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Programs nurture economic growth in Flint area
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Flint Area

Programs nurture economic growth in Flint area

Economic development and sustainability are key goals of several Mott-funded initiatives coordinated by the Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce.

From the Mott Archives … Autos not Apples
An old black and white photo shows four men posing in front of the open doors of an office building.

Flint Area

From the Mott Archives … Autos not Apples

This article, originally published in the September 1986 edition of the “Mott Exchange” and updated to include a few recent events, takes a brief look at one small part of the ongoing legacy left by our founder, Charles Stewart Mott, and his family.

Tools for revitalizing communities are core of Center’s work

Flint Area

Tools for revitalizing communities are core of Center’s work

Rethinking and reusing existing urban assets, rather than “carving up yet another farm field for development” are definitive steps to creating strong, vibrant and sustainable cities and regions, says Dan Kildee, co-founder of the Center for Community Progress.

Center for Community Progress helps cities put vacant, abandoned property back in use
A run down hotel has a boarded up facade.

Flint Area

Center for Community Progress helps cities put vacant, abandoned property back in use

The Center for Community Progress is designed to serve as a resource for federal, state and local officials and nonprofit agencies that are working to help cities eliminate the blight associated with vacant, abandoned and underutilized properties.

Involved citizens are key to success of neighborhood foot patrol programs

Flint Area

Involved citizens are key to success of neighborhood foot patrol programs

Neighborhood foot patrol officers can make a critical difference – especially in communities facing tough budget cuts – if residents are willing to “step up” and work with their officer and each other.

Mott’s legacy shapes hometown grantmaking

Flint Area

Mott’s legacy shapes hometown grantmaking

Neal Hegarty, director of the Mott Foundation’s Flint Area grantmaking program, talks about the factors that drive hometown philanthropy and the lessons learned over the past 80 years.

A brief history of Mott Foundation support for Bishop International Airport

Flint Area

A brief history of Mott Foundation support for Bishop International Airport

Since 1971, when Mott Foundation President Harding Mott was part of a delegation of civic leaders who met with federal officials in Washington, D.C., to propose that Flint become home to a regional airport, the Foundation has supported the expansion of Bishop International Airport.

Loft apartments lure residents back into the central city

Flint Area

Loft apartments lure residents back into the central city

To counter a decline in downtown Flint, a downtown master plan, created by Sasaki Associates, Inc. in 2002, was developed by the Uptown Reinvestment Corporation with Mott funding. The master plan is being used as the basis for a number of redevelopment strategies, including new housing initiatives that will feed demand for complementary shops and services.

Middle college helps nontraditional students

Flint Area

Middle college helps nontraditional students

Mott Middle College, launched as the nation’s first multidistrict middle college high school, has become a model for other school districts grappling with the problem of keeping students in school.