residents of La Harpe, Kansas, a community of 500 which has long been defined by generational poverty and decline. Through this grant we have partnered with ioby (in our back...
David Toland, a seventh-generation Allen Countian, began as Thrive Allen County’s executive director in January 2008, after having worked for 8 years in Washington, DC. During his tenure, Thrive has grown from an all-volunteer coalition based primarily in Iola to an...
The Board of Directors of Thrive Allen County announced today the resignation of President and CEO David Toland, who has been appointed Acting Secretary of Commerce by Governor-elect Laura Kelly. Toland’s resignation is effective Friday, January 11, 2019. He will...
Thrive’s mission is to support and encourage programs, policies and resources that promote access to healthcare, healthy lifestyles, and positive community conversation that improves the well-being of residents of Allen County, Kansas.