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...
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...
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...
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....
BBCF Head Start schools are Alabama’s first to adopt new technology. [Selma, Alabama, August 8, 2023] - The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is delighted to announce its collaboration with Hatch Early Learning, a leading provider of educational technology solutions. This strategic partnership aims to advance...