In the fall of 1951, Betty Carol was born to a sharecropper named Freddy and a woman of Indian descent named Gentry Mae. Betty Carol was raised in an all-black community started by Mr. Hudson called Hudson Town. Hudson Town is a small town just outside of Saint George, South Carolina. Betty Carol's family had several acres of farmland. Her family shared their produce, eggs, and meats with the entire town. Gentry Mae was well-known for her cooking and baking. Her cakes were the best in town. Betty Carol is one of five children. The youngest of two daughters and the second youngest of them all. Betty Carol helped to desegregate the high schools in Saint George, South Carolina in the 1960s. The school has since been replaced with another building and all history with it erased.  Many years after Betty Carol's parents passed the land they once owned was in jeopardy of being sold as the rightful owner Betty Carol was not sure what to do with the property as it was becoming too costly to maintain and the once thriving community was now an undesirable place to live. 

Betty Carol's oldest daughter Felicia suggested they use the property to provide charitable services to the community. Betty Carol agreed and that's when Betty Carol Foundation was created. Felicia went to work by researching, planning, and organizing to create resources that would benefit the Hudson Town community. During the planning process, Felicia found another community in her backyard that was having similar issues as Hudson Town, but with a much bigger population, Trotwood, OH. The board members agreed if we were going to expand that we needed to get others involved. We decided to apply for our 501 exemption. We waited until it was approved before we started to solicit donations or volunteers. We are excited to say we are a 501c3 non-profit organization!  The farmland and farmhouse in Hudson Town are on track to be ready to provide services in the summer of 2028. We currently have a temporary location in Trotwood, OH, we are preparing to offer our services. We are on track to open services Summer of 2026, to the Trotwood community.