Some kids join the school band and develop a lifelong love of music. Other young people see their parents arrested and face issues that distract them from school and other pursuits. For the second group of young people Shirley Cochran organized Reading and Counting to Success PLUS (RACS+), an offshoot of her larger organization, Motherly […]
When it comes to securing resources that support local families and children Motherly Intercessions doesn’t mind scrambling. At 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 4 the non-profit Flint youth advocacy organization will prove its devotion to the community by hosting the third annual “Unlock the Future Golf Scramble” at Sugarbush Golf Club in Davison. Since 1999 the […]
Drugs, abuse and neglect were part of a little girl’s introduction to the world. Her father was incarcerated and both her parents’ rights concerning her were eventually terminated. Now 9 years old, she went into foster care at age 2 and, by age 6, she had already been shuttled between a half-dozen different homes. “She […]