Statement regarding shooting and fire at church in Grand Blanc, Michigan
The Mott Foundation condemns heinous acts of violence in Grand Blanc, calls for community members to stand up to hate and seeks to support victims.
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Life Service Action: Finding the leader in every student
Nurtured through service to community, leadership is one of the After-School All-Stars’ (ASAS) four national programming priorities, which also include academic and homework support; visual and performing arts activities; and health, nutrition and physical fitness instruction.
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Staff Notes: Afterschool Compendium
Mott Program Officer Jennifer Liversedge makes a reading recommendation for educators interested in increasing the quality and impact of afterschool programs. “Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success,” a compendium of studies, reports and commentaries on the value of afterschool and summer programs, is available online or in hard copy.
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Carla Sanger: 24 years of afterschool and still going strong
LA’s BEST — a long-running afterschool program serving 28,000 students in grades K-6 at 186 sites in Los Angeles — depends upon a network of partnerships to keep its curriculum quality high and engaging for children and families living in neighborhoods most vulnerable to gangs, drugs and crime.
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Rio+20: Development projects sustaining people and planet?
Staff from the CASA Socio-Environment Fund, a Mott grantee, attended the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Brazil.
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.
Flint Area
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.
Education
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.
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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.
Exploratory and Special Projects
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.”