We Are the Change
Hanover’s Affinity Groups
Hanover’s Affinity Groups are an employee-led, Hanover-sponsored essential network that focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Open to all Hanoverians, together, they support inclusion in recruiting and retaining talent, empowering personal and professional growth, and highlighting opportunities for all Hanoverians to participate in giving back to each other and to our communities.
Our Purpose
The Hanover Black Caucus formed with the goal of connecting the Black employees throughout Hanover and offering a safe community for them to freely discuss their thoughts and experiences.
Who We Are
Our Goals
- Produce a culture that expands dialogue regarding race.
- Improve current company demographics.
- Provide platforms whereby Black employees can be heard, seen, and respected.
- Increase awareness by promoting information that promotes anti-racism.
- Be of service to ourselves, others, and mankind.
Our Purpose
The Hanover Organization of Women exists to support women at Hanover across sector, position, and location through professional and community development events.
Who We Are
Our Goals
- Explore what it means to be a woman in the workplace.
- Celebrate successful women and their careers.
- Empower female employees of Hanover to shape their work environment.
Our Purpose
Who We Are
Hanover’s Parents and Families discusses topics that impact working caregivers and their colleagues, such as:
- Finding the optimal work-life balance while remaining flexible and organized.
- Keeping children engaged.
- Remaining responsive to our work activities and tasks at Hanover.
- Offering family-centered suggestions to leadership.
- Celebrating small and big wins and the secret sauce to success.
Our Goals
- Increase membership in order to have stronger advocacy and ongoing discussions around our group’s mission and goals.
- Amplify conditions, resources, and benefits for working parents and caregivers.
- Discuss family-centered financial resources (e.g., college savings, meal planning, staycations).
Our Purpose
Who We Are
We program events, provide resources, and organize fundraising efforts for marginalized LGBTQ+ populations.
Our Goals
- Empower queer voices at Hanover.
- Foster a welcoming, supportive, and visible queer community.
- Promote an equitable workplace, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Giving back
- Local K-12 schools
- Washington Humane Society
- Arlington Food Assistance Center
- Martha’s Table
- SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders)
- House of Ruth
- Salvation Army Angel Tree
- Rock Creek Park Trail Cleanup
- Black History Month Employee Matching Donation Drive
