One of the most important ways to have a large impact in life is by focusing on communities that are ignored and overlooked. These communities are often the ones most in need of help, tools, and services but for a variety of reasons the largest players in most industries chose not to work on serving them. We’ve been so touched by the thousands of members of our community who are working on serving the underserved from tackling food deserts to building empowering solutions for the neurodiverse. Each week, you’ll find us highlighting folks serving underserved communities.

Brian Laubenthal

One of our company missions is to create positive impact in our community. We have worked with server non-profits to assist their goals. We collaborated with Phoenix International Raceway to remodel the Phoenix Ronald McDonald House family common space. Goal was to give families a better community kitchen space and common area while they focus on their children’s needs. We recently completed the Rosie’s House School of Music, a non-profit giving children in underserved areas the opportunity to learn and play music. We transformed a 9,000 s.f. Read more>>

Nikki Madden

At our nonprofit organization, we are committed to providing assistance to those underserved. This list may include: the homeless community, single parents, teen parents, or even a family who lost everything. No matter who or what the situation is, we are there every step of the way. One story that stands out to me the most was with a single mom, trying to make a way for her extended family. She was a victim of sex trafficking at an early age, which eventually led to her having children. Read more>>

Patrina Pelton-Smith

I began a grant writing service in 2013 for non-profit organizations. I was a former CEO for a domestic violence and sexual assault organization, and I thought I would provide this service for those organizations who did not have a grant writer on staff, or could not afford a traditional grant writer. I quickly learned that many organizations had no idea what was involved in writing successful grants, especially those led by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) leaders. Read more>>

Brittany Burton

Serving the underserved is something I take pride in. Growing up in a low income household and neighborhood, made me have a different outlook on the world as far as the impact I wanted to have on the world. As an Award winning journalist, a big majority of why I entered this field is to be able to give a voice to the voiceless. I was once the voiceless, and I know how powerless it can be so being able to change that culture is something I am passionate about. Read more>>

Jerry Shafer

It began almost ten years ago. I am a comic book aficionado with a personal collection of about 20,000 comics who went and still goes to comic book conventions of all types, large and small. What I noticed was that, over the years, the price of entry was becoming exorbitant and far beyond the semi-affordable fixtures of the early days; this references entrance cost from the low end of five dollars to $50 bucks, plus or minus, on the high end. Read more>>