The Black Visioning Group

Mission

Black Visioning Group (BVG) is a collective co-created in 2020 by a community of Black Queer/Trans loved ones in Philadelphia. BVG centers Black Queer/Trans/MaGes (marginalized genders), darker skinned, fatter, disabled, poor, hood, femmes. Over 3 years, BVG has liberated and redistributed over ,000 of wealth and materials, including funding for gender-affirming surgeries, long-term care planning, debt clearing, move support, transport, cleaning, cooking, child care, therapy, renovating homes, paying car loans and insurances, dental surgeries, and legal consultations for over 31 Black Queer & Trans folks. BVG has provided direct services and facilitated hands-on experiences to develop sustainable skills like house renovation, gardening, farming, outdoor living, cooking, communal living, and artistry.

BVG aims to provide life-affirming services that build capacity to create interdependent economies capable of sustaining care networks for Black Queer/Trans Philadelphians, independent of and resistant to existing systems of violence. Fiscal sponsorship is provided by the non-profit Beyond Trenches in Atlanta, Georgia, providing aid and programming to Black individuals and families affected by mass incarceration and homelessness. BVG is fiscally sponsored by Beyond Trenches Inc.

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