This paper continues to be a community paper…. remembering beginnings: Before there was a FLINT: Our Community, Our Voice, a back room of Neighborhood Engagement Hub (it was still Salem Housing then), sometime in 2010, 2011, a variety of folks busy in Flint-that...
Bringing our love of choral music to Flint and the surrounding communities. “Enriching lives, one song at a time.” New Century Chorale will be presenting “Enchanted Isles – The Music of Scotland and Ireland.” The concert will be Sunday March 12, 4 PM at St. Paul’s...
On Sunday March 19 at 4 PM St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be presenting a program called “Portraits of a Man.” This is a piano concert by Tyler Kivel. Music will include Grande sonate: Les quatre âges (The Four Ages) by Charles-Valentin Alkan. The concert will...
Spring break is fast approaching and that means you’ll need some fun things to keep the kids occupied. Flint Public Library is the place to be! We’re offering special drop-in activities during the week of March 27, including a free movie on March 31. Check out...
League of Women Voters of Flint Area In the Flint Development Center 4121 Martin Luther King Ave. To register or get further information, call 810-766-9772 Avoiding Cons and Scams (Recognize the Tools and Tips that Can Be Used to Trick You.) Tuesday, March 7,...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced recipients of its Michigan Spark Grants recently, awarding $1 million to the City of Flint for development of the St. John Street Neighborhood Memorial Park on Flint’s north side. This grant will support...
UM-Flint students Emily Barrie (left), Lauren Allen and Zehra Alghazaly worked with the Genesee Community Health Center to install a Narcan vending machine in Flint. Naloxone, the medication that reverses opioid overdoses and is delivered via the Narcan nasal...
Monday, March 6, March 13, March 20, March 27 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28 Every Nation Church (Riverside Tabernacle) – 429 North Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, March 7,...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Flint Our Community Our Voice prints 4,000 copies of this 16 page paper each month…. Pick up bundles of papers at the Flint Neighborhoods United meeting on the first Saturday of the month at the Library or come to Neighborhood Engagement Hub, 3216 M.L. King, to...
Many literacy experts will tell you that a child should experience someone reading aloud to him or her at least 1,000 times before kindergarten. That’s a lot of reading! But when adults teach kids to love reading early in life, it does nothing but help those kids...
Some of the 500 retired employees from Genesee County government will receive new health insurance by this summer. Active county employees voted in December to switch health insurance carriers on June 1, according to Genesee County Board of Commissioners...
Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) The museum is showing three exhibitions during February that connect to Black culture and history. The first exhibit, Expressions: Works on Paper by African American Artists presents a selection of works on paper by African American...
Monday, Feb 6, Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 27 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, Feb 7, Feb 14, Feb 21, Feb 28 Every Nation Church (Riverside Tabernacle) – 429 North Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, Feb 7, Feb 14, Feb 21, Feb...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Genesee Health System (GHS) and the Greater Flint Mental Health Facilities hosted a community open house for the new state-of-the-art Center for Children’s Integrated Services that brings comprehensive care for Flint and Genesee County children to a single...
The 44th Annual Citywide Tribute Dinner honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 at the Genesys Banquet Center in Grand Blanc. Centered on the theme “Grace & Perseverance Under Pressure,” this year’s keynote address will be given by...
In 1985, Gloria Coles was the director of Flint Public Library. She decided to host a program to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr at the Library because she thought his words of brotherhood, hope and peace were important to the entire community. She was right! They...
The Greater Flint Health Coalition is getting a new Chief Executive Officer. Senator Jim Ananich (D), who currently serves as the board chair, was selected by a unanimous vote by the board. His term as CEO will begin after his final term as senator in January 2023....
The City of Flint Police Department welcomes 5 new officers to our ranks this week. Officers Forystek, Osborn, VanStrate, Girardin-Robertson and Justice-Gudemoos graduated the Law Enforcement Regional Training Academy on December 20. Congratulations and...
Monday, Jan 2, Jan 9, Jan 16, Jan 23, Jan 30 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, Jan 3, Jan 10, Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 31 Riverside Tabernacle – 429 North Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, Jan 3, Jan 10, Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan...
Congressman Dan Kildee will join House Democratic leadership by serving as co-chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in the 118th Congress. Kildee was nominated to serve in this leadership post by incoming House Democratic Leader Hakeem...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Every parent has heard this particular complaint, particularly during the holiday season. As if eating, revelry and visiting with family, friends and them visiting you is… well… 'nothing.' With that in mind, sprinkled throughout the pages of this newspaper are...
