Youth Thrive Collective
Youth want to play an active role in growing up alongside adults in their lives. We have this grand opportunity to learn from them and we cannot shut them out. They want the world to be a better place. The people dragging their feet are adults. It is us. It is so empowering to sit shoulder to shoulder with a young person and actively listen. What you will find is that they are competent, strong, and capable.
-Heather Anderson, Board Member
“The fire within the hearts of youth light the path to a brighter future.” -Adam Abraham Bwiru
We are empowering young people to discover more about themselves, one another, and the world around them through discovery by design using our interactive card decks.
Each of our Youth Collective card sets comes with directions, and your entity or organization can use this training video. For a quote for our students to provide technical assistance click here.

Provider Enrichment Services was the first to CONNECT students for these student-led conversations using research-informed protective factors from the Center of the Study of Social Policy. The students who drive these conversations in our Paducah community developed this name and worked with the person who designed our card sets to develop the Loqui (to speak in Latin) logo.
Kentucky Strengthening Families is using our student-informed card sets in the KY Youth Café model as part of the KYSF LAUNCH, where we have served as consultants.
Contact KYSF at kysf@ky.gov to get trained and do your own Youth Thrive Cafe in your KY community! Or look for an initiative in your community.
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