Presenting a Purple Purse
Dr. Kathryn Coumanis, a lifetime resident of Mobile, receives a Purple Purse in recognition of her support for victims of domestic violence. She alone, with the local chapter of the Daughters of Penelope, established the Penelope House shelter in 1979 in Mobile as the first domestic violence shelter in Alabama and the fifth in the United States. The Allstate Foundation’s Purple Purse is committed to helping survivors in our community have the resources to get help and rebuild their lives.
Dr. Kathryn Coumanis, a lifetime resident of Mobile, receives a Purple Purse in recognition of her support for victims of domestic violence. She alone, with the local chapter of the Daughters of Penelope, established the Penelope House shelter in 1979 in Mobile as the first domestic violence shelter in Alabama and the fifth in the United States. The Allstate Foundation’s Purple Purse is committed to helping survivors in our community have the resources to get help and rebuild their lives.