Deputy Fire Chief Carrie Edwards-Clemons recently announced her retirement from the Flint Fire Department via a Facebook post. Carrie graduated from the Fire Academy in 1999 and has dutifully served and has risen through the ranks to the 2nd highest rank in the...
After garnering 53% of the vote and winning a second term in the recent general election, Mayor Sheldon Neeley is promising a new effort to rebrand the city, using a not yet developed marketing department as a means for spreading the “good news” about Flint ‘to the...
It is coming… that week (or more) of vacation time during the holidays. If you are already dreading the “I’m bored” comments from your kids, then plan now to visit Flint Public Library! We have many options to keep your kids busy during their vacation time. You can...
Kay Schwartz, Director of Library Services for Flint Public Library, has announced her intention to retire in June 2023. “We have been blessed with strong, courageous, dedicated directors who have led and shaped this institution into a community jewel. Kay Schwartz...
"You don't get to be disciplined; you get to be voted out." – Karen Christian, president, United Teachers of Flint, admonishing the errant behaviors of Flint school board members, Sept. 21, 2022 And so, it came to be in the Nov. 8 general election that four...
Monday, Dec 5, Dec 12, Dec 19, Dec 26 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, Dec 6, Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 27 Riverside Tabernacle – 429 North Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, Dec 6, Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 27 Asbury United...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Mott Foundation and others step up to make project a reality. The City of Flint has allocated $3.25 million in ARPA funding towards Ashley Capital’s redevelopment of the Buick City brownfield. The City of Flint administration submitted a resolution to allocate the...
Excerpted from “Michigan News” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of demolishing a former corner store on the east side of downtown. According to an EPA news release, the cleanup at 1815 Davison Road at the corner of Franklin Avenue will be...
Flint residents are encouraged to bag their leaves for curbside collection now through December 2. Yard waste is picked up weekly on normal trash collection days. The City of Flint began requiring residents to bag leaves over 10 years ago. Residents should NOT rake...
Captivating Marketing Videos Using Your Phone November 8 | Noon - 1 p.m. (lunch provided) In April 2020, Tom Hanks did a monologue for Saturday Night Live that was filmed on an iPhone. The minute that monologue hit the airwaves, everything changed. To quote...
What do seed corn and yoga have in common? They teach skills that are important for reading readiness. That’s why the Library is excited to invite you and your young children to some fun events coming up in November. Little Explorers (Saturday, Nov. 12 at...
King Avenue PLUS hosted a multi-faceted event on a beautiful Saturday in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Garden. This day recognized those whose energy and support have made the transformation of abandoned lots possible. (56 thank you certificates to...
Monday, Nov 7, Nov 14, Nov 21, Nov 28 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Nov 29 Riverside Tabernacle – 429 North Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 15, Nov 22, Nov 29 Asbury...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Unless indicated, screenings are at 7:30 PM Fridays and Saturdays and 2:00 PM on Sundays. General Admission is $7.00, FIA Member admission is $6.00, and FOMA/Film Society Member admission is $5. Tickets may be purchased online at flintarts.org or at the box office....
The Flint Jewish Federation is excited to announce the 10th Humanity in Harmony Music Festival-Daniel Pearl World Music Days! The Tenth Humanity in Harmony Music Festival’s signature concert is at 7:30 Saturday October 22, 2022 at the MacArthur Recital Hall, at the...
We are thrilled to announce that the Graff Family Digital Studio is open for business! This Studio is one of the exciting new features of the renovated Library. We have amazing technology for podcasting, and you are welcome to use it. All you need to do is attend...
In response to a grassroots initiative, Flint Public Library Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to embark on a process that will rename the library. Once the legal groundwork is in place, the new name will be the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library. Gloria Coles...
Monday, Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24, Oct 31 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 18, Oct 25 Riverside Tabernacle – 429 North Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 18, Oct 25 Asbury...
The YMCA of Greater Flint is excited to offer a free literacy and math program shown to provide strong academic gains at no cost to Flint area families. Registration has opened for the fall session of Power Scholars Academy. Power Scholars Academy uses an...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
In the Fall of 2004 Al Hatch was feeling a little bit of envy thinking about the Woodward Dream Cruise. Why couldn’t Flint do something similar? After all, didn’t Flint have as much to do with the American auto industry as Detroit? So Al visited Jerry Preston at...
