Stability after incarceration requires both the individual having support and the community being ready to offer it.
ThArrive aims to reduce recidivism, promote economic stability, and foster community reintegration. We provide direct, culturally competent support for individuals navigating reentry, and equip communities with the empathy to receive them.
ThArrive combines both — reentry navigation and empathy education — as an integrated model.
Theory of ThArrive
ThArrive is inspired by the growth mindset idea of “Thrive to Arrive.” This concept is based on the belief that throughout our lives, we are always growing and developing ourselves. We sometimes face challenges from a place of trauma or victimization, and as we process and enter to a healthier phase, we become survivors. As we continue to heal, build and grow, we move closer to thriving. Once we are thriving, we can arrive at who we are meant to be in that given time, place, and space.
Life is always changing; so too are our needs and goals. Thus, we must keep finding ways to adapt, learn, and support our growth. In doing so, we can continuously “arrive” at new best versions of ourselves. Life is an ongoing cycle of building, transforming, and becoming... of thriving to arrive.
ThArrive In Action
Overdose Awareness Day
San Quentin
August 28, 2026
In March 2026, we conducted an "empathy in action" workshop with about 50 Lick Wilmerding High School staff and students on incarceration and re-entry. We then identified interviewees and helped coordinate the interviews for the student-led documentary, "The Sentence.", focused on 7 individual reentry journeys. On May 18, 2026, a screening was held for students, staff, production crew, and family on campus. This production reflects the hardships experienced by our community members re-entering society and deeper insight into their experiences of incarceration, trauma, and hope.
We collaborated with San Quentin and co-sponsored their first ever AAPI Heritage Month Event held on May 15, 2026. The celebration embraced all aspects of the cultural diaspora including lion dancing, taiko drumming, Haka, and the presentation of a dragon designed and made within a couple of weeks by some of the residents. All San Quentin residents and staff were invited to join in this cross-cultural celebration, many of whom it was their first time experiencing, learning, and sharing Asian cultural elements.
On October 10, 2025, we partnered with Mt. Tamalpias College for their resource fair in San Quentin. It was an incredible opportunity to engage in conversations with over 100 of their students and graduates at who visited our table! We shared information about our reentry services and explained how to get connected. One of our greatest joys from the event was celebrating individuals’ successes and talking about the future they want to build beyond incarceration.