Our Work

The mission of Thriving Together NCW is to advance health and wellbeing in North Central Washington by unifying partners, supporting collaboration, and enabling systems change.

Mission Statement

We work together so that all people and places in the North Central region feel they are thriving - no exceptions.

Our Vision

Our Role

As we work toward a future where everyone in North Central Washington has the resources needed to reach their full health potential, Thriving Together NCW serves as a backbone organization for our network of partners by fulfilling the following roles:

Our Framework: The Vital Conditions

Too many people in North Central Washington are struggling and suffering.

Urgent services like emergency departments, food banks, and addiction treatment programs are a crucial part of the solution. Anyone might need them in a time of crisis. But urgent services can’t by themselves produce health and well-being. For that, we need to build up the Vital Conditions that are essential for thriving. 

Each vital condition is connected to the others. When they decline, it drives demand for urgent services. By strengthening them, we can help people avoid crises and lead their best possible lives. We can’t wait until people are in crisis. We need to work upstream. Thriving Together NCW uses the Vital Conditions as an organizing framework for doing that in a strategic way.