Resulting of petition by Flint Police Department Cheers Market on Flint’s west side had its liquor license revoked during a hearing of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission today, as a result of a petition by the City of Flint Police Department. “This is just...
Following a brief discussion, Michigan’s bipartisan Board of State Canvassers recently unanimously voted to certify the August primary elections. Prior to their meeting, the bipartisan boards of county canvassers in the state’s 83 counties also certified the...
Flint’s Deputy Fire Chief, Carrie Edwards-Clemons was recently re-elected to the Presidency of the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters. Carrie, the first woman elected President of the organization was re-elected at the recent 50th...
The Flint River Watershed Coalition’s (FRWC)biggest fundraiser of the year, the 5th annual '80s in the Hole benefit concert and party, is coming on September 9th. Please share the event widely with your networks to help make it a success. We are also still...
The City of Flint will enter a new era at the end of October when the recently adopted zoning code goes into full effect. The land use classifications and requirements from the age of urban renewal finally will be replaced with 21st century categories for...
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation granted a total of $750,000 to the city of Flint to support upgrades to the buildings, systems and interior spaces at Brennan Senior Center and Hasselbring Senior Center. The two grants aim to address critical needs and create...
Call the City of Flint Water Department at (810) 766-7202 to report any changes in your water. The City of Flint has heard from residents who are concerned about discolored water flowing from a fire hydrant during a Fire Department operation on Jamieson St. Anytime...
Monday, Sept 5, Sept 12, Sept 19, Sept 26 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, Sept 6, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 Riverside Tabernacle – 429 East Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, Sept 6, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27 Asbury...
With vaccine supply increasing, we are no longer using a pre-registration process. We are now offering walk-in, NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED vaccination clinics. Anyone aged 5+, living or working in Genesee County, is eligible for vaccination through the health...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
After nearly 5 years of planning and construction, the new Sloan Museum of Discovery opened to the public the weekend of July 16-17. The $30 million space includes 5 different galleries to educate, enlighten and even provide hands-on educational experiences for...
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will invest $300 million to rebuild the I-475 corridor from Bristol Road to Carpenter Road through Flint, with work potentially beginning by Fall 2023. MDOT is currently gathering public input regarding all aspects...
You may have noticed some snappy new news distribution boxes around town. There are 8 "fresh" Flint: Our Community, Our Voice newsboxes, newly designed and decorated by the fine artists of the Flint Mural Project (special thanks to Joe Schipani). These newsboxes...
A team of 8 youths and their leader from several different congregations in the Lansing Diocese of the Catholic Church joined Meekins Gardens' work team for about 5 hours to make huge changes on these 10 lots originally developed by Carolyn Meekins and her youth...
On July 25th, the Flint City Council passed the brand new zoning code based on the Imagine Flint Master Plan. For the first time in 48 years, Flint has a new zoning ordinance. It took nearly a decade from the first meetings of residents and neighbors in 2013,...
It has been three long years since we were able to celebrate summer with this much-loved event. But it is back! Mark your calendar for a night of music, dancing and socializing with your neighbors as Blues on the Library Lawn returns at 6:00pm on Saturday, August...
Monday, August 1, August 8, August 15, August 22, August 29 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway, 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, August 2, August 9, August 16, August 23, August 30 Riverside Tabernacle – 429 East Bound Chavez, 9:00am Tuesday,...
With vaccine supply increasing, we are no longer using a pre-registration process. We are now offering walk-in, NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED vaccination clinics. Anyone aged 5+, living or working in Genesee County, is eligible for vaccination through the health...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
A new sculpture has arisen in the middle of the campus of the Flint Cultural Center. Located between The Whiting, the Cultural Center Academy and the Sloan Museum of Discovery in the midst of the traffic roundabout. What can it be? NON acceptable answers include:...
Upon the heels of the re-opening of the Flint Public Library last month, another grand re-opening in the Flint Cultural Center will happen this month right across the street. The all-new Sloan Museum of Discovery will re-open to the public Saturday, July 16. I was...
The Voter Outreach Center is open from 1:00-6:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, for walk-in or phone assistance with voting issues or to pick up informational brochures. We are located in the Flint Development Center, 4121 Martin Luther King Avenue, Flint....
The upcoming Aug.2 primary election is only weeks away and, if this year is like most, we will have a light turnout for our summer election as voters are otherwise occupied with travel plans, cookouts, and staying cool. Yet this primary may be more important than...
