Community dialogues provide insight on how to create “radical change”
Community Roots facilitated four dialogues with Flint residents to brainstorm ways to confront and combat structural racism and inequity.
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Farm in the heart of a Flint neighborhood providing produce, knowledge
Edible Flint's Educational Farm has been in its new location since 2018, allowing for expansion of crops and new opportunities to spread knowledge to residents.
A Mott Park family creatively reused a vacant lot to add beauty to neighborhood
A Mott Park family turned a vacant lot into a private flower farm that adds beauty, intrigue to the neighborhood.
How beautification efforts bring generations together to improve Flint neighborhoods
In 2019, 62 groups participated in the Land Bank’s Clean and Green program, with young people making nearly half of the participants in the program, more than ever before.
$300,000 raised for Flint Development Center water lab
Set to open Feb. 28, 2020 the Community Water Lab aims to provide water tests for at least 7,000 families as well as lay out water safety plans for 200 families and refer 1,000 more to municipal services.
How the Water Box is fostering community trust across Flint
Residents of the east side welcomed the city's fourth Water Box, which was unveiled Monday, Dec. 2 at the Latinx Technology and Community Center. Developed by celebrity Jaden Smith's nonprofit, the technology is changing the face of clean water distribution in Flint.
Missing ultrasound photos? TV? Safe? Check out the unique finds from Flint River cleanup
Once again, volunteers hauled away tons during Flint River Stewardship day: 412 bags of trash, 95 tires, plus 40 bags and two large dumpsters full of yard waste. Buried in all that were quite a few surprises.
Kettering students engineer self-sustaining, water-purifying hoophouse
Kettering students built a water filtration system for the garden powered with solar panels and connected to gutters that collect rain water and drains into a 700 gallon cistern, where it is also purified before being fed to the crops grown by Asbury Community Center.
Spring is here: A photo gallery of blooms from Flint’s iconic Applewood Estate
Home to Charles Stewart and Ruth Mott, the home and grounds are open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays throughout the summer.
Reclamation of the Flint River: A local perspective on our river
There is an inherent emotional reaction to this river, yet it still remains unknown by so many of us—and misunderstood by much of the world.
Farm in the heart of a Flint neighborhood providing produce, knowledge
Edible Flint's Educational Farm has been in its new location since 2018, allowing for expansion of crops and new opportunities to spread knowledge to residents.
A Mott Park family creatively reused a vacant lot to add beauty to neighborhood
A Mott Park family turned a vacant lot into a private flower farm that adds beauty, intrigue to the neighborhood.
How beautification efforts bring generations together to improve Flint neighborhoods
In 2019, 62 groups participated in the Land Bank’s Clean and Green program, with young people making nearly half of the participants in the program, more than ever before.
$300,000 raised for Flint Development Center water lab
Set to open Feb. 28, 2020 the Community Water Lab aims to provide water tests for at least 7,000 families as well as lay out water safety plans for 200 families and refer 1,000 more to municipal services.
How the Water Box is fostering community trust across Flint
Residents of the east side welcomed the city's fourth Water Box, which was unveiled Monday, Dec. 2 at the Latinx Technology and Community Center. Developed by celebrity Jaden Smith's nonprofit, the technology is changing the face of clean water distribution in Flint.
Missing ultrasound photos? TV? Safe? Check out the unique finds from Flint River cleanup
Once again, volunteers hauled away tons during Flint River Stewardship day: 412 bags of trash, 95 tires, plus 40 bags and two large dumpsters full of yard waste. Buried in all that were quite a few surprises.
Kettering students engineer self-sustaining, water-purifying hoophouse
Kettering students built a water filtration system for the garden powered with solar panels and connected to gutters that collect rain water and drains into a 700 gallon cistern, where it is also purified before being fed to the crops grown by Asbury Community Center.
Spring is here: A photo gallery of blooms from Flint’s iconic Applewood Estate
Home to Charles Stewart and Ruth Mott, the home and grounds are open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays throughout the summer.
Reclamation of the Flint River: A local perspective on our river
There is an inherent emotional reaction to this river, yet it still remains unknown by so many of us—and misunderstood by much of the world.
