Flint Neighborhoods United

City Hall Protest

Residents of Flint should not be billed for the contaminated water that flowed into their homes for months while the city used the Flint River as a source. Why are we paying for a product that we can not consume? Come join us for a rally at City Hall on Monday, January 25, 2016 at …

Lead poisoning – Mayo Clinic

Lead poisoning occurs when lead builds up in the body, often over a period of months or years. Even small amounts of lead can cause serious health problems. Children under the age of 6 are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning, which can severely affect mental and physical development. At very high levels, lead poisoning can …

Fluoride Increases Lead Absorption, researcher reports

Ask the Flint Mayor If your water department is still adding fluoride chemicals into the water supply ostensibly to reduce tooth decay, you are not only wasting money, because people are advised to avoid Flint’s tap water, but you are putting those that do drink the tap water at higher risk of lead poisoning. According …

Fund to help Flint kids

Flint Child Health & Development Fund will provide support to Flint children exposed to lead A group of concerned community members have created a charitable fund so that people nationwide can contribute to support both short and long term needs of Flint’s children exposure to lead. The fund, established at the Community Foundation of Greater …

Take a Seat at MCC’s ¡Mesa Española! (Spanish Table) Language Lab

(FLINT, Mich., Jan. 12, 2016) — ¡Practica tu español en LA MESA ESPAÑOLA! (Translation: Practice your Spanish at the Spanish Table!) ¡Mesa Española! is a free conversation group at Mott Community College that meets once a week on Tuesdays beginning Jan. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Language Lab, Room 2106 of the …

Charles Metcalfe – Flint Charter Commission

Flint native Charles Metcalfe was elected this past year to the Charter Review Commission. He is a lifelong resident of the city and received his education in Flint Schools. His spent his first two years of college at Flint Junior College (MCC). Mr. Metcalfe completed his education in Ohio prior to returning to Flint and …

City of Flint Update - Mayor Weaver Responds to Governor’s Order to Activate National Guard

Mayor Weaver Overjoyed Over President’s Emergency Declaration to Help Flint

January 16, 2016 – Flint, MI Mayor Karen Weaver has just learned that President Obama has declared that an emergency exists in the State of Michigan and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the ongoing water disaster in the City of Flint. A press release from the White House …

Mayor Weaver Responds to Governor’s Order to Activate National Guard

Flint, MI — January 13, 2016 — Mayor Karen Weaver is very pleased to learn that Governor Snyder is recognizing that residents in the City of Flint need help. “We need help in the form of supplies including water, filters and water test kits. We also need help distributing those supplies to get them in …

Flint City Leaders, County & State Officials Announce Relief Effort Expansion

Flint, MI — January 10, 2016 — Flint Fire Stations will now serve as Water Resource Sites distributing bottled water, filters and test kits. All five Flint Fire Stations will be open Sunday, January 10 from 11am to 4pm. Flint residents and water customers are welcome to pick up free water filters, replacement cartridges, and bottled …

Sloan Museum receives major donation from Flint historian Lawrence Gustin

FLINT, Mich. — The Sloan Museum has received a major donation from Lawrence R. Gustin, noted automotive and Flint historian, including many personal papers of William C. Durant, General Motors founder who is often considered Flint’s most important historical figure. Gustin, a Flint native, was a writer and editor at the Flint Journal from 1960 …

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