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Here’s the video & script that I used to get ready for today: A Guided RAIN Meditation to Cultivate Compassion Michelle Maldonado guides us through a four-step practice to recognize, acknowledge, investigate, and sit with our natural awareness. https://www.mindful.org/a-guided-rain-meditation-to-cultivate-compassion/ Theresa Roach Active Communities Director Crim Fitness Foundation Office: 810-235-7894 Mobile: 810-423-5154 activecommunities@crim.org www.crim.org/activecommunities

Thank you both so much for including me and MCC in your meeting today. Here are the resources that were discussed for accessing public meetings and voicing concerns at Mott Community College. https://www.mcc.edu/about/about_board_minutes.shtml https://www.mcc.edu/mcc-council/index.shtml Thank you again for your time. Matthew A. Clark, MPA, MA Project Director Workforce & Economic Development Mott Community College Workforce …

The Flint Community Laboratory goal is to model a youth driven program that provides Flint residents with a trusted information source on lead in their drinking water. The goal is to test up to 21,000 homes in the next three years with the purpose to give residents of Flint an independent water testing facility. Click …

New citywide program provides Flint residents with funding to renovate, improve homes Low- or no-interest loans available for residents of all income levels who own and occupy their homes FLINT, Mich. — Flint residents looking to make repairs or improvements to their homes can now apply for low- or no-interest loans of up to $20,000 …

Communities First, Inc. is searching for one full time AmeriCorps members to support our housing development work! Members will receive a stipend and educational award. We are interviewing candidates immediately. Interested parties should contact Essence Wilson at ewilson@communitiesfirstinc.org asap. Candidates will begin serving from home and transition to in office service at our Flint or …

Increased social distance measures over Thanksgiving and Christmas following the Pause to Save Lives might have prevented more than 100,000 coronavirus cases in Michigan—potentially avoiding thousands of deaths during the holiday season, according to preliminary findings by the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Click here to read the full article. “Our modeling suggests …

$55 million in funding available through Michigan Economic Development Corporation-led relief program to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19 and recent public health orders Application will be open 9 am EST Jan. 19 – Noon EST Jan. 22 at michiganbusiness.org/survival All applications received will be collected by MEDC, then reviewed and considered by regional Economic …