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Investing in2018 IMPACT REPORTFlint Kids
On May 13, 2016, the Community Foundation of Greater Flintestablished the Foundation for Flint as a supporting organizationto assist in Flint’s recovery from the water crisis. A 501(c)3 publiccharity, the Foundation for Flint raises and distributes resources toserve the long-term health and development needs of Flint children andtheir families through the Flint Kids Fund.Foundation for FlintBOARD OF DIRECTORSBOBBY MUKKAMALA, M.D., CHAIRLEANNE H. PANDUREN, VICE CHAIRTIM KNECHTMANAL B. SAABGEORGE WILKINSONPictured on the Cover:YOUSIF ABBASInternational Academy of Flint StudentANEEYA GRANTInternational Academyof Flint Student
Investing in Flint KidsThe story of the Flint Kids Fund began three yearsago when a state of emergency was declared inFlint, Michigan, in response to the city’s lead inwater crisis. Within days, donors from all walks oflife responded with concern and empathy for theresidents of Flint, especially the children.Through no fault of their own, our children wereexposed to a toxic chemical in their drinking water.We are now three years into the recovery, and yourgift to the Flint Kids Fund is an investment in their future. Look at the faces of Flintchildren in this year’s report and you’ll see the strong return on your investment!When the water crisis hit, our children were already facing adverse childhoodexperiences. Today, thanks to people like you, they are settling into new learningopportunities while their parents and caregivers access an array of new resources.Trust is slowly rebuilding, and the community is moving from crisis to recovery.The Flint Kids Fund is the tomorrow fund, meant to follow this cohort of youthinto young adulthood. The trauma of the Flint water crisis requires long termrecovery grounded in the science of child development. Your investments madetoday will help ensure a more promising future for tomorrow. Thank you for beingpart of our recovery.Isaiah Oliver, President and CEOCommunity Foundation of Greater FlintBobby Mukkamala, M.D.Chair, Foundation for FlintI NVESTI NG I N FL I NT K IDS1
expandinGopportunitiesMary Heron assists Destiny Freemanwith new computer skills.2F LI N T K I D S F UND R E PO RT 2018
sFlint Development Center Focuseson improving outcomes for childrenOn a cold winter’s evening, the Flint Development Center is burstingwith activity, hosting a game night for youth including a visit from PawPatrol’s Chase. Children from all ages were busy making slime, learningnew games, dancing, and enjoying each other’s company.This is the new Flint Development Center, the former BuncheElementary School renovated as a centerpiece of place-basedactivity in north Flint. A 53,200 grant from the Flint Kids Fundsupports programming at the new digital library and literacylaboratory, which serves over 100 children and families.Mary Heron serves as lead literacy coach. The retired CarmanAinsworth elementary educator is passionate about this newphase in her life, assisting children and families with literacy skills,and boosting school and job readiness. “I’m making a differenceand doing what’s right for kids,” Heron says. “Teaching that long,I was ready for something different.”Working on computer skills with 5-year-old Destiny Freeman,Heron comments on the progress she has made in the literacylaboratory. “Destiny lives across the street from the Centerand she loves coming here and to me that’s all that counts.Kelvin Black helps his grandson, MessiahFreeman, age 4, with an alphabet puzzle.This is our future.”GRANTEEEvergreen CommunityDevelopment InitiativeGRANT AWARD 53,200GRANT STRATEGYEarly Childhood EducationExecutive Director Shelly Sparks looks to parents and children tobetter understand the programs and services of most interest tothem. “With the digital library, we have an opportunity to expandservices for family literacy, financial literacy, parenting classes,and workplace readiness for children’s parents,” Sparks says.“These services, offered from a central location in north Flint,will reduce the prevalence of poverty among young families andultimately improve outcomes for children.”I NVESTI NG I N FL I NT K I D S3
