Building Better Communities

To build better communities through collaborative efforts that level the playing field to make access to economic, social, education, healthcare, equal political rights, and safer communities away of life for all.

Founded in 2010 by Perry Bradley and headquartered in Columbia, SC, Building Better Communities (BBC) is a progressive 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting equality and safety for all communities.

BBC members volunteer thousands of service hours annually in disadvantaged communities collaborating with local law enforcement agencies to build safer communitiesand local officials and businesses to improve education that leads to income growth, reduced gun violence, better healthcare, covid vaccinations, increased voter participation, and ehhanced reentry resources for those who made mistakes and desire to clear their past and successfully reenter soceity.

Testimonials

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/24/us/richland-county-sc-gun-violence/index.html

Inside the small office Perry Bradley rents in one of Columbia's highest crime areas, preparations were underway this month for the Gun Violence Prevention Summit he's putting together Saturday.
Columbia police, the sheriff's office and other community organizers have partnered with Bradley's non-profit, Building Better Communities (BBC), to speak to youth in an attempt to slow down the killings.
"These kids are carrying firearms and they don't know how deadly they are," Bradley said. "Fourteen-year-olds, 15-year-olds, they're actually killing each other out here in the streets and it's really over nothing."
Independence Day fireworks, once joyous celebrations, are now nightmares for these gun violence survivors
The organization has worked for more than a decade with teens and has expanded its mission over the years. It now offers everything from life skill courses, food, shelter, clothes for court or job interviews to mental health resources and mentorship programs.
A stack of more than a dozen boxes filled with masks for the summit lined one corner of the BBC office. It's a response to the coronavirus pandemic -- which officials say is contributing to the gun violence spike.