MEMBERSHIP

The Saint Louis Natural Hair & Black Cultural & Better Family Life Membership Association presents The Community Economics & Business Expo. The Expo is a one-day event empowering small business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, and community members with tools, resources, and connections for economic success.
The Expo features local vendors, financial institutions, and community organizations, along with networking opportunities and interactive workshops on entrepreneurship, banking, access to capital, financial literacy, and community wealth-building. Whether starting a business or growing one, attendees will gain practical insights and meaningful connections that support business growth and community prosperity. 

Saint Louis Natural Hair & Black Cultural Expo Website: http://www.stlnaturalhairexpo.com/

The Communiversity is a Saturday School geared towards youth ages 12 to 16 

Areas of focus are 6 areas of study; Financial Literacy, African/African American history, Responsible Citizenship, Goals/Vision, Agricultural Literacy & Public Speaking & Communication.

Membership Coordinating Committee (MCC)

Membership Coordinating Committee (MCC) Responsible for the recruitment and retention of BFL Membership Association. Coordinate activities that build relationships and a sense of community within membership. Oversee hospitality functions at meetings and events. 

Coordinate seminars, book clubs, workshops, and other professional development-related activities. The annual goal for the PPDC is to host 1 professional development seminar per quarter (the seminars will foster positive relationships with family and community members, and will provide training in nutritional health & well-being). The book club will emphasize historical, cultural, business, social and economic literature. 

Coordinate activities and mobilize members to serve in the areas of education, youth development (reading, mentoring), and other needs of our community as determined by BFL. Establish and maintain a food bank that will feed hundreds of families in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area; promote literacy by logging 500 reading hours with elementary school youth. 

Coordinate voter education and registration drives. Monitor and educate members on legislative and policy issues that impact urban communities; coordinate advocacy efforts to keep members civically informed and responsible; register 1000 new voters annually; conduct workshops highlighting issues that affect our communities. (i.e. minimum wage, early voting, education, community development, the criminal justice system, etc.) 

Solicit and secure scholastic sponsorships to fund higher education for youth. Oversee the annual scholarship competition and ensure the timely and fair disbursement of youth scholarships. Solicit applicants and score applications; distribute award notices and properly communicate results. In the spirit of Mary Dot Simmons, coordinate and organize our annual “Mary Dot Simmons Vegetarian Awareness Week” to educate and inspire healthy food alternatives within the community. 

Work with the Marketing and Communications Department to help develop membership messaging/content to use on the BFL website, social media platforms, newsletters and other outreach communication activities. The goal is to increase our following on social media network sites and increase BFL prospects. 

Assist in the planning, organization and execution of special events, including vendor relations, volunteers, logistics, scheduling, set-up, break down and clean up.