We all remember what the Market’s pavilion was like after the move downtown in 2014. There were local farmers, resellers of Michigan produce, bakers and crafters, all mixed together to make market days, especially Saturdays, busy and fun filled days. Over the...
In Flint, what we build, how we build it, and where we build it, is still governed by a law adopted in 1974. This law, our zoning ordinance, governs not only whether a factory can be built near a neighborhood or whether a store can open on a block with homes, but...
Edible Flint is seeking a Program Director to manage and support both the internal and external program-ming, communications, grant writing, fundraising, volunteer management, supervision of employees/service members and work collaboratively with work groups. This...
Teen Summer Programs It can be hard to find activities that are safe, fun and affordable for teens. This summer, look no further than Flint Public Library! We’re offering a variety of teen programs that will give kids a chance to meet friends and learn something...
Monday, July 4, July 11, July 18, July 25 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, July 5, July 12, July 19 , July 26 Riverside Tabernacle – 429 East Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, July 5, July 12, July 19 , July 26 Asbury...
With vaccine supply increasing, we are no longer using a pre-registration process. We are now offering walk-in, NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED vaccination clinics. Anyone aged 5+, living or working in Genesee County, is eligible for vaccination through the health...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
We’re still learning our new space so there will be some “growing pains.” No worries, we’ll sort them out! Meantime, we hope you will join us for our August meeting on the 6th at 9:30am.
If I heard that comment once, I heard it a dozen times at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the all-new and, yes, beautiful Flint Public Library. Two years plus after the last time I passed through the doors of the Library I can honestly say that you will not...
Edible Flint & Dozens of Volunteers The Greater Flint Community Will Grow! More than 300 folks planning their gardens drove through Neighborhood Engagement Hub’s parking lot to have Edible Flint volunteers place wonderfully “growing” vegetable transplants into...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
To support local journalism through Flint: Our Community, Our Voice FNU has received a grant of $19,600 from the Community Foundation for Greater Flint to support local journalism through Flint: Our Community, Our Voice. Flint: Our Community, Our Voice is designed...
In anticipation and happiness that the Flint Public Library will re-open on Kearsley Street in the Cultural Center of Flint, we thought we’d go a little back in time when there was another Flint Library located on East Kearsley Street. In the early 1900’s, the...
Celebrating 150 Years at the Intersection! Historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church has worshiped at the intersection of South Saginaw Street and East Third Street in downtown Flint for almost 150 years! Ground was first broken on May 9, 1872, the cornerstone was set...
It has been a little more than two years since Flint Public Library closed the Kearsley Street building for renovations. Now we are thrilled to welcome the public back to our beautifully updated Library! Here are the dates you need to know: Thursday, May 19: you...
Monday, May 2, May 9, May 16, May 23, May 30 Bethel United Methodist Church – 1309 N. Ballenger Highway 10:00am – 2:00pm Tuesday, May 3, May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31 Riverside Tabernacle – 429 East Bound Chavez 9:00am Tuesday, May 3, May 10, May 17, May 24, May...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Like every major US city, Flint has seen its boom times and its bust times. Right now, though, Flint is on the way back and for smart home buyers and entrepreneurs, this is a good time to be investing here. Flint, Our Community, Our Voice, the main communications...
League of Women Voters of the Flint Area and a New Service - Information for YOU and from YOU The League of Women Voters* is non- partisan and committed to information available to all voters and they are concerned that many of us are not voting, thus not shaping...
Plans to build Genesee County's first State Park, located at Chevy Commons in Flint, took a big step forward recently when lawmakers approved $30.2 million for the project. “I came to Lansing to make sure that the problems my community faces are addressed. Right...
King Avenue PLUS invites you to plan your garden, or your front steps, or your flower beds to choose vegetables and to get great ideas. TWO days for this “work.” On June 10th, vegetables and flowers will be for sale on East McClellan just off Martin Luther King...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
The Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund expected to help over 8,300 homeowners keep their homes Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) have launched a new program to aid homeowners with additional financial support to...
Congressman Dan Kildee is working hard to provide resources to help our mid-Michigan community. We are proud to partner with community members and organizations like you. On January 21, tax season began! Taxes can be complex, especially with all the changes made to...
Fire investigators, insurers and lawyers are digging through what is left of a devastating home blast in hopes to find answers. After nearly four months of waiting, the examination process of the home explosion on Hogarth Avenue, led by the Michigan State Police...
