Service lines to 6,896 homes have been replaced since FAST Start began in March 2016. The goal is to have all of Flint’s lead-tainted service lines — nearly 20,000 — replaced by 2020, with 6,000 pipes replaced annually. Crews from five area companies are now replacing lead and galvanized service lines leading from the street […]
How much harder could it be to navigate recovery from the water crisis if you don’t speak English? Local groups aim to bring the immigrant population into a larger conversation about ongoing challenges to re-stabilizing Flint. “Flint Water Crisis: Invisible Immigrants,” a town meeting, was recently organized at the Flint Public Library. Conversations about access […]
Thousands of children who may have been exposed to elevated levels of lead in the Flint water supply will now be screened to see if they need special education or health care services. The testing comes after an agreement was reached by attorneys for Flint school children with the Michigan Department of Education, Genesee Intermediate […]
They are solution seekers. The people who attend the Flint Neighborhoods United (FNU) meeting the first Saturday of every month come to voice their concerns, hear those of others, and make decisions for change in the respective places they call home. It’s the same people every time. Familiar faces from neighborhood block clubs and area […]
Kettering University and its students are problem-solvers. The institution, founded in 1919 as General Motors Institute, believes in real-world, hands on cooperative education. That philosophy goes beyond the classroom and its co-op programs and extends into its home city, Flint. Over the past few years, Kettering students, parents and faculty have lent their time, talents […]
For Rhonda Grayer, building a better Flint has been a family affair. The vice president of W.T. Stevens Construction leads a competitive contracting company, named for her father, at a pivotal moment in the community. While many local businesses call on construction experts to help remodel and literally re-create their images, the very infrastructure of […]