Thriving Families

Thriving Families is a woman-owned, tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Denver, Colorado, that has been registered in SAM.gov since February 2021. The organization provides federal grant services focused on relationship education, family support, and mental health services for vulnerable populations, particularly pregnant and parenting women and their families. Through its federal award portfolio, Thriving Families delivers evidence-based programs designed to strengthen family relationships, prevent domestic violence, and reduce adverse outcomes among at-risk populations in the Denver metropolitan area.

Thriving Families has demonstrated substantial federal grant experience through both prime and sub-award arrangements across multiple federal agencies and program areas. As a prime grantee, the organization received a five-year, $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086) beginning September 2025, to implement the MotherWise program providing relationship education workshops using the Within My Reach curriculum to 400 pregnant and postpartum women annually through six weekly four-hour workshops complemented by individual coaching and case management sessions. The organization also received a Project Grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families in September 2023 focused on decreasing repeat pregnancy among pregnant and parenting teens. Additionally, Thriving Families has served as a sub-awardee partner on three separate federal grants, including a 2024 sub-award from the City & County of Denver providing children and families with mental health services addressing COVID-related impacts, and two sub-awards from the University of Denver (awarded in February 2023 and March 2021) where the organization provided both program support related to decreasing repeat pregnancy and specialized onsite and virtual childcare services for children of program participants, leveraging the organization's expertise in supporting families within justice center settings.