Dallas Allstate Agents Support Local Domestic Violence Survivors

DALLAS, Jan. 8, 2019 – DFW-area Allstate agency owners recently joined Allstate volunteers across the state to secure Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® grants to benefit 15 Texas nonprofit organizations who serve domestic violence survivors. This includes a $14,000 grant for Genesis Women’s Shelter and a $14,000 grant for The Gatehouse. The nonprofits will use the funding to support survivors and advance the work of the organizations.

Allstate volunteers empowered local community members to donate critical supplies, such as clothing, housewares and personal care items – a powerful way to support domestic violence nonprofits providing life-changing services to survivors of domestic violence and financial abuse. Organizations like Genesis Women’s Shelter and The Gatehouse operate with limited resources and collecting supplies helps nonprofits focus on serving more survivors.

"With one in four women experiencing domestic violence in her lifetime, this is an issue affecting every community, including the DFW area,” said Dorian Jimenez, Allstate agency owner in Grapevine. “We’re proud to dedicate our time and collect much-needed resources to support these vital local organizations and the survivors they serve. We care about helping survivors and their families break the cycle of violence in their lives.”

The supply drive was part of a multi-state effort of The Allstate Foundation benefitting 35 participating domestic violence nonprofits in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. The volunteer efforts raised $340,000 in grants for the nonprofits, including $153,000 for organizations in Texas.

Genesis Women’s Shelter and The Gatehouse are among thousands of organizations this year to receive Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grants secured by Allstate agency owners and financial specialists for their volunteer efforts. The grants support organizations addressing domestic violence, youth empowerment, disaster preparedness, hunger and other causes.

The Helping Hands Grants are one example of The Allstate Foundation’s legacy of service and giving:

• Since it was founded in 1952, The Allstate Foundation has contributed over $449 million to support community nonprofits.

• In 2017, The Allstate Foundation contributed more than $33 million to support local communities.

• Since 2005, The Allstate Foundation Purple Purse initiative has awarded 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 educational resources.

Participating DFW-area Allstate agency owner volunteers include (in alphabetical order by last name):

Genesis Women’s Shelter:

• Christina Adcock, Garland
• Alexa Alfia, Dallas
• Gary Daniels, Dallas
• Bill Eggar, Arlington
• Grant Galliford, Desoto
• Hugo Gonzalez, Dallas
• Warren Goss, Cedar Hill
• Ashton Jian, Arlington
• Brad Kerley, Addison
• Amy Le, Arlington
• Lezlee Lijenberg, Arlington
• Vickie Lundquist, Dallas
• Bertrand Maxwell, Desoto
• Maviela Medrano, Dallas
• Robert Tapley, Fort Worth
• Diana Wickman, Garland

The Gatehouse:

• April Alva, Bedford
• Jeff Baird, Frisco
• Karen Brooks, Allen
• Tim Brook, Garland and Rockwall
• Jessica Brownfield, Plano
• Benny Cartlidge, Southlake
• Samuel Ewing, Plano
• Maria Golseth, Bedford, Flower Mound
• Shelley Haddock, Fort Worth
• Dorian Jimenez, Grapevine
• Jim Jones, Mansfield
• Cathryn McArthur, Fort Worth
• Sue Smith, Watauga
• Kurt Steigerwald, Hurst
• David Vogel, Sherman

To learn more about The Allstate Foundation Helping Hands Grants and all the ways Allstate volunteers put their Helping Hands to work in local communities, visit AllstateFoundation.org and follow along on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).

Helping Hands Grants are an initiative of The Allstate Foundation, an independent, charitable organization made possible by subsidiaries of The Allstate Corporation. The Allstate Foundation works to create more prosperous communities where people are empowered to fulfill their hopes and dreams by inspiring the next generation of leaders, breaking the cycle of domestic violence, closing the nonprofit leadership gap and honoring Allstate volunteers. More information is available at AllstateFoundation.org.