Captain Collin Birnie was killed in a vehicle crash on Elms Road, between Mount Morris Road and Francis Road. An oncoming vehicle was attempting to pass other cars when it lost control and struck Captain Birnie's department vehicle head-on. Captain Birnie was a...
Woodrow Stanley, a powerful long-time Flint political figure has passed away at the age of 71. Stanley’s career began when elected to the Flint City Council. He was elected by his peers to serve as City Council President, later became mayor in the City of Flint,...
Hamilton Community Health Network offers tips The Snow Season should be wrapping up soon, but it IS Michigan, and no one really believes the snow shoveling season is over. That means many of us will be back out in our driveways with shovels, lifting and throwing,...
Library Updates Flint Public Library is closed while construction wraps up and our staff moves back into our beautifully renovated space! You can find some great photos at YourNewFPL.info if you want a sneak peek. We are planning to reopen in April at Kearsley...
So is Edible Flint’s Garden Starters Work Group, and we want to share an advance notice with you about some super new choices for your 2022 Garden. Gardener surveys offered many great ideas and requests. Throughout the fall and winter, the Work Group designed and...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
An independent board of trustees governs the assets and funds of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint (CFGF). Trustees are selected for their knowledge of community needs and their professional expertise. CFGF announces the appointment of six community members...
Flint Public Library has closed its temporary Courtland Center location and our staff is now busy packing and moving back into Kearsley Street! Most of our programming is on hold right now, but you can still access many great services and resources via our...
Genesee County Habitat for Humanity has received a grant of $15,000 from the Community Foundation for Greater Flint’s Arthur L. Tuuri Health Fund to support their Owner-Occupied Critical Home Repair Program. The program provides repair services to over 150...
Gov. Whitmer urged Michiganders to take advantage of the federal government’s free COVID-19 testing program. At-home, rapid COVID-19 tests are available for free at COVIDTests.gov, with every household eligible for four free tests that will be shipped directly to...
The United States Postal Service is delivering one shipment of four at-home rapid COVID-19 tests per residential address. If you are interested in receiving a free kit please request a shipment by entering your name, address and email at:...
The “Modern” Civil Rights Movement dates, arguably, back to a cool December day in 1955 when a tired Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man. There are many important dates in Black History that occurred long before that historic day in...
The Flint Fire Department is pleased to announce the imminent arrival of two new pieces of fire fighting apparatus to their arsenal. A Quint truck and a Squad truck. So, what is a Quint? A quint truck is an apparatus that combines the equipment capabilities of a...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Zoning. It’s a topic that many find boring but is one that has a tremendous impact on daily life in Flint. Every new building, every major renovation, every new business is governed by the zoning ordinance. Today, the City is operating off a zoning ordinance...
This is not to say that it’s been canceled. Not by any stretch of the imagination as the ad to the right indicates. There is scheduled to be a Community Celebration at the Flint Institute of Arts, but many events, including the United Way’s annual Martin Luther...
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation granted a total of $253,250 to repair and improve parking lots and other infrastructure for Flint’s three Help Centers. The Help Centers, located at Bethel United Methodist Church, Asbury United Methodist Church and Greater Holy...
Around September of 1969 six young men gathered to form the Megistos Club. Megistos was Greek for “the greatest” and was sponsored by the Beta Theta Chapter of the Phi Delta Kappa. Julian Carpenter was advisor. The purposes of the Megistos were to lift the...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Company coming for the holidays? In a hurry to get to the store? Picking up the kids or Grandma at their friends? AND it is not simple... or familiar as the CLOSED... DETOUR... signs “grow” everywhere, change in a moment… and maybe were left behind... and perhaps...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Christmas at Crossroads Drive Through December 6, 13, 20, 24 and 27, 5:00pm-9:00pm (Hours for Drive Through Only) $10 per vehicle All ticket sales end at 8:30pm. Christmas Dinner Buffet Seating starts at 5:30pm & 6:00pm select weekdays and 5:00pm & 5:30pm...
On a recent "brisk," cloudy, and misty noonday, a dozen or so hearty souls gathered at Donnelly Pavilion in Kearsley Park to do a final clean-up before the snow flies. Sponsored by Park Adopters the “Kearsley Park Muskrats” and Keep Genesee County Beautiful, the...
Goodbyes are never easy, particularly when you are losing someone who has earned respect and love from her fellow workers at the Neighborhood Engagement Hub as well as the residents of Flint. Ashley Everhart has completed her work at the Hub and is moving on to a...
