Our Mission
WHO WE ARE
Becoming Love Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Douglasville, Georgia. We use storytelling, film, and creative practice to help people heal, reconnect, and create change from the inside out, with a special focus on young adults moving through housing instability and big life transitions.
OUR VISION
A world where every young adult gets to write what comes next
We picture a community where young adults know their story matters, have real skills to tell it, and have people around them who believe in the next chapter as much as they do.
HOW CHANGE HAPPENS
Everything we teach starts with one idea: what you believe shapes what you see, what you feel, what you choose, and what you live. Our programs give young adults the tools to notice that chain and rewrite it.
- BELIEFWhat I tell myself
- PERCEPTIONWhat I notice
- FEELINGWhat it stirs in me
- CHOICEWhat I decide to do
- EXPERIENCEThe life I build
OUR VALUES
What guides us
How we treat people, every single time.
Dignity
Every person is treated with respect, no matter where they are coming from or what they are carrying.
Honesty
We tell the truth, keep our word, and are upfront about what we can and cannot do.
Courage
We make room for brave stories and brave choices, and we try to model them ourselves.
Excellence
Young adults deserve professional-quality training, gear, and mentors, so that is what we bring.
Joy
Creative work should feel alive. We laugh, celebrate, and make space for play.
Accountability
We take responsibility for our actions, our programs, and every dollar entrusted to us.
WHAT WE STAND ON
Five promises we make
to every person who walks through our doors
In every lab, on every set, and at every event, these are the promises we keep.
MEET OUR FOUNDER
Tamala Baldwin
Founding Executive Director
Tamala Baldwin’s journey to Becoming Love Project began long before the organization had a name. Through her own experiences with heartache, healing, and starting over, she discovered the power of writing to help make sense of what we have lived through and challenge the stories we have come to believe about ourselves. Writing became a way to shift her perspective, reconnect with her own voice, and imagine a future that did not have to look like the past. That discovery would eventually become the heart of Becoming Love Project.
A writer, director, executive producer, and media executive, Tamala has spent more than a decade using storytelling across film, television, and social impact work. Her work has included projects for HBO, Disney/ABC Television, Hulu, OWN, BET, and other major platforms. She wrote and directed the BET Original Movie Blended Christmas and created Bubbly Brown Sugar, now streaming on Tubi. Her films have screened at festivals including the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival and have received recognition from the Newark International Film Festival, Micheaux Film Festival, Austin Revolution Film Festival, and International Black Film Festival.
Tamala founded Becoming Love Project to bring the power she discovered through storytelling to others, particularly young adults navigating major life transitions. Today, she brings together her experience as a filmmaker, educator, and organizational leader to create programs where young people can process what they have lived through, develop their voices and practical skills, and begin believing in what is possible for their lives. At the center of her work is a simple belief: the story of what happened to us does not have to become the story of what happens next.
Meet the Team
The people behind every page, every scene, and every gathering.
Our board and committees plan the programs, run the productions, raise the funds, and show up for every young adult we serve.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tamala Baldwin
Chair
Millie Habtemariam
Director of Development
Gerri Aldridge
Director of Programs & Impact
Twanika Douglas
Secretary
Alana Tucker
Treasurer
OUR COMMITTEES
Where the work happens
Every committee is open to volunteers who want to help.
VOLUNTEERS
Angela Young
Director of Volunteer Engagement
DEVELOPMENT
Jackie Arthur
Board Member
DEVELOPMENT
Cecelia W. Santiago
Board Member
PROGRAMS & IMPACT
J’Que Ellis
Board Member
NOW RECRUITING
Join Our Board
Making the world better, one person at a time.
We are looking for dedicated people who believe in the power of a story and want to help guide Becoming Love Project into its next chapter. Board members bring their gifts, their networks, and their hearts to our programs, productions, and community events, and they help young adults see what is possible for their lives.
We are currently looking for a Partnership Director, a Marketing Director, and an Economic Development Director to help connect our young adults with jobs and internships.
Want to be part of the story?
Give, volunteer, partner, or apply for our next cohort. There is a place for you here.
