A low point in Shearese Stapleton’s personal life led to a mission of uplifting others. “I went through a divorce in 2011 and my life changed drastically after that,” she recalls. The transition to single parenting and related adjustments left Stapleton twisting in the wind, emotionally. But, not one to be content without solutions, she […]
On Carrie Edwards’ first day as a firefighter for the City of Flint, she almost quit. Edwards was assigned to body removal, a task as visceral as it sounds: Transporting the bodies ofthose who hadlost their life in a fireto the hospital. One of the first calls of the day tookherto the home of a […]
Lear Corp. is looking to fill 100 full-time hourly production team positions at its new seat plant in Flint. You could be one of those chosen for the job. Head out to the job fair at Mott Community College on Wednesday, Jan. 17 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. It will be held at the […]
As we wind up 2017 it’s a good time to think about the past and plan for the future. The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce has done both. Earlier this year it launched an initiative called “2020: Building the Future.” It focuses on development projects and education and destination programs that the chamber says […]
By age 11 Craig Samuels felt doomed to a life of failure. Having been physically and verbally abused, he began accepting hurtful condemnations as his truth and his future. In some ways his mother’s emotional attacks were even harder for Samuels to endure than his father’s heavy hands. “At the time, I couldn’t understand, ‘What […]
Al Novak has been the lead chaplain in Genesee County for more than 32 years. He is a former officer who served on the metro Detroit police force for 17 years. Along with 27 active associate chaplains and more than 200 volunteers, he conducts a wide range of jail ministry programs at the Genesee County […]
Shayne Hodges first landed work at a pizzeria when he left prison in 2007. Owned by a friend, the shop gave Hodges a meager, but steady, income as a delivery driver, until it closed a year or so later. Convicted at 21, he found himself “bouncing around” retail jobs, always grateful to find employment […]
We know higher education is essential for learning the right skills. They’re needed to get a good job and to be successful. We also know too often young people aren’t prepared to move on to that level – whether it’s to attend a two-year or four-year college or a technical school. There is a high […]
The thrill of victory doesn’t only apply to sports. Job-seekers can look to experience personal wins at the Flint & Genesee Job & Resource Fair, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 at Baker College of Flint. Twenty different employers in fields ranging from banking to pharmacy and hospitality are looking to fill […]
She’s young, gifted and ambitious. She’s also torn. Jia Ireland, a recent University of Michigan-Flint graduate and Flint native, says she wants to stay and build a professional life in the city that nurtured her. But when she looks around the community, she doesn’t see a surplus of opportunity. Like Ireland, 24, countless others in […]