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Santiago Ochoa

Santiago Ochoa is a freelance reporter and communications student at UM-Flint. He is the project editor for Brownell-Holmes' On The Ground community reporting series and currently serves as The Michigan Times' (the university's newspaper) Editor-in-Chief. Santiago has worked with publications and organizations like The New York Times, the Interamerican Press Association and Flint Beat. You can reach him @santi8a98 on Twitter and Instagram and email him at santi8arueda98@gmail.com

Santiago Ochoa's Latest Articles

Malik Ellison wards off two Toledo Glass City BC defenders as he goes for a basket in the second quarter.
Flint United kicks off 2022 season with one victory and one loss

Flintside was front and center at the Flint United games this past weekend and reported on the highs and lows.   

John Haynes sits inside his dining room, holding his first physical copy of 'The Hoodnurse Chronicles: Delivering care into a war zone.'
First-time Flint author tackles the topic of healthcare with comedy and empathy in new book

Based on the experiences of Flint native John Haynes, 'The Hoodnurse Chronicles' details what it’s like to deliver healthcare to some of Flint's most impoverished households.

Volunteers line up with their rakes ready to take on the day.
Brownell-Holmes leaf pickup turns into an instant tradition

While it was originally planned as a one-time event, Jones says he's already determined to make leaf-cleanups at Brownell-Holmes a tradition.

2006 Janice Dr is privately owned. Despite this, BHNA reached out to the owner for permission to hanf artwork donated by the Greater Flint Arts Council. The side of the house, which faces the BHNA pop-up library is decorated with the paintings.
$450,000 grant could help remove blighted houses from Brownell-Holmes

A grant from the Mott Foundation to the Genesee County Land Bank could help neighborhoods like Brownell-Holmes fight blight.

Kildee receives a 'Champions of Exellence' branded t-shirt and tumbler from BHNA President Jeanette Edwards.
Congressman Dan Kildee visits Brownell-Holmes, talks blight with community leaders
Olayinka sits at the front of her classroom showing off all her newly made 'students'.
As educators in Flint return to their classrooms, one teacher is making sure her seats are filled

One Flint teacher got creative to make her empty classroom come alive during online classes.

Birtie Forster (left), Lily Holbrook (center) and Louise Sampson (right) walk out of Hasselbring Senior Center after spending part of the morning together socializing.
Hasselbring Senior Center continues to be a vital resource for Flint’s senior citizens
Women at a WOW class offered by LAHC.
Nonprofit LAHC breaks barriers to physical activity for Dearborn residents

The nonprofit Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities has spent decades providing a variety of services for Dearborn residents, most recently using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education funding to make physical activity more accessible to all.

A BHNA volunteer sorts the bags that will soon hold everything from candy to notebooks.
BHNA’s ‘Champions of Excellence’ brings fanfare to special education students across the city
Janae Felton watches attentively as Brownell kindergarten teacher Deanna Maher shows her a flashcard during sidewalk school.
Teachers and parents are coming together to give their kids the best of both worlds

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