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Young entrepreneurs set sights on Flint as Mott Million Dollar Challenge enters final phase
Mott Foundation commits up to $100 million for new Flint Community Schools high school
K‑12 youth from across the country to pitch bold ideas in Flint at the Mott Million Dollar Challenge finals
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Flint Area
Latinx Technology & Community Center provides a home away from home and a chance to thrive
For twenty years the Latinx Technology & Community Center has become a dedicated and trusted resource center for the Latinx community and Flint residents.
Youth Engagement
Michigan ramps up afterschool to support more young people and their families
Michigan is becoming a state leader in the afterschool field and young people and parents from around the state share their stories of how afterschool positively impacts their lives.
Youth Engagement
Afterschool program, mentor change life for high school senior
Life for Deyana “Dee Dee” Surles dramatically improved after she started attending an afterschool program in Saginaw. The program and a mentor put her on a track to attend college.
Karen Aldridge-Eason joins Mott Foundation board
Karen Aldridge-Eason has been elected to the board of trustees of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
Civil Society
Reflections from a grantmaker: Walter Veirs looks back on a quarter-century of shoe-leather philanthropy
Veirs shares lessons learned with the sector that he devoted decades to developing and protecting around the world.
Flint Area
Mott Foundation grants $500,000 to support village for unhoused veterans in Flint
Sacred Heart Village, slated for construction at 719 E. Moore St. in Flint, will consist of 24 to 26 homes ranging from 280 to roughly 500 square feet each.
Environment
Mott-funded effort to bolster Great Lakes news coverage expands into Canada
The Great Lakes News Collaborative, which the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation funds, is expanding its coverage to the Canadian side of the lakes.
Environment
Government officials, advocates say law designed to protect Great Lakes water is working
A 2008 law that prohibits most diversions of Great Lakes water is working well, according to government officials and environmental advocates.
Flint Area
Mott Foundation grants $3.5 million to Communities First to purchase and renovate two condemned buildings in downtown Flint
Mott Foundation grant funding will support renovations for the Paterson Building, located at 653 S. Saginaw St., and another building at 641 S. Saginaw St.
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John K. Butler elected to Mott Foundation board of trustees
A great-grandson of Charles Stewart Mott, Butler will bring more than 30 years of investing, business and philanthropic experience to the Foundation’s board.