Learningthrough PlayScholarship recipient Kyden Wallace,age 2, with teacher Samantha Hill.4F L I NT K I D S F UND R E PO RT 2018
Scholarship Program Helps Reducethe Financial Burden of Child CareJasmine Wallace works from home, an impossible task with two youngchildren playing around her desk demanding attention. The Flint motherwas looking for quality child care for her children and was thrilled to findPeyton’s Learning Place in Clio. The location works well for the familybecause Wallace’s parents live in Clio.She was more excited to learn about the earlychildhood scholarships being offered there throughChild Care Network Regional 4C. The scholarshipprogram is part of a 250,000 grant supportedby the Flint Kids Fund. Through the program, Flintparents are eligible to receive a child care subsidybased on their income.“They get to interact with other children their ages,”Wallace says. “Being able to be around other childrenand learning new things it’s helping me!”Kyden, age 2, enjoys singing new songs at home andloves being read to. Daughter Alyna, age 3, is nowpotty-trained and that’s been a huge help for mom.Preschoolers enjoy reading time withteacher Samantha Hill.And teachers are helping with her speech skills as well.“Scholarships like these reduce the financial burden for families. Child care is expensive andGRANTEEChild Care NetworkRegional 4CGRANT AWARD 250,000GRANT STRATEGYEarly Childhood Educationfamilies may not earn enough income to afford the full cost ofcare,” said Annette J. Sobocinski, Executive Director of Child CareNetwork Regional 4C. “Our goal is that 95 percent of families willreport their children as being better prepared for school as aresult of this program.”Beyond the scholarships, the Network also provides supportto Flint area child care providers on quality improvementinitiatives, such as the Great Start to Quality.I NVESTI NG I N FL I NT K ID S5
Baby Café offers support and breaksdown barriers to breastfeedingBreast milk is often called “nature’s perfect food.” The healthbenefits of breastfeeding are well documented, along with thecost savings to families.Yet, breastfeeding rates in Genesee County are dismal. Inthe latest state report from 2018, only 22 infants werebreast fed beyond 11 months of age, compared with the1,458 who initiated on breastfeeding at birth.Breaking down the barriers to breastfeeding is the goalof the Michigan State University Extension BreastfeedingInitiative Program, funded with a 70,600GRANTEEMichigan State UniversityExtension ServicesGRANT AWARD 70,600GRANT STRATEGYHealthy Food and Nutritiongrant from the Flint Kids Fund. LaTashiaPerry, certified lactation consultant andmother of five children herself, leads theprogram in Flint.“Mothers feel like they don’t have anyone tounderstand what they’re going through,” saysPerry. “Being able to see someone not just talkingabout it, but doing it, helps.”At the Baby Café, located at Atherton Van Y ElementarySchool, mothers gather for clinical and social time in a familyfriendly environment. Qiana Edwards of Flint appreciates thesupport she receives as she breastfeeds her infant, Ariah. Todayshe wonders if she is producing enough milk, sensing a decrease inthe supply. Ariah is weighed on the scale, making sure she is gainingweight and reassuring mom that she is producing enough milk. “I wouldtell new mothers that if they get discouraged, seek help,” Edwards says.Beyond the Baby Café, Perry offers home visits and consultations by phone.I’ve see a lot of women excited to breastfeed, and many drop off after sixweeks to return to work,” Perry says. “Our goal is to get them through thefirst year. That’s why peer counseling support is so important. Mom to momsupport with no judgments.”6AYDEN WILLIAMSONInternational Academy ofFlint StudentF L I NT K I D S F UND R E PO RT 2018
