AGENCY PROFILES

Eligible Genesee County nonprofit organizations may apply to participate in the BEST Assessment Phase.  Following participation in the consultant led organizational assessment, agencies may choose to apply for the Capacity Building Phase based on consultant recommendations.  To date, BEST has provided funding to more than twenty nonprofit organizations. 

The first cohort took place from 2003-June 2006.  In January 2006, BEST launched the second cohort; eight agencies are currently participating in their first year of capacity building.  The list below includes all past and current participants; we have noted those agencies that participated in the Assessment Phase only.   To learn more about the Assessment and Capacity Building Phases, including eligibility requirements for agencies, please visit the Project Overview.

BEST will be accepting new applications in the fall of 2008; the RFP will be announced and distributed in July/August 2008.  Organizations must be 501(c)3 organizations in Genesee County; regional or national affiliates should contact BEST staff before applying.  If you would like to participate in the next cohort please visit Agency Application and submit your contact information. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint
Many of the children served by this agency come from single parent homes; BBBS provides them with friendship and mentoring from early elementary ages through adolescence. Additional programming focuses on education, social development, cultural awareness and relationship building. Big Brothers Big Sisters partners with numerous organizations including the Genesee County schools, local nonprofit and community organizations, and the Flint Police Department. BBBS has recently moved to a new office located at the YMCA.

Executive Director: Reta Stanley
Board Chair: Sara Jo Gallock
Staff Size: 18
Founded: 1944
Budget: $934,675.00
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Flint currently serves more than 1,200 members, providing programming in Sports, Fitness & Recreation, the Arts, Character & Leadership Development, Education & Career Development, and Health & Life Skills. With dedicated full and part-time staff and measurable outcomes, the Club is able to inspire and enable area young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. BGCGF has undergone a substantial turnaround under new leadership, and the BEST Project has been an integral part of this success.

Executive Director: James Gaskin
Board Chair: Kenneth Duetsch II
Staff Size: 12 - 35 adjusted to higher number for summer program
Founded: 1997
Budget: $650,000.00
Catholic Charities
They offer counseling, family reunification, substance abuse treatment, senior services, foster care and adoption, Spanish Speaking Services, and operate a soup kitchen food program. Some of their programs have been added to core services as a result of partnerships with formerly independent agencies that weren’t able to be self-sustaining. Last year they served 29,000 individuals in 19 different programs.


Executive Director: Deborah McCormack
Board Chair: Lauretta Montini
Staff Size: 77
Founded: 1941
Budget: $2,659,409.00
Center for Civil Justice
The Center for Civil Justice is a nonprofit legal services organization that improves the health and economic opportunities of low-income persons through advocacy, community legal education, and strategic partnerships. CCJ’s legal and policy advocacy addresses systemic barriers faced by low-income persons seeking greater economic stability and self-sufficiency. In Genesee County, CCJ offers the Healthcare Eligibility Law Project (HELP)-line (810-238-8053), which addresses questions and problems with governmental health insurance , and a statewide Food and Nutrition Program Helpline (800-481-4989). Starting in 2009, CCJ will also be providing immigration law services. CCJ provides community education and technical assistance to human services organizations to help them know how advocate more effectively for their clients, either on their own or with CCJ’s help. CCJ staffs two local interagency networks, the Genesee-Lapeer Agencies and Community Concerned with Economic Self-Sufficiency (ACCESS) and Health Forum. For more information about CCJ’s services, contact info@ccj-mi.org or watch for CCJ’s new website at www.ccj-mi.org.
Executive Director: Terri Stangl
Board Chair: Jim Naddeo
Staff Size: 9
Founded: 1951
Budget: $558,352.00
Christ Enrichment Center
CEC was formerly part of the St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church but became an independent 501(c)3 in 2004.. Their mission is to provide outreach service to the neighborhood with an emphasis on literacy training for children and adults. They were not funded in 2004-05 because of a major organizational restructuring, but they are beginning capacity building in 2005-06 based on the earlier assessment.
*CEC participated in the Assessment Phase in 2003-2004. In 2004-2005 the agency decided not to apply for capacity building funding due to competing internal priorities. However, they received capacity building funding in 2005-2006 and 2006-2007.
Executive Director: Lee Williams
Board Chair: Kelly Beardslee
Staff Size: 13
Founded: 1988

