Thrivival Academy offers vital support services to empower youth and families, with a special focus on gang-affiliated youth, fostering resilience and community connection. Our programs guide families to better understand and navigate complex systems, build stronger communication and advocacy skills, and tap into community resources for lasting stability. We work to reduce youth criminogenic risk, meet probation and court goals, and promote safe, sustainable home environments while minimizing reliance on emergency interventions or formal systems. Every child and family deserves a dedicated support worker to unlock their potential and strengthen their community. Thrivival Academy is essential for breaking cycles of hardship, ensuring safer futures, and empowering self-sufficiency. Probation officers, families, and donors: your support makes this transformative impact possible. Join us in building brighter, stronger communities.

Thrivival Academy’s Day Reporting Program is a transformative initiative for youth navigating serious challenges, including school suspension or expulsion. We know that young people on the cusp of adulthood need structure, accountability, and encouragement to unlock their potential. Our program provides a safe, nurturing environment that empowers youth to reengage with education, develop practical life skills, and embrace values for a successful future.

Through dedicated study time and engaging programming, youth make academic progress while also building social connections and learning skills like financial literacy and home economics. We view every young person through a strengths-based lens. A youth labeled a “drug dealer,” for example, may in fact be a budding entrepreneur with talents in marketing, logistics, and finance. At Thrivival Academy, we help redirect those skills toward legitimate opportunities that create lasting success.

Above all, we instill values of honor, courage, and commitment — teaching youth to do what’s right in the face of adversity and to become the best version of themselves. By combining accountability with opportunity, our Day Reporting Program reduces risk, strengthens families, and builds safer communities.

Thrivival Academy’s Evening Reporting Program provides structure and guidance during critical after-school hours when many youth are most at risk. Our program combines supervised education and study time with engaging, hands-on enrichment activities that broaden horizons and spark passion.

We go beyond tutoring by introducing youth to experiences they may have never tried before. This includes music appreciation, creative arts, and new sports like racquetball or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We also equip them with practical life skills such as cooking and nutrition, self-care, woodworking, auto repair, and home management, ensuring they leave with knowledge they can carry into adulthood.

At Thrivival Academy, we believe that every young person has untapped potential. We help youth explore their unique interests and build a customized curriculum that keeps them engaged in positive, pro-social activities. Whether it is video production, music creation, or mastering a new trade, we provide the tools, mentorship, and network to help youth pursue their passions and see a future worth striving for.

Evening Reporting does more than keep youth supervised. It inspires them to discover who they are, what they can do, and where they belong. By combining accountability with opportunity, we reduce risk, foster growth, and strengthen families and communities alike.

Thrivival Academy offers year-round Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training led by Brown Belt Isaiah Grant, a dedicated practitioner and mentor. BJJ is more than a martial art — it is a humbling experience that teaches discipline, respect, and perseverance. On the mats, youth learn that success comes through patience, hard work, and humility.

BJJ connects young people to a community of positive role models. Many practitioners are military veterans, law enforcement officers, and individuals who have turned their lives around through the discipline of martial arts. Training alongside these examples gives youth access to a peer group that models resilience, accountability, and integrity.

For youth, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu provides a healthy physical outlet and an environment where self-control and self-mastery are developed every day. It shifts their energy into something constructive, builds confidence through progress, and encourages them to set and achieve meaningful goals.

At Thrivival Academy, BJJ is not just about self-defense — it is about shaping character, building confidence, and surrounding youth with the kind of influences that help them thrive both on and off the mats.

In partnership with Pastor Tarrence Barlow, St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church offers free spiritual counseling to the families of the youth we serve. We recognize that when a young person is facing challenges, the entire family is impacted. Spiritual counseling provides a safe and compassionate space for families to find encouragement, reflect on values, and strengthen their faith as they navigate difficult times.

Pastor Barlow brings both pastoral wisdom and deep community commitment, offering families guidance that promotes healing, resilience, and hope. This service is offered at no cost because we believe every family deserves the opportunity to receive support that strengthens their spiritual and emotional foundation. By caring for families as a whole, Thrivival Academy helps ensure that youth are surrounded by positive influences and a community rooted in faith, love, and accountability.

Overnight Summer Camp: Digital Detox & Outdoor Adventure

Next year, Thrivival Academy is launching a 2-week overnight summer camp designed to give youth ages 8–15 a true digital detox and an unforgettable outdoor experience. This program will be open to all youth in Omaha, with a special focus on reaching families in need, foster youth, and children who may not otherwise have access to this kind of opportunity.

What Camp Offers

Our camp blends outdoor adventure, skill-building, and personal growth. Youth will:

Learn forgotten outdoor skills such as fishing, archery, canoeing, fire-building, and shelter-making.

Take part in team-building challenges like hiking, obstacle courses, and group games that foster cooperation and confidence.

Explore creative outlets through journaling, storytelling around campfires, and nature-based reflection.

Build practical life skills in cooking, nutrition, and self-sufficiency.

Experience healthy physical activity and new sports that keep them engaged and moving.

Safety and Supervision

Campers will be supervised by trained staff, all certified in First Aid and CPR.

Safe transportation to and from camp will be provided.

Structured routines and caring mentorship ensure a positive, growth-focused environment.

Sessions and Structure

4 camp sessions, each lasting 2 weeks.

Ages 8–15 welcome.

In addition to overnight camp, day camp options may also be offered if there is community demand.

Cost and Sponsorship

The average overnight camp rate nationwide is $1,000–$1,500 per week, which means two weeks typically cost $2,000–$3,000.

The average day camp rate is $200–$400 per week, or about $400–$800 for two weeks.

Thrivival Academy is committed to making camp affordable. We will seek donor sponsorships, community partnerships, tuition assistance, and sliding scale fees to ensure every child has access regardless of financial situation.

How to Get Involved

Parents: Sign up for our interest waitlist to be the first to know when registration opens.

Donors & Sponsors: Help us bring this life-changing camp to youth who otherwise could not afford it. Your sponsorship directly provides scholarships, gear, and meals for campers.

Volunteers & Camp Professionals: If you have experience running camps or teaching outdoor skills, we invite you to connect with us to help build something lasting.

Thrivival Academy’s Overnight Summer Camp will be more than a summer escape. It will be a life-shaping experience that inspires confidence, teaches resilience, and helps youth unplug from screens and reconnect with nature, community, and themselves.