Thrive Initiatives
Bring help and hope to those suffering with a compassionate team providing the collaborative resources you need.
Join The Crew
A social group for teens 12-17
Join The Crew in Chico or Oroville for fun opportunities to
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Feel connected to peers and avoid isolation
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Enhance protective factors for mental health
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Improve social skills and overall well-being
From future planning and coping skills to nature walks and pizza parties, The Crew is where play meets prevention in the name of youth wellness.
Caregiver Academy
A six-week series for parents or caregivers of teenagers struggling with anxiety, depression, hopelessness or thoughts of suicide
Register for a FREE virtual series designed to provide information, resources and support for you and your teen struggling with their mental health. Join us Tuesdays at noon starting July 1, 2025.
Children's Resilience Initiative
Video Series
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), along with recent community-wide adversities and COVID-19, have left children vulnerable to long-term mental and physical health challenges. This video series is designed to help you understand the impact of trauma; how it affects children and youth; and what you can do you support them. It shares practical personal self-care and child well-being tools so you are better equipped to make a life-changing difference for a child.
End the Silence
Youth Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
As a community, we have experienced years of crisis. We realize that at the end of this pandemic, we are moving toward the potential of another. We invite you to come together to have a conversation about youth depression and suicide. This is not about being the expert, it is about coming together to listen, to learn and to create change.
This inspiring and hopeful event will include keynote speakers, educational workshops, listening sessions with high school youth, experiential opportunities and innovative approaches to healing.
Partnerships
Thrive Steering Committee
Sandra Azevedo
Coordinator of Continuous Improvement,
Butte County Office of Education
Juni Banerjee-Stevens
Licensed Psychologist and Owner, Deer Park Counseling & Consulting
Anna Bauer
Director, First 5 Butte County
Scott Dinits
Human Resources Director,
Boys and Girls Club of the North Valley
Erna Friedberg
Regional Director of Program Development serving Butte, Glenn, Shasta & Tehema Counties, North Valley Catholic Social Services
January Giles
Manager, Center for Learning and Resilience, Butte County Office of Education
Kristy Makieve
Executive Director, Butte-Glenn Medical Society
Joleen Levey
Executive Director, Philanthropy & Community Well-Being
Adventist Health Feather River Foundation
Matt Reddam
School and Community Wellness Advisor,
Butte County Office of Education
Monica Soderstrom
Division Director, Community Health,
Butte County Public Health
Executive Director, Economic and Workforce Development Butte-Glenn Community College District
Linda Zorn
Ted Zwerdling, MD
Pediatrician, Adventist Health
Get in Touch
Like you, we are healers who want to make a difference and improve the lives of others.
Sign up to join our emailing list, or email thrive@nvcf.org to reach out directly.
Donate to Thrive
At Thrive, we have assembled collaborative initiatives of support and resources, so those in need can find the guidance and compassion they deserve.
Your contribution will support our efforts to respond to the suffering in our community --
to help those suffering transform pain into growth, heal with resilience and discover what it means to thrive.
