ADS successfully lobbied the State House on behalf of the Commonwealth's leading voice for organized summer camps to reduce the Criminal History Systems Board fee by 50%, saving camps in Massachusetts hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.

ADS was hired by the largest independent eye research institute in the nation to organize a team of consultants to devise a government relations strategy aimed at creating a public/private partnership for a military low vision research center. The program, designed to address severe eye injuries and ailments sustained in combat as well as vision rehabilitation for injured soldiers, is now a multi-million dollar operation. ADS continues to leverage the organization's board of directors and cutting edge research capabilities to actively engage members of Congress and ensure their continued support.

An institute devoted to the discovery and application of breakthroughs in oral health and disease prevention sought to provide free school-based oral health services to low-income children. ADS worked with the organization to gain entrée to Boston city schools and developed a legislative base of support for the program, touting its cost-efficiency and long-term health and economic impacts. These committed champions have already delivered the funding to serve more than 2,200 students in low-income schools throughout Boston and the Cape and Islands of Massachusetts.