Community Resolution Center, Inc
The Community Resolution Center (CRC) is a non-profit organization providing facilitative mediation services to parties involved in a conflict for a nine county area including Genesee County and points north to Roscommon County. Mediations are conducted by trained volunteers for cases such as: landlord/tenant, small claims, school issues including special education and truancy mediations, contested will or other probate matters, divorce and property settlements, custody and parenting time as well as neighborhood and business disputes. This program was designed to relieve the over burdened court system while helping parties have a dialog that may result in a mutually beneficial agreement. CRC mediators guide the process, but the agreements reached are those of the parties involved in the dispute.
Executive Director: Jane O'Dell
Board Chair: Jill Nylander
Staff Size: 5
Founded: 1993
Budget: $198,456.00
Court Street Village Non-Profit Housing
They own and operate affordable housing facilities for seniors, families and low-income populations including Court Street Village East and West Apartments and Avon Park. Their housing complexes are in and around downtown Flint. They are a Community Housing Development organization; they also serve as a Community Development Block Grant agent for rehabilitation. CSV works with a number of partner agencies and community development corporations.



Executive Director: Jerry Vogler
Board Chair: Doris Sain
Staff Size: 15
Founded: 1986
Budget: $191,000.00
Crim Fitness Foundation, Inc
They have a long-standing reputation in the greater Flint community and are well known for their annual race. The organization recently changed their name from the Crim Festival of Races to more accurately reflect their full mission. Current programming includes a youth development and fitness program, a training program for racers, and an adult fitness and health activities.
Executive Director: Gerry Myers
Board Chair: Mark Yonan
Staff Size: 7
Founded: 1985
Budget: $809,000.00
Family Service Agency of Mid Michigan
Family Service Agency of Mid Michigan is a multi-service community based social service organization.
Our programs include: Family Counseling, In-Home Eldercare, Visually Impaired Center, Guardianship/Conservatorship, Representative Payee, Senior Companion, Foster Grandparent, and Travelers Aid. We have recently moved to our new quarters at 1422 W. Court St. Flint, Michigan.

Executive Director: Charles Tommasulo
Board Chair: Vincent J. Eible, Jr.
Staff Size: 87
Founded: 1945
Budget: $2,186,274.00
Flint Children's Museum
The Flint Children’s Museum (FCM), on the campus of Kettering University, exists to inspire discovery, learning, and imagination through exploration and hands-on play while serving as an indispensible resource for families and educators, helping to create a broader community network devoted to our children’s development and learning. The museum has over 40 hands-on exhibits designed to support the Michigan curriculum benchmarks and standards for 1 – 10 years of age and a toddler area devoted to early childhood development. The FCM offers customized field trips that enhance the museum’s education experience, and in addition, Hands-on Learning Lab Opportunities—the HELLO Series. These labs offer an hour classroom lesson plan that incorporates an in-depth, hands-on experience, a “make it, take it” project to take back to school, and are conducted with topic specific resource staff and a Michigan certified teacher. Different monthly themes, special guests and daily programs make each trip to the museum a new experience, creating opportunities for community collaboration. The museum is a family friendly venue for quality family time and a neutral, inviting environment for agencies/organizations working with families. As a strategic partner with Kettering University, the museum is in a unique position to utilize the resources of the institution to benefit the children of our community.
Executive Director: Kim Yecke
Board Chair: Howard Downing Jr.
Staff Size: 9
Founded: 1980
Budget: $350,148.00
Flint Neighborhood Improvement and Preservation Project Inc.
Their mission is to improve the conditions that stabilize, revitalize, and provide affordable housing within Genesee County. They provide emergency repair assistance and owner occupied rehabilitation and other housing assistance.
Executive Director: Bitha Tucker
Board Chair: Theresa Allen
Staff Size: 5
Founded: 1964
Budget: $526,513.00
Flint Public Library
This institution has a long history on the Flint Cultural Center Campus providing services to children, adolescents and adults throughout the region. The library not only collects, transmits and provides access to information in written, audio and virtual forms, but it also facilitates and provides space for a variety of educational, cultural and artistic programs. In 2004, they were one of six winners of the National Library Service Award for Excellence.


