Educators across the country are having their wish lists filled whether in-class or teaching online. A recent Allstate Foundation grant sent $1.2 million in essential school supplies to teachers across the country. The goal is to help the educators to empower and excite their students, regardless of whether they are in a classroom or learning online. Nearly 95 percent of teachers spend money from their own pockets on classroom and teaching supplies. Of the teachers spending their own money on these supplies, the average amount spent is $500 per year.…
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Allstate Foundation Purple Purse awards $1.25 million to its cause
The insurer’s foundation supports programs empowering victims of domestic violence and financial abuse. The Allstate Foundation Purple Purse initiative recently announced it was awarding $1.25 million to Moving Ahead grants. This effort supports coalitions against domestic violence and that support victims of domestic violence. The grants provide funding to coalitions that provide much-needed support to survivors. Through the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse initiative, the grants to coalitions financially empower resources supporting more than half a million domestic violence survivors. In this way, they have the assistance they need to break…
Read MoreAllstate Insurance releases report revealing insight into teen driving habits
As it turns out, the majority of parents have no idea what their adolescent children are doing behind the wheel. A new report has now been released by Allstate Insurance that has determined that many parents do not actually know what the driving habits of their teen sons and daughters truly are. The report, from The Allstate Foundation, revealed that teens have many risky behaviors of which parents are unaware. Within this report, it was shown that parents often don’t know when their teen driving sons and daughters have been…
Read MoreAllstate Foundation survey shows financial disconnects between parents and teens
Important personal money management topics such as paying for college are also not discussed as much with girls as boys. A survey conducted by Junior Achievement USA in partnership with The Allstate Foundation has shown that there is not only a disconnect between teens and their parents when it comes to certain important finance topics such as paying for college, but that these topics are discussed more with boys than girls. The research revealed that girls don’t envision themselves with as much earning potential as their parents. These results came…
Read MoreInsurance news from Allstate fills purple purses for charity
The insurer has started an online challenge to support nonprofits providing domestic violence services. Among the latest insurance news releases from Allstate is the announcement of the online Purple Purse Challenge that it has launched in order to spread awareness about domestic violence services while raising funds for 140 nonprofits that provide them. The Purple Purse Challenge is a national program that will boost awareness about financial abuse and domestic violence. This year, financial abuse has particularly been in the spotlight as it is among the least widely discussed forms…
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