Final phase of Flint’s Saginaw Street restoration project to begin March 11
Saginaw Street will be closed between First Street and Kearsley Street beginning Monday, March 11, 2024, as the final phase of the city’s downtown brick restoration and infrastructure project gets underway. The project will see the restoration of Flint’s main thoroughfare “brick-by-brick” as well as upgrades to all underground utilities from Court Street to the Flint River, including water main replacement,...
Community Foundation of Greater Flint makes final push for 2024 neighborhood small grant applications
By Kate Stockrahm The deadline to apply for the Community Foundation of Greater Flint’s (CFGF) 2024 Neighborhoods Small Grant Program is fast approaching, with all applications due March 15 by 3 p.m. The available grants, which range from around $1,000 up to $25,000, are intended to encourage community members to “actively engage in community change efforts,” “view themselves as stakeholders that can partner with institutions to...
Helpful information for today’s Presidential Primary in Flint
By EVM Staff It’s Election Day in Flint. According to a City of Flint press release, parking adjacent to Flint City Hall will be free today, Feb. 27, 2024, to support residents voting in the Presidential Primary election. Voting precincts, including City Hall, opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Flint has 29 voting precincts. The most up-to-date map of those precincts can be found by clicking here, and the voting location...
Genesee Health Plan, Huntington Bank to provide free financial literacy classes
By EVM Staff Genesee Health Plan (GHP) will provide two free financial literacy classes with Huntington Bank through its emPOWER Genesee program this month. The first class, “Recovering from the Holidays” will take place on Thursday, Feb. 8. The second, “Getting your Debt in Check,” will take place the following Thursday, Feb. 15. Both classes are scheduled for noon at the GHP office, located at 2171 S. Linden...
Flint ReCAST mini-grant applications open for 2024
By EVM Staff Local nonprofits can now apply for this year’s Flint Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) mini-grants of $5,000 to $25,000. Flint ReCAST grants are awarded annually and meant to support evidence-based violence prevention and youth engagement programs as well as trauma-informed behavioral health services, according to a City of Flint press release on Jan. 29, 2024. This year’s mini-grant applications...
Every Flint pregnant mom to receive $1,500, no strings attached, plus $500 per month in “first of its kind” program
By Canisha Bell and Tom Travis Pregnant women in Flint will receive $1,500 each, no strings attached, through a new program called Rx Kids announced by the State of Michigan and other partners this week. The program aims to provide every pregnant person and infant in the city of Flint, no income requirements attached, for food, prenatal care, rent, or whatever they need most. After giving birth, moms also will receive $500 per...
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