The Community Foundation of Greater Flint (CFGF) announces that it has been selected as an inaugural recipient of a Community Grant from Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand as part of its Black Community Commitment Grant Program. Funding will be dedicated to the...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
As noted in last month’s edition of FOCOV, the City of Flint hosted Placemaking US to the city, bringing placemakers from 25 states across the country to meet community leaders, explore issues and grow in their placemaking practice together. The early Fall weather...
The Neighborhood Engagement Hub hosted its second citywide cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 18 with the support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation as a part of the Focus on Flint initiative. The Mott Foundation granted $82,147 to the NEH to coordinate cleanups...
The Neighborhood Engagement Hub (NEH) board of directors proudly announces Thomas Wyatt as our incoming Executive Director effective October 4th. Mr. Wyatt brings experience working with diverse communities in Flint. His experience with community engagement and...
Have you seen a car driving slowly down your street and stopping in front of every house and every vacant lot taking a photo with a large flat tablet? What’s that all about? Every two years each parcel in Flint is photographed and its condition evaluated. Soon you...
You can browse books and movies, use public computers, research genealogy and use our reference materials. You'll find our temporary location at Courtland Center (4190 E. Court St., Burton). Visitors should use the main entrance (Entrance A) and then look for the...
Over the week of Sept 21st through the 24th, Flint was visited by “placemakers” from all over the country to visit, learn and collaborate with the placemakers and places in Flint. Over the course of the 4 days they visited over 20 locations around the city and were...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
On August 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave full approval of the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in...
The Flint Property Portal was launched by the Genesee County Land Bank Authority and the City of Flint in 2017. The purpose of the Portal is to increase public access to property information in order to strengthen engagement, transparency, and trust between...
In print anyway. Honestly, we have not missed a single issue of this newspaper since we had to shut down due to Covid protocols last Spring. We have been available online all of that time, but we also know that large numbers of our readers access this information...
Federal Funds Will Help Genesee County, in Partnership with Flint, Enhance Riverfront Congressman Dan Kildee, Chief Deputy Whip of the U.S. House Democratic Caucus, recently announced $1 million in federal resources to help restore the Flint River Riverfront. The...
The Flint Public Library IS open for “business as usual.” People can come to our library at Courtland Center and browse as long as they like during open hours; Tuesday-Thursday 11am-7:30pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-5:30pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Computer access is...
September 16, 2021 - Dort Financial Center (3501 Lapeer Rd), 1:00pm-5:00pm The Genesee County Career Expo is your opportunity to connect with local talent to fill your current open positions. We look forward to having you join us for this event on September 16,...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 will be a special day for our community as Mott Community College officially opens the doors of the new Lenore Croudy Family Life Center on its main campus in the City of Flint (inside the historic former Woodside Church designed by...
With warm weather often comes severe storms, with hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes sweeping many areas in the US. These storms can cause millions of dollars’ worth of damage to businesses and homes and even a loss of life, so it’s important to learn how to be...
Providing Healthy Food Options to Area Residents, Create Economic Growth New grocery store on Flint’s north side will bring access to fresh foods to local residents Vacant site will be revitalized into food co-op, giving ownership opportunities to members of the...
You can browse books and movies, use public computers, research genealogy and use our reference materials. You'll find our temporary location at Courtland Center (4190 E. Court St., Burton). Visitors should use the main entrance (Entrance A) and then look for the...
The Flint Public Library IS open for “business as usual.” People can come to our library at Courtland Center and browse as long as they like during open hours; Tuesday-Thursday 11am-7:30pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-5:30pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Computer access is...
August 1 Flint Jazz Festival-Riverbank Park, Downtown Flint. August 3-6 Michigan Artists Invitational and Art Walk-Greater Flint Arts Council, 9am-5pm each day. 816 S. Saginaw St. August 7 15th Annual “I Chews the Blues Festival”-Mojoes Wing House, 211 S. Main,...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
As the article in the next column indicates… It’s been HOT outside! In most cases, it doesn’t seem to bother your kids too much so here are a couple of ways to not only help keep your kids cool, but you might be tempted to join in on the fun too! Make your own...
No joke it’s been HOT this Summer and we’re just moving into August! Here are some Summer cool downs to help you get to September. 1. Drink lots and lots of water Hydration is key when your body is trying to maintain homeostasis, or the regulated state (in this...
If you are living with chronic kidney disease or you care for someone with kidney disease, consider attending the Kidney Personal Action Toward Health (KPATH) workshop presented by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM). Offered at no cost to...
