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Local Programs
West Central Region
Welcome to the West Central Region of Allstate Insurance Company. Below are examples of our recent community efforts. Congratulations to the 2007 Agency Hands in the Community grant recipients!
Social responsibility initiatives in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
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What Has Allstate Done in our Local Community?
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Safe and Vital Communities
Antonia Fire Protection Program
  • Barnhart, MO The Antonia Fire Protection District developed a new Safety House Trailer, which they use to make visits to elementary schools and community centers throughout Missouri, spreading the word about fire safety.
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Boys & Girls Clubs, Wichita, Kan., Casper, Wy., Great Falls, Mont. and Topeka, Kan.
  • The “SMART Moves” program teaches young people to recognize and resist media influence and peer pressure to engage in alcohol, tobacco, other drug use and early sexual involvement. The “Street SMART” program creates an awareness of gangs and negative conflict, how it impacts communities and teaches resistance skills to prevent gang involvement and violence.
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Race Track Volunteer Fire Department, Butte, Mont.
  • This program teaches children and adults what to expect during a fire and how to escape from a burning home without harm.
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Habitat for Humanity, Billings, Mont. and Manhattan, Kan.
  • This program provides affordable homes for families for whom such aspirations might otherwise be impossible. Habitat partners with low-income families to help them build new homes.
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Kidpower, Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • This program seeks to make high-quality, self-protection training widely and equitably available to everyone wanting to live a life free of violence, particularly those individuals most at risk: children, the elderly and individuals facing special challenges such as impairment of vision, mobility or cognition.
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Longfellow Elementary School Playground Park, Kansas City, MO
  • The new playground park will decrease the likelihood of injuries due to unsafe equipment. The school serves a low-income population, many of which work in the timber and agriculture industries.
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Miller Safety Center, Parker, Colo.
  • The “Teen Crash Avoidance and Defensive Driving” programs provide prevention knowledge and skills for more than 12,000 youth and adults each year.
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St. Louis for Kids, St. Louis, Mo.
  • This program provides leadership, coordination, technical assistance and advocacy to the region's youth-serving organizations focused on improving quality, accessibility and sustainability of non-school hour programs.
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Economic Empowerment
Alternatives to Violence, Loveland, Colo.
  • This program empowers domestic violence survivors by promoting emotional well-being, financial self-sufficiency and economic empowerment for long-term transitional housing program clients.
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American Indian College Fund
  • This program supports student scholarships and other developmental needs at 34 tribal colleges across the United States. For years these schools have been forced to operate from makeshift facilities—empty trailers, converted warehouses and abandoned buildings. Thanks in part to grants from the American Indian College Fund, tribal colleges are slowly renovating and modernizing their campuses.
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HomeWORD Financial Fitness, Missoula, Mont.
  • This program provides financial fitness classes to increase financial literacy among female-headed households, individuals with disabilities, low-income households, Native American households, young adults and young parents.
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Junior Achievement, Denver, Colo., Colorado Springs, Colo. and Kansas City, Mo.
  • This program helps young people create a roadmap for their future by providing a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system. Volunteers recruited from leading corporate and community organizations share their real-life experiences and professional expertise.
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La Casa Latina, Sioux City, Iowa
  • La Casa Latina and Consumer Credit Counseling Services (CCCS) provide counseling and assistance to low-income Hispanic and minority populations in Iowa. La Casa Latina assists CCCS by interpreting counseling sessions and providing one-on-one home counseling in Spanish.
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Mi Casa Resource Center for Women, Denver, Colo.
  • This program seeks support for the Women’s Business Centers in Denver and Southern Colorado to train and counsel women on how to start their own businesses.
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Redevelopment Opportunities for Women, St. Louis, Mo.
  • The “Economic Action Program” provides low-income battered women with economic education, credit counseling and economic advocacy and support to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency.
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Young Americans Center for Financial Education, Denver, Colo.
  • The “Young AmeriTowne ” program is a hands-on lesson in personal finances and free enterprise for fifth-and-sixth graders. The “International Towne” program is a year-round, school-based program that helps seventh graders prepare for the financial realities of global economics.
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Tolerance, Inclusion & Diversity
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver
  • The “Youth Empowering Youth” program is designed to change the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of youth regarding issues of diversity and tolerance.
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Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios, Denver, Colo.
  • The “Circulo Montessori” program promotes intercultural learning, appreciation and respect. Throughout the program, Escuela encourages students and parents to be proud of their own culture and both knowledgeable and accepting of others’ cultural heritage.
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Mesa Youth Services, Grand Junction, Colo.
  • This program is focused on reducing violence, improving tolerance and empathy and reducing the over representation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system.
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National Conference for Community and Justice, Denver, Colo.
  • The “Heritage Panel” program trains high school students and teachers to conduct group discussions about differences in race, class, religion, gender, sexual orientation and ethnicity.
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Platte River Academy, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • The “Tolerance from Within” program will be combined with the “Active Self-Management Life-Skills” program to build lifelong skills that will enable students to be strong, confident and productive community members.
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Local Volunteerism Efforts
Agency Hands in the Community
  • In 2007 agents throughout Colorado , Iowa , Kansas , Missouri , Montana , Nebraska , North Dakota , South Dakota and Wyoming volunteered their time to assist non-profit agencies. To support their efforts, the Allstate Foundation funded a $500 grant to each organization an agent was involved with via the Agency Hands in the Community grant program.
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Helping Hands
  • Denver Race for the Cure—Allstate West Central Region sponsored agents, employees and their families participated in the largest 5K walk/run in Colorado. Seventy-five percent of money raised will stay in Colorado to be used to fight breast cancer.
  • The Gathering Place—Many thanks to the agents, employees and support staff who helped assist The Gathering Place in Denver, Colo.: the only daytime drop-in center for women and children who are experiencing homelessness or poverty.
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Who Do I Contact to Find out More About What Allstate Is Doing Locally?
Nicole Alley
Allstate Insurance Company - West Central Region
10800 E. Geddes Ave. #300
Englewood, CO 80112
nalab@allstate.com
(303) 779-3769
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