Programs benefitting Flint’s north end neighborhood are almost $2 million richer. The Ruth Mott Foundation today announced its board of trustees approved $1,958,195 in grants to enrich youth, safety, economic, and community initiatives. Grantees that received the 25 awards, ranging from $22,000 to $404,000 include vocational training, art, education, crime prevention and literacy programs, along […]
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 […]
As cities go, Flint has more than its fair share of neighborhood organizations, block clubs and concerned citizens who want nothing more than the growth and prosperity that has started to take hold to continue. Right alongside them are nonprofit organizations that are working to better the city. Primary among those is the Ruth Mott […]