Stories of Meaningful Change

Stories from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.

Flint Kids Read: Dolly Parton Imagination Library

General November 7, 2017

Reading plays a tremendous role in child development, and when children are read to consistently in the early years it improves vocabularyâ€¦

General November 7, 2017

Carina (not her real name) came to Flint to live with a boyfriend. She had no job, no family support, and no high school degree. She wasâ€¦

General November 7, 2017

Sarginson City Park was run-down, over-grown, and anything but welcoming. In the past few years, the West Flint Community Watch and Southâ€¦

General November 7, 2017

Love is a word typically attributed to affection for another person, and this describes the late Dr. Sandra Urquhart Brown. Donald Brownâ€¦

General November 7, 2017

The hospice movement in Genesee County began in 1980. Carol Sinclair, R.N., a nursing administrator at Crestmont Medical Care Facility inâ€¦

General November 3, 2017

Charred houses, debris-filled basements, and rotting trees filled vacant lots in the Eastside Franklin Park neighborhood for several yearsâ€¦

General November 3, 2017

Getting close to nature by digging in the dirt, preparing soil for planting, and watching blooms grow into beautiful flowers can beâ€¦

General November 3, 2017

Iâ€™Yanna Johnson loves books and wants to be a veterinarian. Sheâ€™s 14 years old and was recently matched with a Big Sister as part of aâ€¦

General November 3, 2017

Imagine a world where all youth are knowledgeable about philanthropy; a world where students are empowered to see their value to societyâ€¦

General November 3, 2017

With 29% of Genesee County fourth graders reading below Michigan standards, and up to 10% of adult residents reading below optimal levelsâ€¦