Thrive is an established grassroots organisation led by people with lived experience of poverty and socio-economic disadvantage. Our vision is to close the gap between the rich and the poor, ensuring social justice and equality for all in Teesside. We believe that people who live in Teesside and live on the margins of society should be entitled to have opportunities to improve their livelihoods and gain the power needed to effect real, transformative change in order to tackle the issues that have, in the past, kept them in poverty. Lived experience of the issues at hand is a key determinant that will ensure change happens. We will use our voice through the articles and blogs, reporting on the barriers our community face and offer insight, knowledge and expertise that can lead to solutions that can lead to a fairer society.