an asset ForNew MomsQiana Edwards and daughter Ariah,age 4 months, with lactation consultantLaTashia Perry.I NVESTI NG I N FL I NT K I D S7
Family Center provides Enhancedopportunities for kids to learn & growLater this summer, children residing at Carriage Town Ministriesand youth living in the nearby neighborhood will have access to anewly developed “learning playground.”Located next to the Carriage Town Family Center on GarlandStreet, the new playground is a major enhancement to an areawhere no playground exists. Funded with a 79,500grant from the Flint Kids Fund, it includes a colorfulnew playground structure, two swing sets, gardenbeds, wrought iron fencing with safety gates, abrick pathway, and landscaping.GRANTEECarriage Town MinistriesGRANT AWARD 79,500GRANT STRATEGYEarly Childhood EducationIn addition to early childhood education andphysical activity, children will receive handson gardening experience with the installation of two raised gardenbeds, explained Cindy Johns, Director of CommunityEngagement and Development at Carriage TownMinistries. “With help from local master gardeners,children will be planting their own food, using foodfrom the garden to create healthy meals and afterschools snacks, and learning the nutritional value of foods thathelp combat the effects of lead.”The learning playground is a nice compliment to the Early Head Startprogram started last fall. A former clothing room was converted intotwo classrooms. Pre-school age children are playing with purposeand establishing routines, schedules and structure — what childrenNEVAEH WOFFORDInternational Academyof Flint Studentneed early on, says Trina Carswell, Resident Life Director.“Having children in a safe place where they are learning helpsparents transition quicker to housing and employment,” Carswellexplained. “And children can stay in the program once transitioned.”Johns is excited for the planting event scheduled on Memorial Dayand the upcoming opportunities for fun learning experiences outdoors,in the sunshine.8F LI N T K I D S F UND R E PO RT 2018
playing withPurposETeacher Kayla Dortchwith Adara Kabel.I NVESTI NG I N FL I NT K I D S9
DONORS 500,000 or higherCarnegie Corporationof New YorkThomas and Holly GoresThe Kresge FoundationMichigan HealthEndowment FundCharles Stewart MottFoundation 100,000 to 499,999Ally FinancialAngell FoundationAnnenberg FoundationArt Van FurnitureAnnie E. Casey FoundationCoca-Cola FoundationCoverys CommunityHealthCare FoundationWilliam Davidson FoundationFlintNOW FoundationAlec GoresRobert Wood JohnsonFoundationJPMorgan Chase EmployeesJPMorgan Chase FoundationW.K. Kellogg FoundationMeijer, Inc.Michigan Masonic CharitableFoundationRuth Mott FoundationMoveOn.org Civic ActionNetwork for GoodNorthRidge ChurchOutback Concerts ofTennessee, Inc.Amy SchumerThe Skillman FoundationToyota Motor NorthAmerica, Inc.United Way ofGenesee CountyUnited Way of GeneseeCounty—General Motors 50,000 to 99,999American WaterCharitable FoundationSean Michael AndersonFoundationAT&T Services, Inc.A. G. Bishop Charitable TrustClinton Family FoundationAllen CorbettLisa and Douglas Goldman FundHeinz Family Foundation10Thank you for caring for Flint children! We are grateful to the followingdonors who have contributed 10,000 or more to the Flint Kids Fund.Hellman FoundationIsabel FoundationITC Holdings Corp.Kuhn FoundationPlante Moran, PLLCStarbucks FoundationGoogle Foundationof the Tides FoundationUnited Way of GeneseeCounty—Bank of America 10,000 to 49,999Aetna Foundation, Inc.Ally FinancialAltria GroupAmerican EndowmentFoundation—BenevityCommunity Impact FundAmerican Honda MotorCorporation, Inc.American Online GivingFoundation—BenevityCommunity Impact FundAmerican Postal WorkersUnionApatow-Mann FamilyFoundation, Inc.Ascension Health AllianceBank of America CharitableFoundation—Matching GiftsBET NetworksLinda BlairBlake Family Charitable Fund—Vanguard CharitableB’nai Torah Congregationof Boca Raton, Inc.CharitybuzzChemical Bank and TrustCNSIComerica BankCommunity Foundation forNortheast Florida—ChartrandFamily FundCommunity Foundation forSoutheast