15 Allstate agency owners and financial specialists earn $15,000 grant for New York City’s Building Blocks Foundation
The Allstate Foundation grant to support nonprofit’s work to aid homeless children
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2017 – Fifteen Allstate agency owners and financial specialists from the New York City area recently came together to secure a $15,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® grant to benefit The Building Blocks Foundation. The grant will support the nonprofit organization’s mission to provide clothing to homeless children in New York City.
The agency owners each earned $1,000 for The Building Blocks Foundation by hosting a clothing drive to collect needed items including new t-shirts, socks and underwear for children in Kindergarten through grade 8 at Allstate agency offices in Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and New Rochelle. The Building Blocks Foundation will use the $15,000 grant to further its work in the community.
Participating Allstate agency owners and financial specialists include (in alphabetical order by last name):
- Lina Bennardo, Brooklyn
- Robert Capialbi, New York
- Bella Custodio, New York
- Christina Desimone, Brooklyn
- Barbara Grimaldi, New York
- Sally Guzzone, Brooklyn
- Esther Jordan, New York
- James Jubilee, Jr., New Rochelle
- Jenny Morales, Bronx
- Jay Mota, West Nyack
- Domenico Mucci, Brooklyn
- Ken Nass, Bronx
- Elizabeth Nunez-Troy, New York
- Thania Salazar, New York
- Brenda Stitt, Brooklyn
“As small business owners and community leaders, Allstate agency owners and financial specialists see firsthand the opportunities and challenges facing the communities they serve,” said West Nyack-based Allstate Financial Specialist Jay Mota, who also founded The Building Blocks Foundation. “Giving back is core to who we are, which is why we’re proud to volunteer and raise funds to improve the lives of people young people in the New York City area by providing critical items that keep them clothed and help build their confidence at school.”
The Building Blocks Foundation is one of thousands of organizations this year to receive Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grants secured by 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.
The participating Allstate volunteers are among thousands of agency owners and financial specialists around the country working to strengthen communities by volunteering their time to support the causes they care about most.
The Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grants are one example of The Allstate Foundation’s legacy of service and giving for communities and nonprofits across the U.S.:
- Since The Allstate Foundation was founded in 1952, it has contributed over $400 million to support community nonprofits.
- In 2016, The Allstate Foundation contributed more than $25 million to communities across the U.S.
About The Allstate Foundation
Established in 1952, The Allstate Foundation is an independent, charitable organization made possible by subsidiaries of The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL). Through partnerships with nonprofit organizations across the country, The Allstate Foundation brings the relationships, reputation and resources of Allstate to support innovative and lasting solutions that enhance people’s well-being and prosperity. With a focus on building financial independence for domestic violence survivors, empowering youth and celebrating the charitable community involvement of Allstate agency owners and employees, The Allstate Foundation works to bring out the good in people’s lives. For more information, visitwww.AllstateFoundation.org.
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