Executive Director: Jo Anne Mondowney
Board Chair: Sally Kagerer
Staff Size: 65
Founded: 1851
Budget: $5,322,801.00
Flint Youth Theater
The Flint Youth Theater operates under the auspices of the Flint Cultural Center Corporation. The Flint Youth Theater joined the FCCC in 2003, having previously been a part of the Flint Board of Education. FYT manages and operates two on-site theaters and provides intergenerational productions and programming throughout the year. They are known for presenting original, innovative productions as well as theater classics for youth of all ages.
**Assessment Phase Only
Executive Director: Bill Ward, Flint Youth Theater; Cindy Ornstein, Flint Cultural Center Corporation
Board Chair: Tim Keener
Staff Size: 9.5
Founded: 1957
Budget: $1,041,021.00
Floyd J. McCree Theatre
Mission Statement
The mission of The New McCree Theatre is to provide a vehicle for inner city youth and young adults to explore and refine their talents and skills in the areas of acting, dance, music, creative writing and technical theatre, through main stage productions that reflect their cultural and historical experiences, and to showcase those talents and skills to diverse audiences for the purpose of promoting racial harmony through a greater understanding of the African American experience.

Accomplishments
The re-emergence of McCree Theater as a cultural force in the Greater Flint community has brought results that are both positive and immediate:
• African American artists have a place to develop and nurture their talents that is within both their physical and economic reach, much like Bruce Bradley, Patricia Gray and Sterline Lacy honed their skills at the original McCree Theater. Auditions that were initially sparsely attended are now brimming over with hopefuls.
• Actors, dancers, writers and musicians have a place, at last, to showcase their God-given talents to those in the community.
• The theatre is very well received in the City of Flint. Its reputation grows as its reach for excellence continues. It has become both an entertainment center as well as a source of pride for Flint’s inner city.
• Concomitantly the theatre is invited to perform at numerous community events, including the Flint Public Library during Black History Month, a Music in the Parks during July 2007, and the United Auto Worker’s 70th Anniversary of the sit down strike in September 2007. The theatre has performed in Idlewild, Michigan and in Saginaw, MI for the Black Arts Festival.
• The theatre’s strive for excellence has also sparked the interest of other funding sources, such as the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation’s funding of the “Graffiti Chronicles” project, and the James A. Welch Foundation’s funding of the “McCree-Ative Academy.”
• The “New” McCree Theater has become a cultural nexus in the community. Patrons comprising all ethnic groups regularly attend the theatre’s performances.
• The theatre’s performances are fast becoming magnets to attract tourists from nearby cities. Its audiences are regularly filled with patrons from Saginaw, Pontiac, Lansing, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• The theatre’s staff members are frequently asked to serve on other arts related projects in the community. The theatre’s executive director is currently serving on the Community Cultural Planning Committee’s facilitation team.


To achieve the above, the "New" McCree Theatre has:

1. Produced over 19 major mainstage productions, including four original productions.
2. Co-produced the original play, "Middle Passage" with Flint Youth Theatre.
3. Co-produced the award-winning play, "Dreamgirls" with Flint Community Players
4. Produced two full-length musicals at The Whiting, i.e. scaled up versions of two of our original works, "Sincerely: The Musical Odyssey of an Original Moonglow" and "Black Nativity Revisited."
5. Served over 400 youth and young adults in our mainstage productions.
6. Attracted over 20,000 audience participants to its performances.


Executive Director: Charles Winfrey
Board Chair: Raynetta Speed
Staff Size: 3
Founded: 1970
Budget: $286,560.00
Genesee County Habitat for Humanity
Their mission is to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing to families in need. They have built 45 homes with the help of volunteers.
Executive Director: Margaret Kato
Board Chair: Doug Wyrwicki
Staff Size: 5
Founded: 1990
Budget: $543,847.00
Genesee County Youth Corporation

Executive Director: Robert Edgar
Board Chair: M. Kathleen Holt
Staff Size: 35
Founded: 1976
Budget: $1,246,340.00
Greater Flint Arts Council
They serve the local arts agencies, artists, and downtown revitalization groups with Community Cultural Planning. They are both a membership organization and a presenter, and have initiated a number of programs in partnership with others as well as on their own. They own a large facility on the main street in Flint, two-thirds of which remains undeveloped.
Executive Director: Greg Fiedler
Board Chair: Sue Lauber
Staff Size:
Founded: 1967
Budget: $700,100.00
IMA Children’s Recreation Fund
Originally, known as the IMA Foundation, the Children’s Recreation Fund has a significant historical link to multiple recreation facilities in the Flint area. The Children’s Recreation Fund facilitates and oversees social, recreational and educational programs and facilities. Their partner agency, the IMA, raises funds to support the CRF’s activities and provides both administrative support and fiduciary oversight of the CRF.






