The City of Flint has allocated $15.6 million of the city's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for Community Grants. Applications are open now for eligible organizations to compete for funds to serve Flint residents in three priority program areas: housing and...
$500,000 in Federal Funding Will Support Development of Community Revitalization Plan Rep. Dan Kildee recently announced new federal funding for the Flint Housing Commission to help revitalize struggling Flint neighborhoods. The $500,000 federal grant, awarded to...
February, the shortest month of the year is also one of the busiest. We remember Black History and Valentine’s Day. We reflect on the contributions of African Americans. We celebrate love on Valentine’s Day. The days are a little bit longer, and the hope of...
General Motors says it will spend more than $900 million to update four factories, with the bulk going to an engine plant in Flint, to build the next-generation V8 for big pickup trucks and SUVs. Factories in Rochester, New York; Defiance, Ohio; and Bay City,...
Free water filter units and replacement cartridges are available at Flint City Hall On April 7, 2018, following the MDEQ release of water quality data, the State of Michigan announced that it would discontinue state-funded bottled water for Flint residents,...
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...
Altogether, Congressman Kildee secured $35,348,085 in funding for 15 mid-Michigan community projects through this government funding package. The federal funding for local initiatives will support after-school and cultural enrichment programs for youth, small...
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...
Editors note: Many of you of “a certain age” will recall Timex watch commercials narrated by John Cameron Swayze back when television was often only seen in black and white. Here is a reminiscence. So, eight year old me had a bad habit of missing dinner. My family...
Late last month much of Michigan experienced what weather forecasters like to call a “snow event.” Some might call it a snowstorm but, whatever you wish to call it, schools and businesses were closed, schedules were upset, and travel by vehicle on snow covered...
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...
It’s OK, you can admit it… and you have no idea what to do with them. Here are a couple of suggestions. From the Richardson Bakery (kitchen) Orange Cranberry Bread Sift together: 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar ½ t. salt ½ t. baking soda 1 ½ t. baking powder To the juice...
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...
Last year, we made some game-changing investments in Michigan’s economy. We brought supply chains home, secured thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs, and continued leading the future of cars, chips, and clean energy. We continued expanding pathways to higher...
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...
Q. Kia, why do you think there is so much hatred and bitterness in the world, with people fighting and killing people they don’t even know? A. I do believe the answer to your question is that there are people who do not know God, nor believe that He is who He is....
