Bringing a community back: Thrive moves to renovate Kress 5-10-25 Cent Store In the Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey is gifted in a moment of crisis with the vision of what his life and work meant to the tiny community of Bedford Falls. In...
Toni and Robert Dryden are happily at home after a long summer of eviction notices, codes enforcement, and paperwork. The city of LaHarpe, in a resident-led process facilitated by Damaris Kunkler, Program Director, identified unsafe housing as a pressing threat to...
Please join us for the next county-wide community conversation at the New Thrive Building on June 2, 2016. This event will feature a round-table discussion about your priorities for making Allen County a healthier place to live, work and play. In addition, there will...
The Lehigh Portland Trails are temporarily closed while screenings are being installed. Please stay off the trails until further notice. Heavy equipment is on site to lay down the rock on the main trails, and there are large trucks going in and out. This work will be...
The 2016 edition of the County Health Rankings have been released, and show that Allen County has made significant strides in many areas, while facing continued challenges in others. The latest rankings provide some interesting data: Since 2011, Allen Countians...
Thrive Allen County announced in May that G&W Foods, Inc., a Willow Springs, Missouri-based supermarket chain, had submitted a letter of intent to build a new store as part of a new mixed-use development in the heart of Iola. The 15,000 square foot store will be...
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.