iThrive Inc.

🏆 Congratulations to our 2026 iThrive Scholar of the Year, Shedrick Banks!

This recognition is awarded to a young leader who exemplifies character, commitment, growth, and leadership throughout the program year.

Please join us in celebrating Shedrick and this well-deserved achievement. We are incredibly proud of the example he continues to set for others.

Big emotions are real.
What matters is helping youth learn what to do with them.

Inside The Regulation Room™, we’re teaching young people how to pause, reflect, regulate, and respond with intention instead of impulse.

Because emotional regulation is not punishment.
It’s a life skill.

This month, iThrive youth are building:
• self-management
• emotional awareness
• confidence under pressure
• healthier decision-making skills

Growth starts when youth feel supported, not shamed.

Learn more about the iThrive experience by scanning the QR code.

Inside The Regulation Room™, youth are learning more than how to manage emotions.

They are learning how to pause before reacting.
How to reflect before responding.
How to communicate with greater self-awareness.
How to move through challenges with intention instead of impulse.

Every experience inside iThrive is designed to strengthen confidence, emotional intelligence, leadership, and healthy decision-making in a way that feels engaging, modern, and real for today’s youth.

This is the work happening inside the room.

Purpose-driven.
Relationship-centered.
Built for growth.

THRIVE IN MOTION™ did exactly what it was supposed to do.

We brought movement and a full Mental Health Resource Fair into the same space.
And people actually engaged.

Not just walking.
Stopping. Talking. Connecting to real support.

That’s the shift.

In partnership with Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. Eta Eta Chapter and Center for Transforming Lives, Fort Worth, this experience created access in a way that felt natural, not forced.

That matters.

To everyone who showed up, supported, and poured into this, we appreciate you. The impact was clear.

If you missed it, you can still support the mission. Donations are open.

And for those already asking—

Yes, it’s happening again next year.

Bigger. More reach. More access.

Stay connected.

May is here.

And for us, this is about awareness with direction.

At iThrive, we focus on how young people show up in the world. How they think, how they respond, how they lead, and how they grow through what life puts in front of them.

Because right now, a lot of our youth are navigating more than they’ve been equipped for.

So we build environments that help them reset, refocus, and move forward with clarity.

That is the work.

And tomorrow, we bring that work into motion.

Thrive in Motion is not just an event. It is a moment to stand for our youth and invest in who they are becoming.

If you believe in the next generation, this is where you show it.

Thrive in Motion™ is getting closer.

On May 2, 2026, we’re bringing the community together for something bigger than a run or walk.

We’re coming together for our youth.
For awareness.
For wellness.
For movement with purpose.

Join us for the Thrive in Motion™ Youth Mental Health Run | Walk in Fort Worth as we take steps toward stronger support systems, healthier futures, and a community that shows up for young people.

🏃 1K + 3K Run | Walk
📍 Center for Transforming Lives | Fort Worth
📅 May 2, 2026
🎉 Community energy, family-friendly fun, and purpose-driven impact

Registration is open now.

Tag someone you’re bringing with you.

🔗 www.iThriveTogether.org

We didn’t want to just throw together another event.

So we took our time.

And what we’re building is something the community can actually feel.

Thrive in Motion™
May 2 | Fort Worth

A run and walk focused on youth mental health, connection, and showing up in a real way.

Not perfect. Not polished. Just purposeful.

Bring your people.
Start a team.
Or come solo and still be part of something bigger.

Registration is open.

THRIVE DAY | March 2

Three years ago, iThrive was a conviction.

A belief that young people deserve more than supervision.
They deserve structure. Standards. Adults who are disciplined enough to actually lead them well.

Since then, over 800 youth and families have been reached through our community activations, school partnerships, summer programs, pop-ups, back-to-school festivals, and annual holiday initiatives.

What started as activation became structure.
What started as events became systems.
What started as vision became an institute.

Today, we formally recognize March 2 as Thrive Day.

A day to pause.
A day to recommit.
A day to move forward with discipline.

This is not about hype.
It is about stewardship.

And today, we move.

As we celebrate Thrive Day, we also launch the InMotion4 Challenge leading into Thrive in Motion | May 2.

I’m in motion for the next generation.

Why are you in motion?

Youth mental health is not a campaign.
It is a responsibility.

On May 2, 2026, iThrive will bring the community together for Thrive in Motion™, our Youth Mental Health Run | Walk in Fort Worth.

This is more than a run.
It is awareness in action.
It is community alignment.
It is movement with purpose.

Registration is now open.

Center for Transforming Lives | Fort Worth
1K and 3K Run | Walk
Register at www.iThriveTogether.org or scan the QR code

We are now forming our Team Captain Ambassador Circle.

If you are a community ambassador, educator, advocate, or business owner ready to rally your network in support of youth mental health, join us this Friday at 7:30 PM for our Team Captain Interest Meeting.

Qualified Team Captains may have their registration fee waived.

This opportunity is open to the community.

Let's Thrive in Motion!