Executive Director: Sherlynn Everly
Board Chair: Jeff Sabolish
Staff Size: 2
Founded: 1998

Intake, Assessment and Referral Center, Inc.
Intake, Assessment and Referral Center, Inc. (IARC), is a 403-c nonprofit agency and has been serving Genesee County since 1971. IARC provides many services for individuals with substance use and/or addiction problems. All of the services include expertise in screening, assessment, and referrals to treatment and/or other resources that consider the unique needs, desires and eligibility of each individual. IARC served over 7,000 individuals last fiscal year.

IARC receives some of its funding for these services from Genesee County Community Mental Health for the population that is uninsured, underinsured, has Medicaid and Medicare. In addition, IARC accepts cash payments for individuals referred by the legal system and for driver’s license restoration assessments. Through grant funding from Metro Housing Partnership, IARC also provides this service to homeless individuals. In addition, a partnership with Safe Schools Healthy Students allows us to provide screening and assessment in the Flint Community School System.


Executive Director: Linda Bielskis
Board Chair: Laurie Hortze
Staff Size: 14
Founded: 1978
Budget: $579,000.00
Jewish Community Services
The agency has been a part of the community since 1936 when it began under the direction of the Flint Jewish Community Council. They provide medical transportation, senior congregate and mobile meals, casework coordination services to seniors, a refugee Resettlement and Acculturation Program, as well as family and youth educational and cultural programming. JCS works closely with the Jewish Federation staff and administration; they are co-located in the same building.



Executive Director: Lynda Yeotis
Board Chair: Linda Roberts
Staff Size: 10.5
Founded: 1987
Budget: $483,500.00
Leadership Genesee

Executive Director:
Board Chair:
Staff Size:
Founded:

Loose Senior Citizen Center
The center serves an average of 975 participants a month and has recreational programs, continuing education classes, wellness and health programs, and volunteer opportunities available for anyone fifty years of age and older.
Executive Director: Marjorie Hodges
Board Chair: Carl Gabrielson
Staff Size: 4
Founded: 1995
Budget: $169,800.00
Metro Housing Partnership
In 1992, the concerted housing revitalization efforts of community leaders, nonprofit representatives, government leaders, local lenders and businesses, and with assistance from C.S. Mott Foundation led to the creation of Metro Housing Partnership. Metro was to serve as the housing and community development intermediary in Flint and Genesee County with a focus on providing technical and financial resources, creating public and private partnerships, leading to the creation of stable neighborhoods and communities.

PURPOSE
• To identify and select target areas within the greater Flint Metropolitan area on which to focus the comprehensive revitalization efforts of the Corporation in order to improve physical and socio-economic conditions therein and thereby reduce the burden on the federal, state and local government to provide social and welfare programs to the residents of such areas.
• To demonstrate the ways in which targeted public/private resources can provide a return on investment to sponsors and financiers through improvement of the overall socio-economic climate of the community.
• To increase private sector support for affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization through establishment and maintenance of affordable housing financing programs.
• To build the production capacity of nonprofit housing developers in the greater Flint Metropolitan area through the provision of training, professional and technical assistance and by increasing the availability of financial resources.
• To combat community blight and deterioration in greater Flint Metropolitan area by helping to maintain, improve and increase the supply of affordable housing to lower income residents of the area through educational activities and such financing programs.

During the fiscal year 2004 - 2005 Metro Housing developed a five year strategic plan with the help of grant funds from BEST Collaborative.

An initial assessment of the organization was done with the help of two consultants. The assessment report recognized Metro Housing in the Lifecycle Stage: as Growth, an indication that Metro is poised and ready to move to a mature stage of organizational development. Given the past developments and successes, Metro needs to stabilize itself as a contributing force to the revitalization efforts in City of Flint and Genesee County. The Strategic Plan lead to the identification of three focus areas:

Housing,
Community Development and
Partnerships;
MISSION
"To serve as a leader and catalyst to expand and enhance quality housing and community development initiatives and partnerships in Flint and Genesee County, leading to the creation of stable and vibrant neighborhoods and Communities."
VISION
"Working in Partnerships To Build Strong, Vibrant Communities."
VALUES
• We are flexible and compassionate
• We are committed to the highest standards of quality
• We demand integrity in all our endeavors
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
• Explore alternative solutions that support our mission
• Respond to unplanned events and information
• Demonstrate benevolent concern and compassion for the needs of others
• Maintain client trust through honesty, accountability, and professionalism
• Proactively respond to inquires and concerns of stakeholders
• Tenaciously uphold organizational values
• Value and attract interactions with diverse clients and partners
• Share knowledge and experience to inspire others to action
• Transparency with confidentiality preserved

