In today’s society, students begin thinking about their future careers at a very young age. Recently, we gave 14 junior and senior Grand Blanc High School students, ranging in age from 15-18 years old, a tour of our new facility, followed by a presentation from our CEO, Derek Sommer. We spent part of an afternoon …

Hello, My name is Marc Hunsaker and I am a Program Manager in the Center for Service-Learning & Civic Engagement at MSU. I spoke with some folks at MSU and in Flint recently and learned that your organization (Flint Neighborhoods United) might be looking for student volunteers for an upcoming Citywide Clean Up on Saturday, …

Communities First, Inc. Gives a “Taste of Culture” through Culture Shock Initiative On Saturday, April 23, families and individuals of all ages are invited to Communities First, Inc.’s Taste of Culture event. CFI’s arts and cultural outreach program, Culture Shock, has organized this day of exploring cultures from around the world. Admission and all activities …

Deadline for entries is June 15. 3 minutes films. See the website for all of the rules and registration. $5,000 in prize money for the festival film competition! Let this “Star Wars” take off help you promote this competition! https://youtu.be/TrRbgsjTFVo Promos for Editing and Sound Workshops Editing: https://youtu.be/ewfBrMf23Tw Sound: https://youtu.be/rD91tdWDIys Flint Youth Film Festival Workshop …

This is the 2-1-1 update on the Flint Water Response for Wednesday, April 13, 2016 This update is produced by Michigan 2-1-1 three times a week (M-W-F) with special updates as needed.  Organization updates, information and announcements can be sent to tpage@uwmich.org. GENERAL INFORMATION EPA Open House on Earth Day, Saturday April 16 from 10:00 …

There is new material at the Dr. Edwards’ Virginia Tech Flint Water Study Site showing the latest water testing results and includes a power point from today’s news conference. Major points: Flint is not yet meeting the 90 percentile lead action level Lead levels are lower now than in August 2015 Iron levels (and red …