This 810 Kids! feature is a part of our monthly digital issue sponsored by the Michigan Fitness Foundation and its supporters the Crim Fitness Foundation, Genesee Intermediate School District and TheHUB Flint. Subscribe to receive the full newsletter. More than 56,000 students will be eligible for the state’s summer meal program, formally known as the Summer Electronic Benefit […]
Children in the Genesee Intermediate School District will have access to well-balanced meals throughout the summer. Those meals will be provided by the 2018 Summer EBT for Children (SEBTC) program, which is funded through a grant from the U.S Department of Agriculture. The program helps WIC-eligible families feed their children nutritious meals during the summer […]
When the last big-box grocery store left Flint, about 100,000 residents were left with one less major shopping option for affordable, fresh food. The void punctuated by Kroger’s closing on Davison Road in 2015 left residents, community leaders and local government to seek solutions, but the effort has grown into something bigger. Several independent retail […]
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 […]
It’s been a long time since students in Flint Community Schools could drink water from the tap. The district will not allow them to drink tap water until the Flint School Board of Education, the superintendent, and Flint’s health and medical professionals are satisfied it’s safe. On Jan. 20, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality began […]
Kids go off to school almost every day to learn reading, math, science and more. Now with the help Building Healthy Communities, they can also learn how to be a healthier person. For the ninth year, elementary schoolers can fight childhood obesity and get healthier with common sense solutions with the school-based wellness program’s help. […]
With this issue, TheHUB will begin reporting on the research, symptoms, resources and treatment of mental and behavioral health issues associated with lead exposure in children. Many experts note a collaborative approach between parents, educators and licensed health providers as the most effective way to address lead-related health concerns. Today we begin a dialogue we […]