Allstate Insurance Agent Mindy Blanco, Chicago, IL

In October, as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I joined Bill and Wendy from WGN Radio to discuss how the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse initiative supports survivors of domestic and financial abuse. As part of this campaign, my agency teamed with other local agents to collect resources and funds for local shelters. If you missed the radio broadcast, you can click the link below to listen to the audio recording.

Our volunteerism earned Between Friends an Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grant of $5,000 that will go toward the organization’s efforts to support domestic violence survivors in our community. One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime regardless of socio-economic background or ethnicity. Allstate Foundation Purple Purse® is committed to ending domestic violence and financial abuse through financial empowerment — because no woman deserves to live in fear. We’re committed to helping domestic violence survivors in the community get help and rebuild their lives, which is why we’re pleased to support Between Friends.

Helping people is at the core of what our agency does, which is why we proudly spent time assisting By The Hand Club for Kids. Because of our volunteerism, The Allstate Foundation provided a $9,000 Helping Hands grant to support the efforts of By The Hand Club for Kids to serve at-risk children in under-resourced neighborhoods. Our team recognizes the challenges facing people in Chicago, and we’re excited to be among many Allstate volunteers across the country caring for their communities by supporting important local causes.