19 Apr Proclamation by the Governor: May 1st is BBCF Day!

Posted at 07:17h in News

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,...

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17 Apr Free Newly Constructed Home Giveaway for Tornado-Affected Family

Posted at 00:46h in News, Press Release

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...

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29 Feb BBCF President Felecia Lucky joins the GFCF Board

Posted at 20:47h in News

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...

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11 Oct BBCF Annual Throw & Go Football Contest Returns!

Posted at 20:05h in News

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...

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05 Oct BBCF Head Start Celebrates Support from Child and Adult Care Food Program

Posted at 03:20h in News

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...

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05 Sep Inside Philanthropy – BBCF Grantmaking

Posted at 05:00h in News

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...

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25 Aug Influential Men of Alabama – BBCF Honorees

Posted at 06:01h in News

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...

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23 Aug Students Receive Laptops via BBCF and AT&T Partnership

Posted at 06:51h in News

At a presentation on August 16, 2023, more than 50 students from schools in Selma and throughout Dallas County were given laptops thanks to a partnership between AT&T, Human I-T, and the Black Belt Community Foundation. BBCF President Felecia Lucky told the students that along...

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23 Aug BBCF Head Start Teachers First in Alabama to use Newest Technology

Posted at 06:10h in News

BBCF Head Start schools will be the first in Alabama to use interactive IgniteTables by Hatch in their classrooms – and teachers recently learned how to use them. During a training session at Wallace Community College, teachers from across the Black Belt who work for the...

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16 Aug AT&T and Human I-T Provide 50 Laptops to Black Belt Community Foundation

Posted at 15:37h in News

What’s the news? Fifty refurbished laptops will be given to Selma students and families as part of AT&T’s nationwide commitment to help bridge the digital divide. The laptops, funded by an AT&T donation to Human I-T, will be given to Selma area residents in need....

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