Every year, we look for ways to give back to the communities that support us. In June, we celebrated Pride Month by organizing a collection drive for Youth Pride Inc., providing thousands of essential items for their Basic Needs Pantry, which serves more than 700 LGBTQ+ youth annually. In the fall, our partnership with Hope’s Harvest resulted in 15 (add)venturists gleaning 1,257 pounds of corn that were donated to local food pantries, reducing waste and feeding families in need.

Even small items make a big impact. During “Socktober,” we teamed up with a local university to collect more than 300 pairs of socks for Amos House, answering a critical need for shelters as temperatures began to drop. At Thanksgiving, we turned our focus to food insecurity, collecting over 220 pounds of non-perishable items for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. We also showed our creative side through the (add)swag selloff, a sustainability initiative where we raised over $600 for the Creative Reuse Center of Rhode Island, which repurposes surplus materials into resources for educators, artists and community members. And for the twelfth straight holiday season, we teamed up with the Sojourner House to help 13 families for a total of 40 people.