Community can help domestic violence survivors with supply drive

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

WHAT: DFW-area Allstate agency owners will collect critical supplies through Nov. 16 to benefit Genesis Women's Shelter, Project Gatehouse and the domestic violence survivors they serve. The most-needed items include shampoo, body wash, bar soap, baby wipes and diapers, and a full list can be found at https://conta.cc/2J6812H.

DFW-area community members can drop off items for donation at the following Allstate locations:

Drop-off locations for Genesis Women’s Shelter donations:

• Christina Adcock: 245 Cedar Sage Dr., Suite 230, Garland
• Alexa Alfia: 4144 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1015, Dallas
• Gary Daniels: 2201 Main St., Suite 102, Dallas
• Bill Eggar: 4300 SW Green Oaks, Arlington
• Grant Galliford: 275 N. Beckley, Desoto
• Hugo Gonzalez: 10675 E. Northwest Highway, Suite 1625, Dallas
• Warren Goss: 613 Uptown Blvd., Suite 102, Cedar Hill
• Ashton Jian: 4307 S. Bowen Road, Suite 155, Arlington
• Brad Kerley: 14675 Midway Road, Suite 101, Addison
• Lezlee Lijenberg: 3105 W. Arkansas, Arlington
• Vickie Lundquist: 17440 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 105, Dallas
• Maviela Medrano: 4025 W. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas
• Robert Tapley: 4747 S. Hulen, Suite 108, Fort Worth
• Diana Wickman: 3200 Broadway, Suite 450, Garland
• Jeff Baird: 8765 Stockard, Suite 103, Frisco
• Karen Brooks: 717 S. Greenville Ave., Suite 112, Allen
• Tim Brooks: 2602 Ridge Road, Suite 1, Rockwall
• Tim Brooks: 3927 Broadway Blvd, Garland
• Jessica Brownfield: 7800 Preston Road, Suite 153, Plano
• Benny Cartlidge: 700 E. Southlake Blvd., Suite 100, Southlake
• Samuel Ewing: 6455 Dallas Parkway, Suite A, Plano
• Maria Golseth: 2128 Parkwood Dr., Bedford
• Maria Golseth: 3401 Cross Timber #2, Flower Mound
• Shelley Haddock: 6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 307, Fort Worth
• Dorian Jimenez: 2401 IRA E. Woods Ave., Suite 400, Grapevine
• Jim Jones: 408A South Main St., Mansfield
• Cathryn McArthur: 2813 S. Hulen St., Suite 230, Fort Worth
• Sue Smith: 8321 Whitley Road, Suite 102, Watauga
• Kurt Steigerwald: 601 W. Harwood Road, Hurst
• David Vogel: 5621 Texoma Parkway, Sherman

Drop-off locations for donations for Project Gatehouse donations:

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-city Allstate Foundation Purple Purse® effort to raise awareness and help domestic violence nonprofits in 15 cities across Texas.

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 Genesis Women's Shelter and Project Gatehouse to further their 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

NOTE: Allstate volunteers and representatives of Genesis Women's Shelter and Project Gatehouse are available for interviews. Please call (312) 558-1770 or e-mail apaldo@pcipr.com.