What do we owe the children born in this county?
Thrive in Montco PA is a citizen-led initiative asking one of the most important questions Montgomery County has ever put to itself — and building the infrastructure to answer it. Six babies were born here this week. Their first 1,000 days will be shaped by where they live, who their parents are, and what their zip code provides. We are working to change that.
The Moonshot Class of 2026
Six newborns. Six zip codes. One county. Born within days of each other, they share the same sky and the same county government — but not the same odds. Their stories are the moral compass for everything this Initiative does.
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Sofia. Born in Lansdale
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Aiden. Born in Pottstown
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Amara. Born in Cheltenham
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Riley. Born in Abington
Now Convening: The People's Commission
The People's Commission to Make Our Children Healthy is now open for participation. Citizens, healthcare providers, parents, educators, and community leaders are invited to join a structured, transparent process of civic inquiry — one designed to produce real recommendations that this county can act on.
Meet Ada
A flourishing democracy begins with flourishing children. And flourishing children begin in the first 1,000 days.
From conception through a child's second birthday, the foundations of health, learning, resilience, and civic capacity are being built — or left unbuilt. What a family receives during this window shapes not just whether a child grows up healthy, but whether they grow up capable of engaging fully in the life of their community and their democracy.
Ada is the Whole Person Health and Wellbeing Assistant — an AI-supported guide designed to help families build that foundation. It doesn't ask what's wrong. It asks what your family needs to flourish. And then it helps you find it.
July 2026
