February 3, 2021 | Flint Area
Afterschool program helps Flint students get and keep jobs
Flint’s Helping Young People to Employment (HYPE) Program helps local teens with job readiness, job placement and increased confidence.
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February 1, 2021 | Flint Area, Foundation News
Thomas E. Parker to join Mott Foundation
The Mott Foundation is pleased to announce the hiring of Thomas Parker, who will join the Foundation this spring as an executive in residence to help guide grantmaking and partnerships aimed at strengthening the education continuum in Flint.
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December 16, 2020 | Flint Area
New music studio opens in Flint’s Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village
The Antidote Studio opened earlier this year at Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village to teach students about music production and potential career options.
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December 3, 2020 | Flint Area
Health care business accelerator is spurring innovation, entrepreneurship in Flint
XLerateHealth Flint, a health care business accelerator, offers a 12-week boot camp for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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October 9, 2020 | Environment, Flint Area
Community-led water lab in Flint aims to rebuild trust
Staff at the Flint Community Lab aim to test tap water from every occupied household in Flint by the end of 2022.
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August 27, 2020 | Flint Area
Genesee County entrepreneur aims to create a product to prevent smoke inhalation
On Aug. 6, Louella Jamerson won the $5,000 first-place prize in the 100K Ideas’ Pitch For $K competition and is closer to making her idea a reality.
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May 14, 2020 | Flint Area
Flint entrepreneur aims to improve communication between deaf and hearing communities
Linda Bell, founder of Bell Tech Communications, won the first-place $10,000 prize at 100K Ideas’ Pitch For $K competition in February.
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April 30, 2020 | Flint Area
Community comes through: Factory Two in Flint steps up to make face shields and masks during the pandemic
Factory Two in Flint is mobilizing a community of makers to create face shields and masks for medical professionals, frontline workers and volunteers in Genesee County.
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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 3, 2020 | Environment, Flint Area
Flint River group honors Mott Foundation leader
The Flint River Watershed Coalition honored Ridgway White, president and CEO of the Mott Foundation, for his dedication to improving the Flint River.