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Adil Mohammed (right) and employee Tahj Moore-Parnell help as Food Bank of Easterrn Michigan delivers more food to the Flint Muslim Food Pantry. Located in the Insight building on South Saginaw Street, the pantry serves the whole community.

American. Muslim. Any questions?

Adil Mohammed's mission is to build friendships, community, and understanding of the Muslim faith.

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Charma Dompreh presents her business, Charma's Green Chips, at Flint SOUP during the October event at Factory Two in Flint.
Feeding startups: Flint SOUP funds $25,000 to entrepreneurs in five years

With a simple meal, community support, and $5 donations—Flint SOUP gives away cash prizes to use as seed money to fuel the best budding business ideas.

Flint Promise gives Flint high school students the opportunity to earn their associate's and bachelor's degrees at no cost.
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Looking for excellence in education? Look right here

The 2017 Excellence in Education Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Michelle Stinson, head of Flint Community Schools Montessori program.

Phyllis Sykes is co-founder of the International Institute of Greater Flint.
Building global connections locally with new International Center of Greater Flint

“We want to make Flint a welcoming place for people who want to come here and contribute and be a part of the community,” center co-founder Phyllis Sykes said.

Nadia Alamah describes herself as a writer, wanderer and wearer of many hats. She gives artists a stage, creates opportunities for collaboration, and provides spaces for inspiration. 
Nadia Alamah: Putting Flint arts in the spotlight

“I began to meet other artists and was exposed to this deep and rich art scene that we have here and that many—I believe—from outside the city don’t know about,” she says.   

Kettering University launched AIM and Lite in 1984 to attract more women and students of color who are underrepresented in STEM fields.
Reaching out and lifting up: Kettering University summer camps look to change the face of STEM

These summer programs for high school students have become a national model for introducing more underrepresented students to STEM fields.

This Gallery on the Go mural is an example of the type of creativity an ArtPlace grant would fund.
ArtPlace America taps north Flint as finalist for elite $200,000 grant

The North Flint Revitalization Initiative is among the top 7 percent of grant applications nationwide to be named a finalist for the major placemaking award.

Volunteers help transform nine once-blighted lots into the Martin Luther King Avenue Peace Garden in Flint on Wednesday, June 28, 2017.
This is what Martin Luther King Avenue deserves

Blight comes down and a peace garden takes root on Flint's northside.

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