supporting mental health & spreading resilience
Project Giver exists to dismantle the stigma around mental health and to offer connection in places that can feel isolating.
We deliver tangible reminders that you are worthy—even in your hardest moments.
What began six years ago as a simple act of giving has grown into a community built on one simple belief: no one should feel forgotten.
Over the years, together, we have donated hundreds of care bags to psychiatric patients, along with material donations to help support individual patients and psychiatric wards. Last year alone, we reached five psychiatric hospitals across New Hampshire—New Hampshire Hospital, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Concord Hospital, Hampstead Hospital, and Elliot Hospital. We delivered more than 300 care bags, along with material donations for patients and psychiatric wards.
And none of it could have happened without you.
Every gift is an act of resilience, a spark of hope, and a hand reaching out.
This year marks our sixth holiday season, and while it may look a little different following my injury in January, I’m more excited than ever to bring our community closer and see what we can accomplish together.
Project Giver has always been about reminding people that they are seen, valued, and cared for—especially when they may feel anything but.
Together, we make Project Giver.
Thank you for helping this little idea become something so much bigger than I ever imagined. Every person who gives, shares, supports, or believes in this mission is part of what makes Project Giver possible.
Your story of resilience will spark resilience in others.
Together, we can spark resilience—one small act at a time.
My Story
Hello there! I'm so happy you are here. My name is Abbi Pelletier, and first and foremost, I want to thank you for being here and supporting Project Giver.
In March 2021, I entered psychiatric care—one of the most vulnerable and isolating experiences of my life. While I was there, I received a small card: a simple “Happy Easter” with a sticker of a chick hatching from an egg. It might seem insignificant, but it meant everything to me in that moment. It reminded me that someone, somewhere, still cared. That I mattered.
Alongside that card, I was also given a quote that has stayed with me ever since: “Your story of resilience will stir up resilience in others.” Those words cracked something open in me. Between that small act of kindness and that powerful message, I realized that even in my darkest moment, I still had purpose. I could use my experience—my story—to reach others who might feel as alone as I once did. And from that realization, Project Giver was born.
Shortly after my stay, as I was leaving the hospital from a follow-up appointment, something hit me: I could give what I wished I had during my own stay. I went to the local dollar store and picked up coloring utensils, books, and puzzles, then brought them right back to the hospital. As the holidays approached, I couldn’t stop thinking about how difficult it must be to be hospitalized during that season. That year, I pulled together 12 gifts—one for each bed—all out of my own pocket.
Little did I know, that small act would be the start of something so much bigger. Each year since, Project Giver has continued to grow, fueled by the belief that no one should feel forgotten during their most vulnerable moments.