The Flint Public Library IS open for “business as usual.” People can come to our library at Courtland Center and browse as long as they like during open hours; Tuesday-Thursday 11am-7:30pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-5:30pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Computer access is...
As nearly all of you are painfully aware, Republic Services, like nearly all business and service industries, has been slowed and made less efficient by staffing shortages caused by the Covid pandemic. In Republic’s case, it has resulted in slow to non-existent...
Did you know... that Flint’s very own Deputy Fire Chief of the City of Flint, President of the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters (IABPFF) (1st woman President of that organization I might add), Carrie Edwards-Clemons, has also been named...
There are TONS of events going on in Flint this Summer. Many of them you have heard about in this publication or on the Flint Neighborhoods United Facebook page. That’s GREAT! But there are many more events that don’t get published simply because we’ve heard...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Residents are eligible to receive discounts on internet service and devices. Lt. Gilchrist II and the Connecting Michigan Taskforce are encouraging Michigan families to sign up for a new federal program to help lower the cost of high speed internet service, which...
Packing up and moving locations is stressful no matter what your situation is. When it comes to moving, getting settled, and feeling safe with a child with disabilities, these worries become even more apparent. Flint: Our Community, Our Voice takes a look at some...
With vaccine supply increasing, we are no longer using a pre-registration process. We are now offering walk-in, NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED vaccination clinics. Anyone aged 12+, living or working in Genesee County, is eligible for vaccination through the health...
We’ve heard of “Spring Cleaning,” but this is something else. Hundreds of volunteers took to the streets, parks and neighborhoods of Flint in May to Fight Blight! Here are a few pics of their work. Many thanks to all who participated and to Republic Services for...
FOCOV editor’s note: This story is not without some controversy as the “plan” is an ongoing process, not completed, nor signed onto by any of the principals involved. It is a shared vision of those principals that may require some changes before implementation. The...
You can browse books and movies, use public computers, research genealogy and use our reference materials. You'll find our temporary location at Courtland Center (4190 E. Court St., Burton). Visitors should use the main entrance (Entrance A) and then look for the...
May 1st marks the start of the third quarter of this second year of project implementation for Hamilton’s North Flint Illuminating Community Change Safety Project. The 13 sub-awardees for the CBCR grant offered an outpouring of support in the IC2 project area that...
You must either live or work in Genesee County to be eligible for a vaccine with the health department. Pfizer is approved for use in those aged 16+ while Moderna is approved for 18+. If you are under 18, you must schedule your appointment at a Pfizer clinic. If...
I attended the April FNU meeting where a representative from Michigan Dept. of Transportation (MDOT) spoke about the upcoming work on I-475 in Flint. He said Flint will be receiving approximately $400 million in grant money to pay for this work. My question is,...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
51 years ago on April 22, 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated. I remember vividly the entire student body of my high school going outdoors to clean and beautify the road our school was located on as well as the grounds of our expansive campus. It was a...
What would March be like (Yes, I know this is the April edition) without a story about hoops? (Stay with me here…) But I’m not talking about basketball. I’m talking about hoop houses! You’ve seen them all over town. Perhaps a neighbor has one and you thought how...
The water crisis and the pandemic have changed so many things in life, but if your child is enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the program for children from birth to their 5th birthday, the monthly arrival of a book in the mailbox is one thing Flint...
Genesee County Habitat for Humanity, in partnership with LISC, operates the LISC Financial Opportunity Center (FOC), where Genesee County residents can receive financial coaching free of charge. Heston and Celeste discovered the FOC while attending a Show Me the...
Holmes STEM Academy is going to be having a series of spring events happening April 22nd, 23rd and 24th. April 22nd and April 23rd will be dedicated to renovating the school's community garden and courtyard spaces to be used as outdoor classrooms. For those two...
Last year at this time the Community Foundation of Greater Flint graced us with a grant to help with this newspaper. Then Covid 19 hit and it became necessary to amend the grant request because, suddenly, many of our distribution points were closed and many remain...
You can browse books and movies, use public computers, research genealogy and use our reference materials. You'll find our temporary location at Courtland Center (4190 E. Court St., Burton). Visitors should use the main entrance (Entrance A) and then look for the...
It’s a common adage, numbers tell the story. Numbers are NOT biased or prejudiced, they just talk. And our radar sign, that was operating in covert mode when drivers passed by, was talking loudly to our data-collection cloud in the sky, collecting our traffic...
