Neighborhood Associations of Michigan is holding their annual conference in Flint at the Holiday Inn Gateway Center on September 22 and 23. This is a worthwhile event that several members of FNU attended in Lansing last year. Details are available at the conference website. Cost is $99 and I’ve been led to believe that a …

I’m delighted to let you know that Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform a free community concert at The Whiting Auditorium on September 21 at 7:30 p.m. I’m writing to invite you to attend and to ask for your help. The CS Mott Foundation wants as many Flint residents as …

FLINT, Mich. — Lead-tainted service lines at 2,823 homes have been replaced so far in Phase 4 of the FAST Start initiative. The effort is part of the plan to replace lead-tainted pipes at 6,000 Flint homes in 2017. Crews from four area companies are replacing lead and galvanized service lines leading from the street …

FLINT-SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 – Inspired by Knoxville’s Kindness Rally in the face of a planned white supremacy rally there, and subsequent events in San Francisco and Berkeley, a Kindness Rally will be held in Willson Park on the campus of the University of Michigan-Flint Saturday, September 9 beginning at 2 p.m. The rally is also …

Glenn Wilson, President/CEO of Communities First, Inc. was selected for the upcoming Vanguard Conference in Newcastle, Australia. The Vanguard conference is a gathering of the top young urban innovators working to make change in cities. Designed to bring together professionals working across disciplines and sectors, each Vanguard class includes policymakers and politicians, architects and urban …

Communities First, Inc. is hiring an AmeriCorps member to serve as Team Member Coordinator. This full-time position will commence on October 16, 2017 and conclude on August 16, 2018.  In this role, the Team Member Coordinator will be responsible for: Performing and preparing for community outreach Recruiting and managing volunteers Establishing and maintaining formal relationships for volunteer recruitment …

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