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Jennifer Acree will succeed Kimberly Roberson as Flint Area program director at the Mott Foundation.
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Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund to host board meeting, community events in Flint
More than half a million dollars in grants will support 37 resident-led projects in neighborhoods across Flint
Entering a new century: Kimberly Roberson reflects on our Flint Area program’s next chapter
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Kimberly Roberson: Mott’s approach to hometown grantmaking
Economic development, job training, and children and youth are among the key target issues of Mott’s grantmaking in its hometown of Flint, Michigan.
Youth Engagement
Initiative seeks “green” for Michigan’s economy, environment
Jobs, economic development and environmental sustainability are the goals of Michigan community colleges participating in the Greenforce Initiative.
Youth Engagement
Jack A. Litzenberg reflects on workforce development
Job training and development have been central to the grantmaking of Jack A. Litzenberg, retiring senior program officer at Mott.
Environment
Brazil’s development: Is it sustainable for people and planet?
Sustainable development in Brazil is the focus of Mario Osava’s reporting for the Inter Press Service, a Mott Foundation grantee.
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital dedicated in Michigan
On the occasion of the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Van Voigtlander Women’s Hospital at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, we are publishing an updated version of an article that originally appeared in the August 2005 edition of “Mott Mosaic.”
Youth Engagement
Statewide Afterschool Networks: A unified approach to change
Leveraging the best of what works in afterschool policy and practice is the motivating principle behind the Mott Foundation’s national Statewide Afterschool Network initiative. To that end, the Collaborative Communications Group has worked over the past nine years to ensure that the networks are connected, have relevant resources, can share challenges and are recognized for their successes.
Youth Engagement
Gwynn Hughes discusses Mott’s afterschool funding strategy
In this short Q&A, Gwynn Hughes, who assumed responsibility for Mott’s Learning Beyond the Classroom portfolio less than a year ago, discusses the importance of afterschool programs and the Foundation’s current grantmaking strategies.
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.
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.
Nonprofit sector is asset to Michigan’s economic recovery
The nonprofit sector has long been the “invisible subcontinent” on the economic landscape of the U.S., says Lester M. Salamon, author of a new report entitled Michigan Nonprofit Employment.