Michigan—BeulahFriedman Charitable FundCommunity Foundation forSoutheast Michigan—CarharttEmployee Matching FundCommunity Foundation forSoutheast Michigan—DTEEnergy Employee DisasterRelief FundCommunity Foundationfor Southeast Michigan—Granholm Mulhern Family FundCommunity Foundation ofGreater Fort WayneCommunity Foundation of theChatahoochee ValleyCommunity Hospital AndersonF LI N T K I D S F UND R E PO RT 2018Consumers Energy FoundationCrossroads CommunityChurch, Inc.DeGroot Family FoundationDelphi FoundationDentaQuestDetroit and HamtramckMuslim CommunityDetroit Medical Centerand its EmployeesDiplomatJames DouglasVera and Joseph DresnerFoundation, Inc.Jimmy Fallon and NancyJuvonen FallonFeelgood TapFifth Third BankFlagstar BankElizabeth FrankFrederick Fund—VanguardCharitableFund for Michigan JobsDavid Geffen FoundationGenesys Health System—Ascension HealthGirl Friends, Inc.Frederick GoffGoldman Sachs GivesGood Heart WorkSmart FoundationGreater Kansas CityCommunity Foundation—Black & Vaetch FoundationMarc Haas FoundationGordon J. HammersleyFoundationHealthPlus of MichiganHenry Ford Health SystemHollywood for Flint FundraiserBrian HubbellHuntington FoundationJewish FundJipping Family Fund—Fidelity CharitableBill and Trudy JoynerFoundation of the U.S.Charitable Gift TrustRobert KotickRichard H. and Ann KraftKroger Co. FoundationLear CorporationLittle River Bandof Ottawa IndiansLouisville Water Foundation, Inc.Tiffany LovettWilliam G. McGowanCharitable Fund, Inc.Paul McVeyThe Mercer FamilyMeridian Health Plan ofMichigan, Inc.Mey Share Foundation, Inc.Seth MeyersMichigan Realtors Relief FundMichigan State University—Wharton Center forPerforming ArtsAssociated Student ofMichigan State UniversityKatharine B. MinerCharitable TrustMSMS FoundationNation InstituteNational Association ofLetter CarriersNational Basketball PlayersAssociation FoundationNormandie FoundationRoseann O’Donnell RevocableLiving TrustDaniel OginskyRamon Perez-Egana MongePilot Boy ProductionsWilliam PiperProQuestQuicken LoansRay of Light FoundationRemington GroupResource GeneseePhil RosenthalMichael ShieldsMichael Smith andMary WilliamsJussie SmollettSoave Enterprises, LLCJohn StephensTalmer Bank and TrustThyssenKrupp Materials NA Inc.Turner BroadcastingSystem, Inc.UFCW Local 876 FoundationUnited Way of GeneseeCounty—Beyounce TourUnited Way of GeneseeCounty—GM CorpsUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborViacomWDIV TV 4Joseph WelchWells FargoRidgway and Shannon WhiteWilliam WhiteWinter Blast FoundationSteve Yager
Campaign for Flint KidsThe Campaign for the Children of Flint continues. This comprehensive,forward-thinking effort seeks to meet the long-term health,development, and education needs of Flint children and their families bysupporting programs necessary to ensure the children of Flint thrive.We are raising resources for what is essential for children: High quality early education Healthy food and nutrition A medical home and child health team Family, social, and emotional supportFund GoalsFLINT KIDS is seeking 50 million in privatesupport over the next 10 years. Thesefunds will provide the resources necessaryto address challenges created by theFlint water crisis and 40 years of serious,community-wide economic decline.While lead exposure is detrimental toanyone exposed, it is particularly harmful tochildren. Lead exposure can result in lifelong health, developmental, and behavioralproblems. Prior to the water crisis, FlintFlint Kids Advisory CommitteeGrants from the Flint Kids Fund are advisedby an eight-member advisory committee,many of whom are Flint residents.Grants from the Fund support nonprofitorganizations that provide interventionsand support positive outcomes for Flintchildren. We are grateful to the Flint ChildHealth and Development Fund AdvisoryCommittee for its dedication and support.children already faced significant adversechildhood experiences associated withpoverty and racial disparities resulting fromdecades of economic decline.By investing in our children, the Flint KidsFund will provide the needed resourcesfor all Flint children to grow and developinto healthy young adults. Thank you forhelping our children access communitybased systems that optimize learning, schoolachievement, health and development,social skills, and confidence.George Wilkinson, ChairMona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., MPH, FAAPKenyetta DotsonJamie GaskinWanda HardenDiana KellyLawrence A. Reynolds, M.D., FAAPKirk D. SmithI NVESTI NG I N FL I NT K ID S11
