Stories of Meaningful Change

Stories from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.

Six New Playgrounds Coming to the City of Flint

General March 29, 2018

This evening organizations came together for Flint children at Durant-Turri-Mott Elementary School in a Design Day in which local studentsâ€¦

General March 5, 2018

Her parents were farmers in South Dakota, Christian people who took tithing seriously. Lucy Ham was taught from an early age to give 10â€¦

General March 5, 2018

Like other Flint-based philanthropists, Forbes and Martha Merkley left a precious gift to the community â€” their land. In the 1960s, Forbesâ€¦

General March 5, 2018

The STEM learning concepts of science, technology, engineering and math are skills needed for 21st Century jobs and career readiness. Atâ€¦

General March 5, 2018

Conversing with Gary and Lynn Whitmire in their Flushing home, itâ€™s easy to feel the teamwork this couple brings to their relationshipâ€¦

General February 16, 2018

With headphones on and eyes glued to their own Chromebook tablet, second graders at Garner Elementary School are experiencing a whole newâ€¦

General February 16, 2018

One by one they approached the front of the Davison Middle School Choir room. Alone and standing in front of their peers and two musicâ€¦

General February 16, 2018

In 1959, volunteers began recording the irreplaceable documents, photographs and artifacts collected by the Fenton Historical Societyâ€¦

General February 16, 2018

Charitable giving and Wolverine spirit are among many Goodstein family traditions. Flint attorney and businessman Sanders Goodstein and hisâ€¦

General February 16, 2018

Each year, employees at the Grand Blanc Parks & Recreation Department serve the needs of over 175,000 visitors who participate inâ€¦