Warren Ballentine Addresses Critical Community Needs with a Cup of Joe

Warren Ballentine

POPULAR TALK SHOW HOST AND ATTORNEY, WARREN BALLENTINE, CONTINUES TO LAUNCH INITIATIVES THAT DELIVER ECONOMIC AND CHARITABLE IMPACT

Ballentine Addresses Critical Community Needs with a Cup of Joe


Atlanta, GA (October 6, 2011) – Warren Ballentine, popular syndicated radio personality and attorney affectionately known as “The #1 Truthfighter” is once again galvanizing his listeners andencouraging thousands to actively help support and elevate communities across America. Ballentine announced today a new initiative challenging 30,000 people to buy coffee for $30 every month. The proceeds from the coffee will benefit distressed communities and help individuals who need it most. Every month the earnings from the coffee will go directly into the communities to financially assist in everything from saving homes in jeopardy of foreclosure, to funding college tuitions to helping small and community businesses stay afloat. Ballentine adds, “That cup of coffee that many of us are going to buy every day…any way, can now go to support the critical needs ofour community.

”In true Ballentine fashion, the charitable cause does not come without pre-requisites. Certaincriteria must be met in order for potential recipients to qualify. To be considered individuals must:1) Register to vote (if they are legally eligible) 2) Open a bank account in a community-based bank3) Hire people in the community which the recipient resides or does business in; even if the job applicant has a prior legal record and 4) Provide a business plan and/or proof of the amount owed(for example a mortgage statement; tuition bill, etc).

The goal is to offer some immediate relief to people in need in our communities, while also focusingon longer-term solutions that stimulate economic growth and promote healthy communities that are engaged financially and socially. Ballentine, who has always been extremely vocal about thestate of the African-American community, continues to emphasize the dire need to work togetherand learn to invest in the community and become more economically sufficient. “This is an initiative aimed at trying to put hope and opportunity back into our communities. We can’t simply dream ourway out of the current conditions. The only way we can do it is by working together and by havingaccess to capital,” explains Ballentine.

Ballentine remains committed to helping the most vulnerable populations in neighborhoods acrossthe country and shares that he will help roughly 5 communities every 30 days. Most recently Ballentine partnered with the National Banking Association (NBA), in a national campaign to get more minorities and other consumers in urban areas to put their money in black-owned banks. In less than 3 months, Ballentine encouraged minorities to invest more than $1 million dollars into community, minority-owned banks. He continues to be an activist and is as influential on the airwaves as in the community. “It’s about we…it’s not about me.”

To learn more about Ballentine’s current initiative, please visit http://www.truthfighterscoffee.com/. For media inquiries, contact Nikki Barjon at nikkibarjon@theragency.com or 404.514.9992.