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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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.
Foundation News
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.
Flint Area
Mott Foundation grants $1.75 million to support excellence and collaboration among schools that serve Flint kids
The Mott Foundation grants support participation by eight Flint area schools in the newly created Network for School Excellence, which was created to bring together a cohort of schools that will collaborate to improve educational outcomes for Flint kids.
Flint Area
Mott Foundation grants $14 million to Flint Community Schools to help renovate Brownell-Holmes campus
The Mott Foundation grant will support renovations to the Brownell STEM Academy and Holmes STEM Middle School campus, as well as construction of a new community hub.
Flint Area
Helping Flint kids thrive: Q&A with Ja’Nel Jamerson
Ja’Nel Jamerson, executive director of the Flint Center for Educational Excellence, talks about his background and what the community can expect from the new organization.
Education
Kids are struggling. Why isn’t Congress scaling what works to help them?
Ridgway White explains that, without greater investments in scaling afterschool programs, capacity issues will continue to be an Achilles’ heel for the field.