What is Woodbury Thrives?
Woodbury Thrives connects our community to inspire health and wellbeing for everyone. We are a grassroots program of the Woodbury Community Foundation.
Health and wellbeing, for everyone in Woodbury.
A grassroots collaboration of Woodbury residents and civic, service, education, business, and healthcare organizations. We focus on three core areas, Healthy Lifestyles, Mental Wellbeing, and Social Connectedness, and we bring people together to make Woodbury a healthier place to live, work, and play.
The health of those who live, work, and play in Woodbury is measurably among the best in the nation.
By the numbers
1,000+
Neighbors who have volunteered or joined a Thrives event
Since 2014
Growing from a Leadership Forum conversation into a community-wide collaborative
Where we put our energy.
Each area is led by an action team of volunteers who plan events and activities throughout the year.
Healthy Lifestyles
Connecting neighbors to the food, movement, and habits that keep Woodbury well, from the Community Garden to the Family Mealtime Challenge.
Mental Wellbeing
Reducing stigma and pointing residents toward the mental-health resources and support that help our community feel whole.
How Thrives began.
The seeds of Woodbury Thrives were planted on June 25, 2014, when former Senator Dave Durenberger spoke to the Woodbury Community Foundation Leadership Forum.
From that early conversation, residents and organizations came together around a shared idea: that a community is healthiest when neighbors look out for one another. Today Woodbury Thrives is that idea in action, powered by volunteers and partners across the city.
A program of the Woodbury Community Foundation.
Woodbury Thrives is one of the ways the Woodbury Community Foundation connects people and organizations with causes that matter. The Foundation's mission, to strengthen our community by connecting people and organizations with causes that matter., is the ground Thrives grows from, and it is how your gift to Thrives is received and stewarded.
Help make Woodbury a healthier place to live.
Whether you have an hour a month or a whole skill set to share, there's a place for you at Woodbury Thrives.
Social Connectedness
Fighting isolation by bringing people together across ages and backgrounds through shared events and everyday belonging.