130 Different Grants Will Impact 12 Different Alabama CountiesSELMA, AL – JUNE 4, 2024: The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is celebrating the impact of its 2024 combined Community Grants and Arts Grants cycle across all 12 counties it serves in the Alabama Black Belt...
The countdown to a memorable season of free concerts in Selma, Alabama is underway! The Levitt AMP Selma Music Series announced its impressive lineup of artists who will perform at Selma’s Riverfront Amphitheater each second and fourth Saturday at 8pm from June 8th to October...
In a random drawing held on Sunday, April 21 2024, Tamicka Newberry (pictured above in grey Alabama shirt) was selected as the winner of the newly constructed Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) home at 1425 Washington Street, Selma, Alabama. Newberry lost her home in the January 12,...
In honor of the BBCF's 20th Anniversary, Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey, has declared May 1, 2024 as Black Belt Community Foundation Day. WHEREAS, the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) has been a vital philanthropic organization serving the Black Belt Region and contributing to Alabama for two decades; and WHEREAS,...
Selma, AL., April 17, 2024 – Kennard Randolph, CEO of the Selma Housing Authority, and Felecia L. Lucky, President of the Black Belt Community Foundation, will select a family who lost their home in the January 12, 2023, tornado to win a free home at 3:00 p.m. Sunday April...
The board of The Global Fund for Community Foundations is pleased to announce the appointment of Felecia Lucky, President of the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF). After a career in finance, Felecia returned to Livingston, Alabama and fell in love with the idea of building a foundation...
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) Annual “Throw & Go Contest” has kicked off for 2023 to support BBCF’s Community Grants Program. This year’s prize is a pair of tickets to the 2023 IRON BOWL (Alabama vs. Auburn Football Game) to be played at Jordan-Hare...
BBCF Head Start students are among the 3.3 million children that receive nutritious meals and snacks through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The goal of BBCF Head Start’s participation in the CACFP is to see that all students...
BBCF President, Felecia Lucky, sat down with Inside Philanthropy reporter, Mike Scutari, to discuss the Foundation's history, along with its strengths in trust-based philanthropy and participatory grantmaking. Read the full article on the Inside Philanthropy website - or - view a PDF version of the...
The Tuskegee United Women League will be sponsoring the Influential Men of Alabama program on Saturday, August 26th at 6:00 p.m. at the Embassy Suites and Conference Center in Montgomery, AL (300 Tallapoosa Street). The Black Belt Community Foundation's Board Member, and Choctaw County Commissioner Mr. Tony Cherry, and...