Habitat for Humanity Receives $11,000 from Allstate Foundation

Fourteen Allstate agency owners and licensed sales professionals from the metro New Orleans area recently came together to secure an $11,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® grant to benefit Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West. The grant will support Habitat Humanity’s mission to renovate and build affordable housing with the goal of selling housing to qualifying families.

The agency owners and licensed sales professionals earned $1,000 each for Habitat for Humanity by participating in a “build day,” where volunteers helped the construction staff renovate four local homes. Habitat for Humanity will use the $11,000 grant to further its work.

The participants are among thousands of agency owners and licensed sales professionals around the country working to improve communities by volunteering for the causes they care about most.

“As small business owners and community leaders, Allstate agency owners and licensed sales professionals see firsthand the opportunities and challenges facing the communities they serve,” said Cynthia Whitfield, Allstate field senior vice president. “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 across the metro New Orleans area.”

Habitat for Humanity is one of thousands of organizations this year to receive Allstate Foundation Helping Hands grants secured by agency owners and licensed sales professionals on behalf of the nonprofits where they volunteer. The grants support organizations addressing domestic violence, youth empowerment, disaster preparedness, hunger and other causes.

The Helping Hands in the Community grants are one example of The Allstate Foundation’s legacy of service and giving:

• Since The Allstate Foundation was founded in 1952, it has contributed over $400 million to support community nonprofits.
• In 2016, The Allstate Foundation contributed nearly $19 million in grants to nonprofits and gave more than $25 million to charitable causes.

Participating Allstate agency owners and licensed sales professionals include (in alphabetical order):

• Amy Benintende, Slidell
• Frank Carmeli, Mandeville
• Melinda Carmeli, Mandeville
• Paul Caro, Mandeville
• Shawn Coffey, Baton Rouge
• Brittany Cole, Zachary
• Brandon Creel, Covington
• Jennifer Dumas, Slidell
• Judy Henningsen, Mandeville
• Dave Martin, Slidell
• Brian Mustin, Houma
• Melissa Penzato, Covington
• Roger Shales, Mandeville
• Telli Zitzmann, Mandeville

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, visit www.AllstateFoundation.org.