September 3, 2020 | Education
Leadership in Action: The Power of Youth
Meet five Power of Youth challenge grant winners — students who are leading powerful service projects to meet pressing needs in their communities.
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September 29, 2020 | Education
Our future is stronger with children’s savings accounts
Neal Hegarty, Mott’s VP for Programs, explains why the Foundation supports efforts to expand children’s saving accounts (CSAs) to reach more young people.
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May 8, 2020 | Education
Afterschool field provides crucial support for children, communities during coronavirus pandemic
Afterschool programs and networks are playing crucial roles in community responses to COVID-19, and will be key to recovery.
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March 12, 2020 | Education, Flint Area
AmeriCorps NCCC members help Flint community address critical needs
AmeriCorps NCCC teams have served in Flint since 2011 with a total of 26 teams helping local organizations complete projects throughout the community.
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February 12, 2020 | Education
Dedicated federal funding for 21st CCLC should be expanded — not eliminated
Federal funding for afterschool and summer learning programs is once again on the chopping block. Ridgway White explains why that’s a mistake.
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August 14, 2019 | Education, Flint Area
AmeriCorps member is happy to give back to her community, help kids like herself
AmeriCorps member Jani Toney, who serves with the Flint Recovery Corps, finds passion for helping kids.
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June 4, 2019 | Education, Flint Area
Mawby Day of Service shines a light on AmeriCorps and its impact on communities
Flint’s AmeriCorps NCCC teams joined 130 local members to clean up a city neighborhood to mark Michigan’s AmeriCorps Russ Mawby Signature Service Project.
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May 16, 2019 | Education
At Mountain Home Air Force Base, afterschool programs help kids cope
Afterschool and youth programs at Idaho’s Mountain Home Air Force Base support military kids and families during deployment and other transitions.
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May 16, 2019 | Education, Flint Area
Flint-area music students jam with Jazz at Lincoln Center artists
Young musicians worked hard to perfect their skills during a workshop with Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians at the Flint Institute of Music.
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February 12, 2019 | Education
Flint’s Willie Buford named National Geographic Education Fellow
One of eight educators nationally to be selected as a National Geographic Society fellow, Flint’s Willie Buford works exclusively with afterschool programs.