Blackbelt Benefit Group

Charitable: The mission of Blackbelt Benefit Group (BBG) is to create, promote and sustain solutions that provide a better quality of life in Alabama's Blackbelt Region to keep talented local residents here and to attract new residents and new opportunities to the area. To accomplish this, BBG 1) provides high-quality local programs and events that improve the local quality of life and 2) provides grant funding to other local community organizations that provide complementary programming, ensuring our grant dollars are spent on holistic community solutions designed improve the quality of life for Alabama's Blackbelt and its residents. BBG envisions a healthy, educated, revitalized, growing Blackbelt that provides better educational, economic and cultural opportunities for residents while attracting new and returning visitors who will become cultural ambassadors for a growing, healthy, strong and revitalized Alabama Blackbelt.

The organization educates and raises awareness about various issues affecting the community such as homelessness, domestic violence, and children's rights. We organize quarterly community focused events such as: Art/Music Festival, Cultural/Heritage Day, Sports Day, BBQ cook-offs, etc. At the events we have information on various community needs such as homelessness, domestic violence abuse and services for children from broken homes. Information is also available on our website. We initially began our program in Dallas/Perry County, AL and will expand to other counties within the blackbelt region of Alabama. Some of our above mentioned events are free and others are ticketed. We have 200-300 people to attend each event. Funds raised are donated to the following but limited to 501c3 organizations that focus on services for homeless, domestic abuse, children's services and protecting the overall local community.