• Increase resiliency through the ​creation of a supportive ​environment for those who have ​experienced Adverse Childhood ​Events (ACEs).
• Partnering with local providers to ​address medical and behavioral ​health needs.
• Improving food security and ​increasing access to the healthy ​foods necessary to lead a ​productive and healthy life.
  

Adverse Childhood Event (ACE)2 ACEs are potentially ​traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years), ​such as experiencing violence, abuse, neglect, ​witnessing violence in the home, or having a family ​member attempt or die by suicide.

How do ACEs influence health and opportunity? An ​increasing amount of evidence suggests that toxic stress in ​children can affect the nervous, endocrine, and immune ​systems at their most basic levels, and that such exposures can ​even change the physical structure of DNA. Attention, ​impulsive behavior, decision-making, learning, emotion, and ​stress response are all affected by toxic stress changes in the ​brain.

Children growing up in these circumstances generally ​struggle to study and complete schooling in the absence of ​things that can avoid or lessen toxic stress. They are more likely ​to be involved in crime and violence, to use alcohol or drugs, ​and to engage in other health-risk behaviors (e.g., early ​initiation of sexual activity, unprotected sex, and suicide ​attempts). They are susceptible to disease, illness, and mental ​health challenges over their lifetime.

Children who are exposed to toxic stress as they grow up ​may struggle to build healthy and secure relationships. They ​may also have unstable work history as adults and struggle with ​finances, family, employment, and depression throughout their ​lives, with the consequences being passed down to their ​children.

A virtual program with more than 400 lessons ​related to social and emotional elements, ​such as problem solving and anger ​management was made available to students

Student led

The market was established in ​2024 and is entirely run by ​students in partnership with ​Aetna, Texas Health Resources, ​Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) ​and donations. Students are ​responsible for stocking the ​shelves, keeping track of ​inventory, ordering new stock, ​maintaining cleanliness and ​assisting patrons with their orders.

Student Roles and Responsibilities

Store Manager: Responsible for overseeing the running of the store. ​Schedules employees, maintains inventory lists, orders supplies and ​markets sale items.

Stocker: Ensures shelves are stocked and neatly organized. Reports ​to Inventory Monitor if any items need to be replenished or if new ​items are needed for customers and not currently on the shelves. ​Cashier: Helps organize point sheets and maintains current record of ​all points for students, staff and community members.

Bagger: Responsible for taking grocery menus from customers and ​filling orders in a timely manner while customers wait.

Inventory Monitor: Responsible for keeping inventory lists current, ​helps decide which items need to be on sale and identifies new ​products.

Stocking and Merchandising: Merchandising has everything to do ​with the placement of products in a location or on a shelf to achieve a ​desired outcome.

Food Safety and Storage : USDA guidelines provide safe steps for ​food handling and storage. All students and staff have received a c​ertific​ate for their Food Handlers and Civil Rights training.

Store ​days/hours

Tuesday & Thursday

10 am - 1 pm

&

3-5 pm

Sample ​order form

Thrive Referral

Use the following link or QR code​

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THRIVE referral link

Champion ​Team Members

Ms. LaJeania Allums​

Mrs. Rashonda Ayro​

Ms. Julie Castellano

Ms. Ashlee Arkansas

Mrs. Karen Gordon