Kansas City Allstate owners host donation supply drive

Kansas City-area Allstate agency owners rally community to empower domestic violence survivors by hosting donation supply drive through Nov. 16

WHAT: Kansas City-area Allstate agency owners will collect critical supplies through Nov. 16 to benefit Rose Brooks Center, Inc. and the domestic violence survivors they serve. The most-needed items include backpacks, chew toys and pet treats, date books, diapers and baby wipes as well as hair products for all ethnicities. A full list can be found at https://conta.cc/2S2EVFy.

Kansas City community members can drop off items for donation at the following Allstate locations:

• Matt Connatser:707 N. 7 Highway, Blue Springs
• Don Graves: 710 Main St., Suite I, Blue Springs
• Steve Marshall: 6651 N. Oak Trafficway, Suite 2, Gladstone
• Steve Marshall: 7000 NW Prairie View, Suite 100, Kansas City

WHY: One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime regardless of socio-economic background or ethnicity. Financial abuse occurs in 99 percent of all domestic violence cases. The supply drives are part of a multi-state Allstate Foundation Purple Purse® effort to raise awareness and help domestic violence nonprofits in 14 states.

Domestic violence programs across the country frequently lack sufficient funding and often operate with limited resources. Through their volunteer efforts of hosting supply drives, the agency owners will secure an Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® grant which will enable Rose Brooks Center, Inc. to further its work in the community.

Since 2005, The Allstate Foundation, through its Purple Purse initiative, has invested over $60 million to raise public awareness of domestic violence and financial abuse and has empowered more than 1.3 million survivors on the road to safety and security through financial education resources.

Each year, thousands of organizations receive Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grants secured by Allstate agency owners and financial specialists on behalf of the nonprofits where they volunteer. The grants support organizations addressing domestic violence, youth empowerment, disaster preparedness, hunger and other causes.

WHEN: Nov. 5 through Nov. 16