Pass the Purple Purse and Help the YWCA of Northwest Georgia Win $10,000!

MARIETTA, Ga. - Sept. 30, 2013 - PRLog -- October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence affects 1 in 4 women. The YWCA of Northwest Georgia is participating in The Allstate Foundation's Purple Purse campaign. Throughout October, visit www.purplepurse.com to pass a virtual purse and spread the word. For every purse passed, The Allstate Foundation will donate $5 to the YWCA of Northwest Georgia, up to $10,000! This is a quick and easy way to help victims of domestic violence in our community. Please pass the purse and spread the word so that your friends and family can pass it too. Help us reach our goal!

Together we can help end domestic violence!
Go to www.purplepurse.com and enter the virtual code: 01082

The vision of the YWCA of Northwest Georgia is to create a community free of domestic violence and sexual assault. Serving Cherokee, Cobb and Paulding counties. The YWCA of Northwest GA provides programs and services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. We offer Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, Legal Advocacy, TANF Assessment, Case Management, Latino Outreach, Individual Counseling and Group Therapy. We are the only Domestic Violence Shelter in Cobb County. For information, call 770-427-2902, visit www.ywcanwga.com, or to reach the 24-hour crisis line call 770-427-3390.