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Community Engagement Initiative

Community Engagement Initiative

The Community Engagement Initiative (2015-2018), funded through the Kansas Health Foundation, brought together residents from across Allen County to engage in meaningful, in-depth conversations about our challenges, our resources, and our aspirations for our...
Vision Iola

Vision Iola

Thrive Allen County and the City of Iola joined forces to develop a planning process to help shape the future of their community. The Vision Iola Initiative was created to build upon the City’s Comprehensive Plan and develop actionable items that could realistically...
Vision Iola

The Movement Allen County

It’s about Movement. Movement to be more physical. Movement to eat more healthy foods. Movement to inspire others to join. 2014 Dates: May 5th- June 27th Thrive Allen County is sponsoring a county-wide eight week healthy living initiative. Initially, this was...
Happy Tails Dog Park

Happy Tails Dog Park

The Happy Tails Dog Park is located at the southwestern corner of Rock and Chestnut Streets in Iola. The Happy Tails Dog Park was built in cooperation with Thrive Allen County and the City of Iola, as a result fo the Vision Iola initiative. For more information on the...
Come Play Outside

Come Play Outside

Having places for people to be active can be a challenge in communities with few parks or recreational facilities, and school playgrounds can help fill the gap. Thrive has worked with local school districts to establish joint use agreements to permit the general...