Thriving Together meets you where you are to address your most pressing needs

Consultation

Thriving Together - Moms and baby

Thriving Together is a one-stop-shop for consultation, whether you are launching an initiative or are simply ready to take the next step in developing, refining, and improving your services.


We support local, state, tribal, territory, and federal efforts to design, implement, test, and scale equity-driven, culturally responsive, trauma-informed interventions and systems of care for young children and families.

If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.
— Marian Wright Edelman

Examples of consultation

  • Strategic planning, evaluation, grant writing, and fundraising consultation with Dr. Linda Gilkerson, The Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL

  • Strategic planning with the University of California Davis CAARE (Child and Adolescent Abuse Resource and Evaluation) Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Davis, CA

  • Technical assistance on selecting a trauma training model for clinicians and setting up a continuous quality improvement system at First Steps for Families and Children, Taunton, MA

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Child Care Policy Research Partnership Grant (CCPRP) for the Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Thriving Together - Children of all abilities

"Linking up with Thriving Together has been the best decision we could have made for our program’s growth and development. Jess is deeply committed and expertly knowledgeable. To have her wisdom and partnership is invaluable. She listens, supports, and provides strategic guidance. I cannot say enough about the value added she brings!"

— Professor/Program Director

Frequently asked questions