Join the ALKrew

ALKU is committed to honoring, understanding, and growing the ALKrew to foster a culture where we seek to understand and celebrate each person who walks through our doors. Within our office walls, we work together daily for complete and total equality. We are partnered with the University of New Hampshire Diversity and Inclusion Employer Champion Program and the University of Tennessee Knoxville Haslam College of Business Diversity Scholarship. ALKU’s has four DE&I teams focused on accomplishing our initiatives; Demographics, Attraction and Recruitment, Internal Engagement, and Communications.

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) created and run by our ALKU employees to support the needs of the ALKrew. 

UNITY
For employees of color at ALKU to share experiences, provide fellowship and support, enhance career and personal development, and contribute to ALKU’s vision and values

PARENTS
For ALKU parents, expecting parents, or people who want to know what it’s like to be an ALKU parent.

PRIDE
For ALKU’s LGBTQIA2S+ employees to share experiences, provide fellowship and support, enhance career and personal development, and contribute to ALKU’s vision and values.

ALKU WOMEN EMPOWERED (AWE)
ALKU Women Empowered. A women’s group determined to provide resources to the women of ALKU and give them the support they need to continue to develop within the organization.

STATE OF MIND
To open the conversation around mental health and wellness in hopes of fostering supportive connection and eliminating any potential stigma in the workplace.

JEWISH EMPLOYEE GROUP (JEG)
For Jewish employees at ALKU to feel welcome and know that anyone regardless of what their background is, is part of the ALKU community. Our primary objectives are to create a safe space to talk about life as a Jew in the world today, as well as share our culture and food with other employees that are interested in what it means to be Jewish.

RISE
To open conversation around disabilities and better educate those with disabilities on daily living skills, treatment options, pain management, and overall health and wellness.The goal is for ALKU employees to discover different ways to rise above the stigma and continue to learn different ways of recovery, management, and overall wellbeing while living with a disability.

ALKU VETERANS
The purpose of the ALKU Veterans ERG is to offer a sense of community between veterans and their non-veteran peers, and to help spread awareness of the problems that veterans face daily.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF ALCOHOLISM SUPPORT TEAM (FAST)
FAST is a safe place where employees can come together to share their experiences of alcoholism without judgment. This group aims to eradicate stigma by sharing feelings and frustrations with others who understand the struggles of having a loved one dealing with alcoholism.

HOPE, EMPOWERMENT, ACCEPTANCE, & LOVE (HEAL)
HEAL is a support system for individuals who have been through the significant loss of a loved one. This group is a safe space for all to share these personal experiences while coming together through the phases of grief and healing, ensuring that all ALKU employees feel as supported as they can while navigating these tragic losses.

DREAM
DREAM serves as a multi-cultural safe space for individuals who are immigrants or have first-generation immigrant parents or guardians. In this group, all ethnicities, races, and nationalities are encouraged to raise awareness of the immigrant experience by sharing and learning about upbringings, struggles, and citizenship processes while providing support and resources.

In order to promote ALKU’s model, one of the main guidelines set in place is to pay it forward. By actively engaging in the mentoring cause, we can utilize the resources we have and the values we pride ourselves on cultivating to empower those who need support.

ALKU partners with Mass Mentoring Partnership, BEST Kids, Inc., and Lazarus House Ministries to support their initiatives in giving back to their local communities, families, and children. ALKU takes pride in collaborating with our partners in order to continue to lend a helping hand to those in need and build a better future for young people.  

Through the Tree Initiative, ALKU is joining the initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down global warming. Our goal is to plant trees to help offset our carbon footprint – eventually getting ALKU to a point of being a net zero-emission company. ALKU will be getting involved by planting trees as we hit metrics, coming together to take on the challenge to plant 20,000 trees by 2023, and many more opportunities throughout the year.