Please check with your group to see if there is a meeting this month. Ballenger Highway Association, (2nd Thursday,) 6:00pm Ballenger Square Community Assn, (2nd Saturday,) 10:00am, New Community Baptist Church, Lavender @ Mackin Bel-Aire Woods Neighborhood...
Your Community Newspaper has acquired a dozen newspaper boxes through a Community Foundation Grant to help distribute Flint: Our Community, Our Voice. There is one currently at the MLK mural on King Avenue. We’d like to know where YOU think we should place one of...
GCCARD is Currently Providing Assistance In the Following Areas: Utilities (water and Consumers) Housing (rent/mortgage/evictions) Commodities WRAP - Water Residential Assistance Program for City of Flint residents Burial assistance for COVID related deaths Senior...
Edible Flint has ordered Walker Farms and Wojo’s Greenhouse to start your vegetables and herbs for a May 15th pick up day for you! LatinX has planted peppers to add to our cooking and eating choices. This year the garden kits include 9 different vegetables and...
Flint Lead Free has released its 2021 report with the goal of sharing the widespread community efforts to reduce lead exposure, highlighting progress from new investments and partnerships, and demonstrating the positive impact on the Flint community. A workgroup of...
Do not use the same disposable gloves for multiple activities & never wash disposable gloves for reuse. Wear well-fitting, disposable gloves when using shared equipment. Medical examination gloves should be reserved for clinical use. When to remove gloves:...
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has granted a total of $192,007 to the Neighborhood Engagement Hub (NEH) to coordinate neighborhood cleanups and hire young people to assist with the work. Mott announced in August that it would fully fund seven neighborhood...
You can browse books and movies, use public computers, research genealogy and use our reference materials. You'll find our temporary location at Courtland Center (4190 E. Court St., Burton). Visitors should use the main entrance (Entrance A) and then look for the...
Pre-enrolled: 32,957 Enrolled: 11,735 One year follow-up surveys completed: 464 Referrals to Neurodevelopmental Center of Excellence: 2,641 Flint Registry Jobs Created: 55 The Registry is designed to help YOU with services you and your family may need. You will...
Free! Safe education during the Coronavirus pandemic & lockdowns. Is your child or grandchild having difficulties with distanced learning? We have tutors available to assist. For more information, contact Flint Innovative Solutions at 810-529-6607 or visit...
The Speak to Your Health! Community Survey is a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) project that examines a wide range of issues related to individual and community health in Genesee County, Michigan. The survey has been conducted every other year since...
The University of Michigan-Flint recognizes the call for social justice and the need to continue the work that was implemented so many years ago by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As with organizations all over the country, UM-Flint celebrates Dr. King's life work on...
Pitch For $K is designed to foster the entrepreneur mindset in Flint & Genesee County, along with creating an inclusive support system to assist individuals in moving their idea, product, or business forward. If you have an idea for a business or product, we...
When brothers Justin Bush and Jeron Dotson went to the bank to get a loan for their dream of opening a restaurant, right here in their hometown of Flint, Michigan, they were turned down. They knew that had to find another way, but had no idea where to start....
Promice Mosely, Project Assistant at the Neighborhood Engagement Hub, is off on her next great adventure. She has decided to return home to Ghana after spending the last few years helping make Flint a better place for her citizens. Her contributions, spirit and...
Betty Jean Wideman, 8/15/1967 - 11/22/2020 Betty was a “Military Brat,” born in Akron, Ohio and moved around quite a bit as a youth, as duty assignments for her father periodically changed eventually landing in Detroit where she graduated from Cooley High School at...
The North Flint Neighborhood Action Council hosted a quarterly Illuminating Community Change Safety Forum via Zoom on November 19. Recognizing the need for residents and business owners to meet and discuss issues surrounding their community, the convening is just...
You can browse books and movies, use public computers, research genealogy and use our reference materials. You'll find our temporary location at Courtland Center (4190 E. Court St., Burton). Visitors should use the main entrance (Entrance A) and then look for the...
Pre-enrolled: 32,660 Enrolled: 11,448 One year follow-up surveys completed: 464 Referrals to Neurodevelopmental Center of Excellence: 2,319+ Flint Registry Jobs Created: 60 The Registry is designed to help YOU with services you and your family may need. You will...
It’s been almost 2 years, and the Taming Traffic Taskforce has monitored traffic in six neighborhoods, but we have not been able to share our information with police or city officials. Our leaders need to know that driving 98 mph on Miller Rd., and others...
