LaToya Williams-Belfort, Executive Director of The Bronx Community Foundation, discusses her path into nonprofit leadership and her vision for creating long-term economic opportunity across the Bronx. With more than 20 years of experience advancing equity for historically excluded communities, she shares how the Bronx’s only community foundation is investing directly in grassroots organizations and strengthening community-led philanthropy.
Williams-Belfort discusses major issues impacting the borough, including the digital divide, workforce development, economic mobility, housing instability, and food insecurity, while highlighting the Foundation’s efforts to help drive sustainable change. She also reflects on the importance of changing outdated narratives surrounding the Bronx by spotlighting the innovation, leadership, and talent within the community.