
About Us
Thriving Families Alliance is an umbrella organization that oversees state and local initiatives in Pottawattamie County. By working together through interagency and cross-discipline collaboration we can better coordinate efforts to effectively address the needs of children and families.
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Thriving Families Alliance also provides board administration and oversight for the following:
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Fremont, Page, Taylor Counties Decategorizaiton/CPPC Board
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Harrison, Monona, Shelby Counties Decategorizaiton/CPPC Board
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Harrison, Monona, Shelby Counties Early Childhood Board
Together we hope to mobilize all of Pottawattamie County and empower people to share resources to fill the Five Promises for all children. Research shows – and experience proves – that children need five fundamental resources in order to thrive:
We're working towards the following:
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All children have secure and nurturing families
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All children and youth are healthy
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Children enter school ready to succeed
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Children and youth are successful in school
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Youth are prepared for productive adulthood
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Communities are safe and supportive
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All children and youth are connected to their community
History of Thriving Families Alliance:​
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1993 Conducted planning with stakeholders group to explore Child Welfare Decategorization.
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1993 Established Decategorization (Decat) Governance Board and became a pilot site.
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1994 Redirected Decategorized Child Welfare dollars to divert families from the formal child protection or juvenile justice systems in collaboration with public, private and community agencies.
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1998 Conducted series of community planning sessions for early childhood and developed Community Empowerment Plan.
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1998 Received designation as a Community Empowerment site.
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1998 Established Community Empowerment Board and formed an agreement with Decat Board to share Coordinator and implemented early childhood programs.
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2005 Redesignated as a Community Empowerment Area.
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2005 Held joint planning session with Decat and Community Empowerment to adopt America’s Promise framework and established Promise Partners as an umbrella organization.
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2005 Promise Partners designated as a Community Partnerships for Protecting Children (CPPC) site.
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2006 Promise Partners designated as a Community of Promise.
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2007 Promise Partners received national recognition as “100 Best Community for Young People” by America’s Promise.
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2007 Promise Partners became a 501(3)c incorporated non-profit.
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2008 Joint planning sessions to evaluate organizational structure.
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2008 Approved plan to fully integrate Decat and Community Empowerment Boards into one Promise Partners Governance Board.
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2009 Received redesignation for three more years through Iowa Community Empowerment.
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2009 A single integrated Promise Partners Governance Board is formed to oversee initiatives and funding for children 0-21 in Pottawattamie County.
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2013 Coordinated Intake System built, created, and launched.
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2019 Promise Partners expands to provide board administration and support to Harrison, Monona, Shelby, Fremont, Page, and Taylor Counties.
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2021 Promise Partners rebrands name to Thriving Families Alliance.
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2022 Promise Partners expands to provide board administration and support to Montgomery, Monona, and Cass Counties

