One homeless vet is one too many, according to Angela Beaugard, Metro Community Development’s Vice President of Development and a veteran advocate. There are lots in Michigan, where the number of homeless vets tops 5,200. A local group behind the Veterans Stand Down event hopes to change that by helping match local veterans to resources. […]
Homes mean hope for many formerly incarcerated men and women. The need for stable housing is always a priority for anyone recently released from prison, including those from Flint and Genesee County. Flint’s MADE Institute has expanded its mission to support returning citizens through job training, education and mentoring to include providing a safe place […]
Thanksgiving will come to Flint a bit early so no one has to go without a good holiday meal, organizers of a local event say. The 10th annual “Blessed to be a Blessing” dinner will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 812 Root St. Nov. 20. Hosted by Well of Hope and […]
Hamilton Community Health Network (HCHN) opened a new clinic, Hamilton-Flint, in Catholic Charities, Center for Hope, 812 Root St., on the second floor. The clinic officially opened for business on Aug. 27, bringing the total number of HCHN clinics in Genesee and Lapeer Counties to seven. Hamilton-Flint will provide comprehensive family medicine health care, including […]
By Kristin Longley It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when Greg Gaines didn’t know a green from a weed. That was long before he became farmer-in-chief of Catholic Charities’ award-winning gardening and mentoring program for at-risk youth, where he’s spent more than a quarter of a century helping Flint-area teens learn how […]
Flint families will be able to get nutritious food that can limit the effects of lead exposure from mobile food pantries in January. The pantries will distribute foods rich in calcium, vitamin C and iron such as apples, carrots, potatoes, onions and cabbage. The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint and the Michigan Department […]
Service to the community is something Jeanette Edwards, president of the Brownell-Holmes Neighborhood Association, takes seriously. “As long as the block club needs me to be president, I will be president,” she says. Edwards created the association when she saw a need for more organization in her North Flint neighbor-hood. It’s 56 members strong, and a good […]