Purses For Life

"A gift of a purse can save a life!"

The goal of Purses For Life (P4L) project is to make purses available to women victims of domestic violence so that they may have their valuable documents (including licenses, passports, social security cards, birth certificates, bank information, etc.) and other essentials (medication, etc.) packed in that purse (handbag) at all times, to be always prepared to “save their lives and the lives of their children” with such valuables if/when necessary.

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Marlo Gantt

Purses For Life, Founder 

Purses For Life Project (P4L) was founded in January, 2012 by Marlo Gantt as a legacy project developed during her work with Momentum Education, NYC.  She is a graduate of Fordham University in New York City, with a MS degree in Human Resources Education.  Since 2012, she has partnered successfully with Crimes Victims Treatment Center of Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt hospitals, providing over 350 purses for their clients. In 2014-2015, she has partnered with Transfiguration School in lower Manhattan, NY Administration for Children Services and Jacobi Hospital to sponsor donor drives, over 500 purses were collected and donated to Family Justice Centers (FJC) in NYC and to Social Services department of Jacobi Hospital for their clients.

She is proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Kappa Epsilon Zeta Chapter, in the Bronx, NY, who has partnered with Ms. Gantt to help promote and support this community services project. On January 20, 2016, her project was received the Zeta Phi Beta, Inc. NYS Z-Hope (Zetas Helping Other People Excel) project initiative, collecting over 653 purses donated by members in the state of New York. 

Our work still continues to impact lives!