Help Us Keep Sharing Real Voices from the Rust Belt

With your help, we can raise the funding to keep our independent publication strong. 

By Jessica Manack 

The Lions, the Steelers, the Ax Man. The history of jazz in Milwaukee and Kansas City. The queer witches of Appalachia. We share deep dives into our region by people actually from our region – and pay writers and historians for doing this work. It’s been our mission since we launched over twelve years ago. But we can’t do it without you. Our operating budget comes primarily from the contributions of readers just like you who make the choice to support our mission, on a one-time or continuing basis. 

With your help, we can raise the funding to keep our independent publication strong.  We’re fortunate to be assisted by the Institute for Nonprofit News, with whom we’re kicking off this year’s NewsMatch campaign.   From today through Dec. 31, NewsMatch will match all new monthly donations 12x (or double your one-time donation), up to $1,000.  If you’ve been considering supporting Belt, there’s no better time. 

We bring fresh commentary, poetry, book excerpts and our editor’s perspectives directly to your inbox, and maintain a searchable archive of over a decade of stories. With your support, we can keep the lights on.  Support Belt today.

Jessica Manack is the Development Editor for Belt Magazine.