{"id":4516,"date":"2025-11-03T08:59:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltfound.co\/?p=4516"},"modified":"2025-11-03T08:59:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:59:35","slug":"bbcf-president-announces-food-for-families-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltfound.org\/?p=4516","title":{"rendered":"BBCF President Announces Food for Families Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4516\" class=\"elementor elementor-4516\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74e8150d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"74e8150d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-504a9155\" data-id=\"504a9155\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8218c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8218c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/blackbeltfound.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Message-from-President-v2-1024x341.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackbeltfound.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Message-from-President-v2-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/blackbeltfound.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Message-from-President-v2-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/blackbeltfound.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Message-from-President-v2-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/blackbeltfound.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Message-from-President-v2.png 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99576f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a99576f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>November 3, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; As the federal government shutdown disrupts SNAP benefits, thousands of families across Alabama\u2019s Black Belt are facing an immediate food crisis. In this message, BBCF President &amp; CEO Christopher Spencer shares how the foundation is responding through the <strong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"585\">Food for Families in the Black Belt<\/strong> initiative \u2014 mobilizing partners, volunteers, and donors to get food where it\u2019s needed most.<\/p><p data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"850\">BBCF has applied for emergency support and is activating its network of churches, nonprofits, and community organizations to help families weather this critical time.<\/p><p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1121\"><strong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"888\">You can make a difference today.<\/strong><br data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"891\" \/><strong data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"913\">\u27a1\ufe0f Donate directly<\/strong> to the <a href=\"http:\/\/blackbeltfound.co\/donate-to-the-food-for-families-fund\"><strong>Food for Families Fund<\/strong><\/a>.<br data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"982\" \/>\u27a1\ufe0f <strong data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1018\">Find and share food resources<\/strong> in your county: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/blackbeltfound.co\/food-for-families\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1119\">blackbeltfound.org\/food-for-families<\/a><\/p><p data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1196\">Together, we can ensure that no neighbor in the Black Belt goes hungry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa7501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6fa7501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z6m1a9wz7Bw?si=EIXAWLIYqJd4DRrT\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2ff96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d2ff96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 3, 2025 &#8211; As the federal government shutdown disrupts SNAP benefits, thousands of families across Alabama\u2019s Black Belt are facing an immediate food crisis. 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