A Student-led Nonprofit Organization
Tutoring • Mentoring • Life Skills • Friendship
WELCOMING
REFUGEE STUDENTS
A resource for refugee students that helps them advance in the classroom and flourish in the community
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NONPROFIT!
JaxTHRIVE was honored to receive the NAFSA: Association of International Educators award in 2024! The Region VII Sylvia Shortt Memorial Community Volunteer Award 2024 recognized JaxTHRIVE's "important and significant contributions of unpaid volunteers who support international initiatives."
JaxTHRIVE is a welcoming resource for refugee students who have come to America under extraordinary circumstances. We are a student-led nonprofit 501c3 organization which provides a nurturing environment where tutoring, life skills, mentoring and friendship help refugee students advance in the classroom and flourish in the community.
OUR CORE VALUES
JaxTHRIVE has made a tremendous impact. In just 8 years, more than 850 teens have volunteered, accumulating over 11,000 community service hours, mentoring over 300 refugee students. Click below for our 2024-2025 Newsletter and Annual Report.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead, American Cultural Anthropologist