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Youth Engagement
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.
Youth Engagement
Next Gen Youth Entrepreneurship Summit in Flint part of national movement
Genesee County high school students use an entrepreneurship mindset to build success in school and life. The event teaches self-confidence and a can-do attitude.
Youth Engagement
Lights On Afterschool shines spotlight on importance of afterschool programs
Thousands of events, landmarks lit up in yellow and blue, and billboards aim to raise awareness about how afterschool programs help young people.
Foundation News
Nancy Orr to join Charles Stewart Mott Foundation as chief investment officer
Orr will continue to build and enhance an innovative and high-performing investment portfolio under guiding principles established by the Foundation’s investment committee.
Environment
Summer retreat seeks to redefine Black youths’ relationship with water
The historic Idlewild Resort in northern lower Michigan is now being used, in part, to educate the next generation of water equity advocates.
Flint Area
Mott Foundation grants $1.25 million to the Greater Flint Arts Council for renovations
Through this project, the Greater Flint Arts Council will renovate all three floors in order to better serve the creative community.
Environment
Mott-funded program aims to increase diversity in environmental journalism
A new program funded by the Mott Foundation aims to increase diversity in the ranks of environmental journalists in the Great Lakes region.
Flint Area
Tapology enriches lives through dance, education and community outreach
Tapology provides lessons for tap dance, art history and other musical artforms through year-round outreach programs for children and youth ages 8 to 18.
Flint Area
Bruce Bradley: Building a legacy in Flint through dance
For the past 22 years, Bradley has been the guiding force behind Tapology, a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to promoting what he describes as the “science of dance and art of rhythm.”
Environment
Fellowship honors work of the late Sandra Smithey, former Mott program officer
A fellowship named after a former Mott program officer will help frontline activists in developing countries become more effective advocates.