VISION OF LET’S THRIVE TO CULTIVATE A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND BELONGING IN THE WORLD MISSION OF LET’S THRIVE TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND OPPORTUNITY EMPOWERMENT TOWARDS PRESENT AND FUTURE SUCCESS AMONG YOUTH PURPOSE LET’S THRIVE WILL BE AN IMPETUS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIO-CULTURAL PARADIGM SHIFT FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS THROUGH EXPERIENCES, PROGRAMMING, RESOURCES, AND INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITY READINESS VIA HOPE, RESILIENCE, AND A SENSE OF FOCUS FOR MARGINALIZED YOUTH LET’S THRIVE PROMOTES: • LITERACY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION • FACILITATION OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND FORUMS FOR YOUTH • INFLUENCING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AWARENESS AND RELEVANCE IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZAIONS THROUGH TRAININGS, RESOURCES, AND MATERIALS • BUILDING POSITIVE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, CULTURAL AWARENESS, IDENTITY AWARENESS, AND EFFECTIVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL STRATEGIES • EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT AND OPPORTUNITY READINESS VIA HOPE AND RESILIENCE, AND A SENSE OF FOCUS TOWARDS PRESENT AND FUTURE SUCCESS AMONG YOUTH