Executive Director: Ravi Yalamanchi
Board Chair: Bruce Colasanti
Staff Size: 11
Founded: 1992
Budget: $450,000.00
National Council on Alcohol and Addictions-Greater Flint Area
The organization provides diagnosis and treatment for individual and families of addiction and mental health disorders, a significant issue in Flint and Genesee County.
Executive Director: Michael Hunt (Interim)
Board Chair: Tina Fielder-Gibson
Staff Size: 17
Founded: 1952
Budget: $569,000.00
Planned Parenthood of East Central Michigan, Inc.
As a regional agency, they serve a number of areas with a variety of local needs and politics. The current executive director has been with the agency for more than 20 years. They provide birth control information, physical examinations and educational services to women, seniors, and youth.
Executive Director: Jim Richardson
Board Chair: Eileen Hayes
Staff Size: 28
Founded: 1964
Budget: $1,707,023.00
Priority Children
They are an advocacy and information gathering organization, helping to bring people and organizations together to improve the lives of children and families in Genesee County. In addition, in 2004, they assumed sponsorship of the Carrera Program-a long term, holistic approach to teen pregnancy prevention. Two of the four full-time staff members are exclusive to the grant supported Carrera Program.
Executive Director: Gail Stimson
Board Chair: Linda Moxam
Staff Size: 3
Founded: 1990

Salem Housing Community Development Corporation
They provide education for home ownership and rehab a few houses each year within their geographic boundaries.
Executive Director: Raymond Hatter
Board Chair: Earl Proctor
Staff Size:
Founded: 1984
Budget: $2,535,092.00
Shelter of Flint
Mission Statement: Shelter of Flint, Inc.’s mission is finding solutions for housing challenges caused by poverty and homelessness.


Scope of Services: Shelter of Flint provides an array of programs and supportive services that range from emergency shelter to operating 5 different levels of housing. Our goal is to eliminate homelessness in this community.
Emergency Shelter: Located at 1917 Delaware Avenue in Flint, the Emergency Shelter program is designed to provide housing and supportive services (workshops, counseling, medical screening, transportation, literacy and job placement services, etc.) to a minimum of twenty-eight clients at any given time for up to 30 days.
Transitional Housing: Currently provided on-site at 1917 Delaware Avenue, as well as at five individual homes and a six unit apartment complex, the Transitional Housing program is intended to provide long-term (up to 24 months) shelter and services within an increasingly independent living environment.
Permanent Supportive Housing (Scattered Sites)
Shelter of Flint owns 5 sites of permanent housing that have on-site casework supportive services to assist residents in maintaining permanent stability.
Affordable Senior Housing Cedarwood Apartments
Shelter of Flint owns 80 units of senior market and income-qualified apartments.

Executive Director: Gary Haggart
Board Chair: William Reising
Staff Size: 17
Founded: 1983
Budget: $1,300,000.00
Tall Pine Council - Boy Scouts of America
The Tall Pine Council was chartered in 1917 by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It was formed by Howard Pound of Clio, Scoutmaster at Oak Park Methodist Church, city engineer John Kneebone, and C.S. Mott when they formed a meeting of prominent business men to organize the council. The Tall Pine Council serves youth in three counties in Mid-Michigan including Genesee, Lapeer & Shiawassee.


The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America, incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by Congress in 1916, is to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness.


Community-based organizations receive national charters to use the Scouting program as a part of their own youth work. These groups, which have goals compatible with those of the BSA, include religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business, and labor organizations, governmental bodies, corporations, professional associations, and citizens’ groups.

Executive Director: Michael Chaffee
Board Chair: Michael James
Staff Size: 23
Founded: 1917
Budget: $1,800,000.00
The Resource Center
The Resource Center was founded as a merger of three organizations: the United Way’s information and referral program for volunteers (Volunteer Action Center), UW’s Management Assistance Program (MAP), and the local Executive Service Corps. Their services include consulting, training, and information resources for non-profit organizations as well as a number of other programs that were formerly housed elsewhere. Their on-line service helps organization recruit volunteers.
Executive Director: Dale Weighill
Board Chair: Ingrid Halling
Staff Size: 3
Founded: 1997
Budget: $317,251.00
The Urban League of Flint
The Urban League was founded in 1943 to address race relations and serve the north end of Flint. They were not funded in 2004-05 and did not apply for funding in 2005-06.
**Assessment Phase Only
Executive Director:
Board Chair:
Staff Size: 3
Founded: 1943
Budget: $605,760.00
Urban League of Flint

Executive Director: Lorna Latham
Board Chair: Valaria Conerly-Moon
Staff Size: 15
Founded: 1943
Budget: $724,014.00
Wellness AIDS Services, Inc.
Wellness AIDS Services, Inc. assists in the care of individuals who are infected/affected by HIV/AIDS, and promotes education and prevention in the community.

