Rhonda Willingham is first lady of Bristol United Methodist Church where she teaches a weekly praise and worship exercise class set to Gospel music. She also designs her own line of greeting cards and is owner of Culturally Yours Inc.
Completed in 1919, Civic Park will celebrate its centennial with a series of events throughout the year including dedication of a new historic marker, parade, community cleanup and neighborhood picnic.
FAST — Families And Schools Together — is a national 8-week program founded in 1988 and used in schools nationwide. Its goals include helping children succeed in school by building strong support systems at home by empowering parents and providing the necessary tools to be engaged in their children’s education.
Catrina Tillman is first lady of First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, where she founded SHE Ministries and where her outreach includes a weekly Facebook Live Chat and works to provide Flint residents with safe water.
LaVern Rogers is first lady of Restoration Beth El Ministries. She also is a licensed bonded notary, daycare owner and entrepreneur with a double bachelor's degree and a master's in business administration.
Donna K. Holmes is first lady of Reaching the World Ministries. She also serves as CEO and director of Kingdom Kampus Child Development Center and serves as pastor alongside her husband the Rev. Dr. Skeeter D. Holmes.
April Cook-Hawkins is first lady of Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church. She also operates a nonprofit designed to empower young girls and women to be leaders and spearheaded a program called Flint4000 to ensure homebound individuals received bottled water.
Denise Bradley Moore is first lady of The Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, where the millennials call her "mom" and she works tirelessly with water and food distribution programs and all aspects of evangelistic outreach.
This year there are three different Neighborhoods Small Grants categories: traditional mini grants of $1,000, next-level mini grants of $5,000, and one transformational grant of $25,000. Program funding is not intended to support individuals, private business, religious, partisan politics, or for-profit activities.
The video premiered as part of an exhibit at the "Flint Voices: Culture, Community, and Resilience" event hosted by Yo-Yo Ma on Feb. 28 at Berston Field House as part of his Day of Action in Flint. The 18-minute video explores the importance of the arts and community journalism as platforms for authentic community voice.
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