Flint shelters working together to meet the needs of homeless residents during pandemic
Carriage Town Ministries, Shelter of Flint, and My Brother's Keeper have found ways to work together to serve homeless people throughout the pandemic.
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Two new Mott Foundation initiatives will help residents with home improvement loans, tree removal
Two Mott Foundation initiatives announced this month will help Flint residents. One is a partnership to offer loans for home repairs and another helps remove dead or dangerous trees.
Mott Foundation continues grant funding to bolster blight elimination efforts in Flint
The most recent grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation will strengthen Flint’s blight elimination plan and help coordinate blight elimination efforts throughout the city.
Mott Foundation grant to Neighborhood Engagement Hub to fund cleanups, jobs
A grant to the Neighborhood Engagement Hub will provide city cleanups, jobs for young people.
Here’s how seniors in Flint can get help with home repairs
A Mott Foundation grant will help Genesee County Habitat for Humanity provide home repairs for Flint seniors.
I-475 is a relic of systemic racism, and if there’s a way to get rid of it, Flint should
I-475 has a past rooted in the displacement of Black Flint residents. If the city can get rid of a portion of it and restore its connection to neighborhoods near downtown, it should.
Vacant Carriage Town apartment complex to get new life
Communities First. Inc., held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony for Georgia Manor Apartments, a building that has been vacant in the Carriage Town Neighborhood for nearly 20 years.
“Porches have the ability to be interaction hubs among neighbors”
Megan Heyza, founder and director of the Flint Porch Project, discusses the unique and -- during the pandemic especially -- vital role porches playin the Flint community.
Neighborhood event tries to bridge gap between law enforcement, residents
The Sarvis Park Neighborhood Association partnered with local law enforcement for an event aimed at creating community dialogue and partnerships.
How a group of residents continues to make Sarvis Park a “beacon of hope”
A newly formed neighborhood association has brought new life to Flint's Sarvis Park area.
Two new Mott Foundation initiatives will help residents with home improvement loans, tree removal
Two Mott Foundation initiatives announced this month will help Flint residents. One is a partnership to offer loans for home repairs and another helps remove dead or dangerous trees.
Mott Foundation continues grant funding to bolster blight elimination efforts in Flint
The most recent grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation will strengthen Flint’s blight elimination plan and help coordinate blight elimination efforts throughout the city.
Mott Foundation grant to Neighborhood Engagement Hub to fund cleanups, jobs
A grant to the Neighborhood Engagement Hub will provide city cleanups, jobs for young people.
Here’s how seniors in Flint can get help with home repairs
A Mott Foundation grant will help Genesee County Habitat for Humanity provide home repairs for Flint seniors.
I-475 is a relic of systemic racism, and if there’s a way to get rid of it, Flint should
I-475 has a past rooted in the displacement of Black Flint residents. If the city can get rid of a portion of it and restore its connection to neighborhoods near downtown, it should.
Vacant Carriage Town apartment complex to get new life
Communities First. Inc., held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony for Georgia Manor Apartments, a building that has been vacant in the Carriage Town Neighborhood for nearly 20 years.
“Porches have the ability to be interaction hubs among neighbors”
Megan Heyza, founder and director of the Flint Porch Project, discusses the unique and -- during the pandemic especially -- vital role porches playin the Flint community.
Neighborhood event tries to bridge gap between law enforcement, residents
The Sarvis Park Neighborhood Association partnered with local law enforcement for an event aimed at creating community dialogue and partnerships.
How a group of residents continues to make Sarvis Park a “beacon of hope”
A newly formed neighborhood association has brought new life to Flint's Sarvis Park area.