Wellness HIV/AIDS Services, Inc. was formed to serve as a catalyst for the empowerment of people infected/affected by HIV. Wellness also serves as a leader in HIV-related harm reduction and sensitivity education in our community. In furtherance of this purpose, Wellness will continue to:

* Provide and/or advocate for comprehensive and coordinated emotional and physical health care and social services to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
* Facilitate harm reduction for those whose behaviors place them at greatest risk for infection with HIV/AIDS.
* Serve as a community resource for information about HIV/AIDS and related issues.

Executive Director: Carolyn Stubbs, LMSW (Interim)
Board Chair: Carol Higgins, RN, MSN, CNS, NP
Staff Size: 13
Founded: 1985
Budget: $733,144.00
YOUR Center
YOUR Center's mission remains to empower under-served neighborhoods in Flint and Genesee County by: assisting residents to identify and prioritize needs of their neighborhoods; enabling residents to define those services that will provide for their health, well-being and safety; and promoting solutions to social issues unique to each neighborhood. Additionally, YOUR CENTER publishes its four-point philosophy: (1) to facilitate communication and cooperation between faith communities, residents, and other existing community agencies; (2) to reduce the spread of HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) through community and individual education and the use of successfully demonstrated prevention strategies; (3) to avoid duplication of services by collaborating with existing agencies to provide comprehensive coordinated social services; and (4) to advocate for policies and programs that will reduce health disparities and improve overall quality of life. Since 1997, YOUR CENTER has provided programs and services specifically tailored to the needs of the African American community in Flint. General Case Management Services; HIV/AIDS Education and Outreach includes: HIV Individual Assessment/Reduction Plans, HIV Testing and Counseling, Community Speaking Engagements, Community Bar Outreach, Crisis Risk Counseling Services, and H.O.P.E. Parties (HIV Outreach and Prevention. Faith Based Leadership and Capacity Building Training, through multi-level efforts, YOUR Blessed Health (YBH) seeks to increase the capacity of faith-based institutions and faith leaders to more effectively address HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections; and Self Defense and Self Esteem program works with at-risk female adolescents and their significant female adult role models, to improve relationships and enhance communication skills and physical activity with the purpose of reducing of teenage pregnancy and delaying the onset of youthful sexual activity.
Executive Director: Bettina Campbell
Board Chair: Linda Itson
Staff Size: 5
Founded: 1996
Budget: $154,778.50
YWCA of Greater Flint
Their core programming includes health and fitness education and facilities, a child development center, domestic violence and sexual abuse services, and racial justice education and dialogue. The YWCA operates an eight story facility in downtown Flint.
Executive Director: Karen Folks
Board Chair: Lauri Prochazka
Staff Size:
Founded: 1908
Budget: $3,063,664.00

Third Cohort

  • Center for Civil Justice
  • Community Resolution Center, Inc
  • Family Service Agency of Mid Michigan
  • Flint Children's Museum
  • Floyd J. McCree Theatre
  • Genesee County Youth Corporation
  • Intake, Assessment and Referral Center, Inc.
  • Shelter of Flint
  • Tall Pine Council - Boy Scouts of America
  • Urban League of Flint
  • Wellness AIDS Services, Inc.
  • YOUR Center
  • Second Cohort

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint
  • Christ Enrichment Center
  • Court Street Village Non-Profit Housing
  • Crim Fitness Foundation, Inc
  • Flint Public Library
  • IMA Children’s Recreation Fund
  • Jewish Community Services
  • YWCA of Greater Flint
  • First Cohort

  • Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint
  • Catholic Charities
  • Flint Neighborhood Improvement and Preservation Project Inc.
  • Genesee County Habitat for Humanity
  • Greater Flint Arts Council
  • Loose Senior Citizen Center
  • Metro Housing Partnership
  • National Council on Alcohol and Addictions-Greater Flint Area
  • Planned Parenthood of East Central Michigan, Inc.
  • Priority Children
  • Salem Housing Community Development Corporation
  • The Resource Center
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