In sub-Saharan Africa, solar power is benefitting people, communities and the planet
Programs supported by the Mott Foundation are increasing the use of solar power among farmers and other businesses in sub-Saharan Africa.
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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.
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Mott Program Officer Neal Hegarty talks about reducing barriers to employment
Neal Hegarty, a program officer with Mott’s Pathways Out of Poverty Program, shares in a Q&A his thoughts about understanding and addressing barriers to finding and maintaining living-wage employment.
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Mott program staff Benita Melton and Sue Peters discuss issues of income security
Promoting living wages, building household assets and encouraging supportive public policies as strategies for reducing poverty are key focuses of the field of income security. Program staff with Mott’s Pathways Out of Poverty Program discuss issues and strategies behind the Foundation’s grantmaking in this area.
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Coastal campaign saves 6,000 acres in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula
The “Coastal Campaign,” a successful fundraising effort spearheaded by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, has a goal to protect more than 6,000 acres of land in the northwest section of Michigan.
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Environmental leader discusses Equator Principles
Michelle Chan-Fishel, coordinator of the Green Investments Program at Friends of the Earth-USA (FoE) in San Francisco discusses in an interview with the Foundation issues related to the Equator Principles and FoE’s interest in the field of private finance reform.
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Mott Foundation grants $25 million to U-M’s Mott Children’s Hospital
The Mott Foundation has made a $25 million grant to the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) for a new, state-of-the-art C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor. The Foundation had granted $6.5 million in 1964-1965 to build U-M's first children's hospital.
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$10 million grant will help preserve land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
More than 271,000 acres of land across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will be conserved, thanks in part to $31.5 million in support from nine state foundations, including a five-year, $10 million grant from the Mott Foundation.
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.
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Q&A with Mott Program Officer Benita Melton on Earned Income Tax Credits
In a Q&A, Mott program officer Benita Melton discusses the Foundation's interest in the EITC, as well as activities in the field to ensure that eligible families take advantage of the program.
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Mott Foundation to participate in preservation of valuable shoreline in Michigan
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, along with representatives of the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, CMS Energy and the Mott Foundation, announced today a major effort to permanently protect more than 6,000 scenic acres along the shore of Lake Michigan.