BBCF-Black Belt Community Foundation: Macon County Community Assocates

03/05/2025

The Storm Shelters (Safe Rooms) are open. Please make wise decisions to stay safe during this severe weather prediction.

06/11/2024

06/11/2024

Some of Macon County Community Associates enjoying the Black Belt Community Foundation Community Associates Mid~year Retreat.

04/10/2024

Black BELT H.O.P.E. (Health, Outreach, Promotion & Education), a COVID- 19 health initiative of the Black Belt Community Foundation, has planned an outstanding one-day health equity conference for Black Belt residents and health stakeholders. The theme of the conference is: “Bridging the Gap Between Health & Community.”



This is an opportunity for you to unite with individuals and organizations providing information and resources that can help the residents of the Alabama Black Belt achieve the access to medical care, resources, and programs our communities need.



The topics for this conference are: “Health Equity;” “Mental Health/Wellness;” “Community Health Workers: An Asset to Your Community;” and, “The Pros and Cons of Telehealth.”



Join us! Gather this vital information and share it in your communities! Collaborate and commune with us as we continue “Bridging the Gap Between Health & Your Community.” Please register here or go to blackbeltfound.org/2024healthequit



Please share the attached flyers with your network and communities!!

04/09/2024

Looking for all nonprofits that are doing amazing work in the Macon county area to join the Black Belt Community Foundation this evening at the Macon County Courthouse Annex in Tuskegee Alabama today at 5:30 PM

Let’s talk grants

04/01/2024

1,2,3,4!! CHOCTAW, BULLOCK, WILCOX, DALLAS Counties, if you are a first-time applicant organization to the BBCF Arts & Community Grants Cycle, be sure to attend at least one in-person grant seekers workshops as it is mandatory for your application to qualify, These are the next four workshop sessions on deck this week. You can see the entire schedule of all workshops here: https://blackbeltfound.org/2024grants/ If you are from another county and wish to attend any of the workshops, no problem, we welcome ALL applicants to all of the sessions!

03/02/2024

Congratulations to our very own, Felecia Lucky!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10234428174832345&id=1432956144

The board of the GFCF 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 with the people, for the people when she....

01/06/2024

With the new year upon us, BBCF is so very proud to be able to share about important upcoming events! We are also very proud to co-sponsor this upcoming play at the Tuskegee Repertory Theatre, Inc.! Shows upcoming, Jan 12 -14!

Remembering Sammy’ tells the true story of the life and work of Sammy Younge, Jr., voting rights advocate, and the first college student killed in the Civil Rights movement. He was shot to death in downtown Tuskegee, Al. The play was created using interviews conducted by the playwright, Tuskegee Repertory Theatre, Director Dyann Robinson, of 5 of his co-activist friends after his death.

09/04/2022

Happy Labor Day weekend from BBCF! Please see our special message:

A Message from BBCF upon Labor Day 2022: "We Are Still Doing the Work and Look Forward to Working with You!" These are times when many of our long-held ideas about a positive and constructive "work et