On The Ground

On the Ground

Legal Services of Eastern Michigan sets up two Flint neighborhood offices

You can find Legal Services of Eastern Michigan four hours a week inside both St. Luke NEW Life Center and St. Mary's Catholic Church in Flint. Legal Services of Eastern Michigan offers free legal help to seniors regardless of income level and many others including middle-class and lower-income individuals and families.

St. Luke NEW Life Center's annual community baby shower is set for Sept. 20, 2019.
Every new mom deserves a baby shower — and can have one at St. Luke NEW Life Center in Flint

Open to expecting moms and those with infants age 6 months and younger, St. Luke’s Annual Baby Shower arms moms and moms-to-be with all the essentials as well as resources and education.  

Hill Harper presents community awards at Haskell Community Center.
Actor Hill Harper joins activists to equip Flint’s Haskell Community Center with new water filter

Live water hoses, water dunk tanks, and pool slides were the main attraction for swarms of kids that Saturday, but it was symbolic of a greater celebration: A new water filter at Haskell Community Center.

Members of the Flintside Journalism Fellowship for the Civic Park neighborhood include (left to right) Anna Mansfield, Derrick Poe, Cornelius Jones, Camelia Pano.
Flintside launches journalism fellowship

Flintside’s first class of journalism fellows bring to the program a lifetime of experience as Flint residents and a shared commitment to telling the story of their community.  

Volunteers gather on the playground equipment at Bassett Park for its grand opening July 27, 2019.
Another massive volunteer effort in Flint builds city’s 12th new playground

The renovation in Bassett Park including the playground installation on July 27 is the result of a partnership between Community Foundation of Greater Flint, United Way of Genesee County, the City of Flint, Make and Impact Foundation, and Keep Genesee County Beautiful.  

“(My flag means) fun, family, and love.” —Malaya Gilbert, 5.
Civic Park Art Parade brings community celebration to the streets

Parade marchers each decorated a flag to celebrate their own individuality. Malaya Gilbert, 5, said her flag means: “fun, family, and love.” 

Gospel quartet 2+2 will perform during the Civic Park Centennial Gospel Celebration. Here they perform during the 2019 Heritage and Harmony festival.
Civic Park Centennial Gospel Celebration to feature the best of local talent

The Civic Park Centennial Gospel Celebration will run 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Heritage and Harmony Festival Stage on Dayton Avenue. It is free and open to the public.  

Remembering William Alexander: A guiding force for Civic Park, Flint youth, and his family

He was a renaissance man with fine taste, who took no concern in flash and glitz but carried a deep appreciation for one’s composition and experience. A longtime neighborhood activist and generous community supporter, William Alexander died May 11, 2019. 

History on the Run is being planned in coordination with the Civic Park neighborhood's Crim Fit Training Group.
History on the Move offers a walk (or run) through Civic Park days gone by

The first-ever History on the Move event in Flint is modeled after similar walk/runs organized in Chicago. The free event includes a guided tour through nine Civic Park landmarks. 

Flintside office hours set for St. Luke’s NEW Life Center

Office hours are an opportunity for people to come meet with Flintside staff, share story ideas, and shape the work of Flintside’s ongoing On the Ground project in Civic Park. Stop in from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at St. Luke N.E.W. Life Center, 3115 Lawndale Ave in Flint.  

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