HCD Joins Ripple’s Thrive Together Hub

The Ripple Foundation recently featured Healthy Communities Delaware as one of its partners in The Movement to Thrive Together Hub. Grounded in the vital conditions for health and well-being, this resource brings together people, organizations, and networks who are building this movement through shared stewardship, shifting systems that don’t work effectively for all of us.

While it can take years to measure the full impact of community investments — like those HCD makes based on the vital conditions — the Thrive Together Hub collects regional data to show the value of a cohesive, multiscale, and cross-sector approach, helping stewards make more informed decisions.

It also convenes and provides insights about stewardship. The results from their Pulse Check survey revealed encouraging signs about stewardship in America:

• Over 90% of respondents affirmed core stewardship values, such as the belief that purpose in life should extend beyond oneself and that people and organizations should use their resources to create conditions for all to thrive.

• 78% recognized that opportunities for people to live their best possible lives are not equally shared in their communities.

• 44% would prioritize vital conditions, while 32% would prioritize urgent services. Even during a national crisis, many respondents emphasized that investments to expand vital conditions should be the higher priority right now (in terms of everyone’s time, money, and effort).

• 45% favor being creative with existing resources, rather than seeking additional resources first. Even though more resources would undoubtedly help, nearly half (45%) believe most problems can be improved by being more creative with existing resources. 

As part of this growing national movement, HCD remains committed to building healthy, thriving communities. Join us as a steward for well-being! Contact: info@healthycommunitiesde.org