Health and Wellness

Feature Story Through bringing art therapy to Flint schools, their programs help track how they’re doing with school competence and positive behavioral changes and in order to develop comprehensive feedback establishing relationships with students is imperative. Kids and Education

Shop Floor Theatre Company lets Flint kids create their stories

Ashley SchaferWednesday, February 19, 2020
Feature Story Every Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Flint Fresh brings a large offering of perishable goods that SBEV families and the greater public can purchase at a discounted price. Healthy Communities

Pilot program brings fresh produce directly to Flint's food desert

Alexandria BrownWednesday, February 12, 2020
In The News Gift of Life presented the HRSA Gold Award to Hurley Medical Center for their work on adding over 300 people to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry Healthy Communities

Hurley receives Gold Award for registering over 300 to be organ donors

Sara AlouhWednesday, January 29, 2020
Feature Story Today, Brenda Brown has a full to-do list for 2020 including authoring another book titled Single Mother Syndrome | By Choice or By Design | An Open Dialogue estimated to be released in May 2020. Healthy Communities

Q&A: How author Brenda Brown died — and lived to tell the tale

Alexandria BrownWednesday, January 08, 2020
In The News In a collaborative effort, Genesee Health System will be operating the Behavioral Health Emergency Center program supported by Hurley’s Emergency Department where they plan to address the needs of the entire community. Healthy Communities

Hurley Foundation receives $50,000 grant for Behavioral Health Emergency Center development

Ashley SchaferWednesday, January 08, 2020
Innovation News Asa Zucarro, executive director of the Latinx Technology and Community Center on Lewis Street, speaks to a crowd at a public showing of The Water Box on Monday, December 2. Healthy Communities

How the Water Box is fostering community trust across Flint

Alexandria BrownWednesday, December 04, 2019
In The News Hurley's 11th annual Pink Night Palooza garnered record funds that will go towards their Breast Cancer Patient Navigation program. Healthy Communities

Over $170,000 raised through Hurley breast cancer awareness event

Ashley SchaferWednesday, December 04, 2019
In The News Blessed to be a blessing Volunteerism

Free turkey dinner serving hope to Flint families

Ashley SchaferMonday, November 25, 2019
In The News TaWannaA2019 Healthy Communities

Free expo offers mental health advice, activities

Ashley SchaferWednesday, November 20, 2019
In The News farmers market Healthy Communities

Nutrition initiative creates health habits among Flint kids

Patrick HayesThursday, November 14, 2019
In The News Hurley Foundation President Mike Burnett speaks at the opening of the Abbott Medical Education Center at Hurley. Healthy Communities

Hurley education center honors longtime oncologist Dr. Abbott, a national leader in cancer research

Ashley SchaferWednesday, November 06, 2019
In The News Starting June 5, a new route from Flint to Nashville will take off twice a week from Bishop International Airport. Healthy Communities

Runners to jet down Bishop Airport runway in first-of-its-kind 5K

Patrick HayesWednesday, October 16, 2019
In The News William S. White receiving the first-ever Philanthropy Compass Prize from the European Foundation Centre in 2009. Photo by Andreas Franke. Economic Development

Thank you, Bill White. For everything.

Wednesday, October 09, 2019
In The News Flint's Civic Park neighborhood soon will be home to a 4-acre farm and orchard. Community Development

Large urban farm and orchard planned in north Flint

Alexandria BrownWednesday, October 09, 2019
In The News South African delegates and UM-Flint professor Otrude Moyo visit Convoy of Hope Saturday as part of their study of Ubuntu in Flint. Community Development

South African academics visit Flint to see Ubuntu at work here

Alexandria BrownWednesday, September 25, 2019
In The News Ubuntu Village extends out in a 3-block radius from the Urban Renaissance Center offices at Joy Tabernacle Church Neighborhoods

See inside Ubuntu Village — Flint's unique community-building effort

Alexandria BrownWednesday, August 28, 2019
In The News Critical issues 2019 Higher Education

Critical Issues Forum features leaders on immigration, global warming, substance abuse, policing

Ashley SchaferWednesday, August 28, 2019
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