PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) announced today the nonprofits that will benefit from Blue across Rhode Island 2025, the insurer’s signature day of service during which hundreds of employees spend the workday volunteering at community and social service organizations across the state.  

Marking the 14^th anniversary of Blue across Rhode Island, this year’s theme is “1 Blue 4 RI.” The event will take place on Friday, Sept. 12 and support 14 nonprofits that applied for help with their efforts to improve Rhode Islanders’ quality of life. Blue across Rhode Island is one of the largest annual volunteer events of its kind in the state. 

Participating nonprofits this year were revealed at a spirited kickoff for Blue across Rhode Island. Team leaders presented details of the 2025 volunteer opportunities to their colleagues, who are then encouraged to sign up for the project of their choice.  

“Our associates look forward to the kickoff every year to learn how they can roll up their sleeves to help improve the health and well-being of their neighbors,” said BCBSRI Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility Carolyn Belisle. “This year’s theme ‘1 Blue 4 RI,’ represents our 14^th year of showing up for our community-based partners, who work tirelessly year-round to better the lives of Rhode Islanders.”

BCBSRI volunteers will support a variety of community-based organizations and their projects, including ones that address food, housing, dental care, mental wellness, and community recreation. 

The following are the 14 participating organizations that BCBSRI employees will support: 

• Amenity Aid
• Crossroads Rhode Island  
• Dorcas International 
• Feed RI 
• Gotta Have Sole Foundation, Inc.
• Higher Ground International
• Hope Alzheimer's Center
• NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley 
• Playworks New England 
• Rhode Island Oral Health Foundation 
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace  
• The ELISHA Project 
• The Village Common of RI
• YMCA of Greater Providence  

Since the launch of Blue across Rhode Island in 2012, BCBSRI has supported 80 organizations across the state on more than 140 projects and associates have logged more than 40,000 volunteer hours. These projects have had an impact on the lives of more than 205,000 Rhode Islanders.  

Since the company’s founding, BCBSRI has supported community organizations across the state through service, philanthropy, and partnership. BCBSRI’s multifaceted corporate social responsibility program, BlueAngel Community Investment, has enabled associates to serve the community year-round and through the annual Blue across Rhode Island event.