Shower for the Shelter:2009

March 25, 2008


Employees are encouraged to donate a variety of items, some of which are shown here.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Support "Shower for the Shelter" -- Every Donation Helps Domestic Violence Survivors

The Verizon Foundation is sponsoring its third companywide "Shower for the Shelter" collection drive March 30 - April 10. Last year, employees donated more than $400,000 worth of essential household and personal items to help local domestic violence shelters provide services to survivors and families that they support.

Participating is easy:

  • Drop off household and personal care items in boxes with the "Shower for the Shelter" logo. More than
    460 Verizon locations across the country are participating in this year's campaign.

Items needed for the drive include (but are not limited to) shampoo and conditioner, body wash, soap, cosmetics, lotion, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrushes, paper towels, diapers, baby wipes and diaper-rash ointment, powdered formula, baby bottles, wash cloths and towels, first-aid medications and adhesive bandages, tissues, toilet paper. Please note: we can only accept NEW/UNOPENED items.

"I became a campaign coordinator at my location as a way of paying it forward. Several years ago, I stayed at a domestic violence shelter and received help in many ways - someone helped me, now I can help someone else."

Rebecca, Verizon Sales Representative
Upstate New York

Domestic violence remains the single largest cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the United States - more than muggings, car accidents, and rapes combined. The Shower for the Shelter drive is an easy way that individual employees can help to ease the trauma of domestic violence.

Confronting the national epidemic of domestic violence and working to prevent it is one of the foundation's targeted social issues with a companywide focus.

Additional Info

  • Unfortunately, we are unable to accept online contributions for this campaign. We apologize for any inconvenience. We look forward to accepting online donations for future campaigns
  • If you have additional questions about the "Shower for the Shelter" campaign, send an e-mail to Verizon.Volunteers@verizon.com If you are a Verizon employee or retiree and would like to volunteer for the campaign, please signup online
  • To learn more about what the Verizon Foundation is doing to prevent domestic violence and increase awareness about it, go to the foundation Web site.

Help for Survivors of Domestic Abuse

If you are a survivorof domestic violence, you're advised to do one of the following:

 -- Contact a local domestic-violence shelter; if this
 -- Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY);
 -- Dial #HOPE from your Verizon Wireless phone.

Employees who are survivors of domestic violence also can call Verizon's Employee Assistance Program, VZ-LIFE, on 800-845-0632, or request a call from an EAP counselor by visiting the VZ-LIFE Web site at www.verizon.com/life. The program offers professional and confidential assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week.