Flint Kids GrantmakingTops 7 Million MarkWith your help, our community is rebounding. Thank you for helping uscreate an opportunity for Flint to flip the terrible tragedy of its watercrisis into a model of community collaboration and rebirth.Grantmaking from the Flint Kids Fund offers a long-term response through sustained andthoughtful interventions so children of Flint will have healthy and productive lives long intothe future. While the grant awards are not evenly distributed across the strategies, we relyon the Committee’s expertise to guide grant funding decisions. As of December 31, 2018, theCommittee has approved 7,430,961 in grants from the Fund. A complete list of grants from2016 to 2018, their purpose and amount, is listed below.Grant Strategy: Increase access to high quality early education for childrenCarriage Town Ministries 79,500Provide a safe place to play based on learning forCarriage Town Ministries Early Head Start Program,after school and summer months programming; aswell as children in the surrounding neighborhood.Charles Stewart Mott CommunityCollege 224,000Address the needs of current and future MottCommunity College (MCC) student-parents andtheir children through a two-generation approach,by preserving and expanding the capacity of MCCEarly Childhood Learning Center’s Young Preschoolthrough scholarships and subsidies to increasestudent-parent access to high quality child care.Child Care Network Regional 4C 500,000Expand scholarships to help families pay for highquality child care; training and support providedthrough the Great Start to Quality SoutheastResource Center for licensed and soon to be licensedchild care programs; and support provided tounlicensed family, friend and neighbor care.Child Connect for Family Success 92,000Provide 76 early childhood professionals withthe opportunity to complete an Early ChildhoodDevelopment Associate credential.12F LI N T K I D S F UND R E PO RT 2018Evergreen Community DevelopmentInitiative 53,200Provide a range of supports, through the FlintDevelopment Center, for the families of childrenunder 6 years old, specifically focused on improvingliteracy of parents and guardians and expandingearly childhood services.Flint Children’s Museum 28,500Upgrade exhibits to help promote positivecognitive development for children throughoutthe City of Flint.Flint Community Schools 20,600Support the addition of a Montessori Great StartReadiness Program pre-kindergarten class for4-year-olds as part of the Flint Community Schools’expansion of its public Montessori program.Flint Community Schools 49,000Support staff training costs associated with addingtwo Montessori classrooms for kindergartenstudents, as part of the Flint Community Schools’expansion of its public Montessori program.Flint Cultural Center Corporation 250,000Support the development of programmingand partnerships around the Sloan Museum ofDiscovery’s Early Childhood Initiative.
Flint Public Library 516,700Implement Flint Kids Read with the Dolly PartonImagination Library, which will provide an ageappropriate book by mail each month to Flintchildren from birth to age five.University of Michigan-Flint 360,000Support a portion of the renovation costs of theCummings Great Expectations Early ChildhoodCenter, which will provide over 200, high-qualityearly childhood openings to Flint children.University of Michigan-Flint 304,261Provide accessible, high quality, early childhoodplay-based literacy, math, and science educationto toddlers, pre-school aged children and theirparents/guardians in their neighborhoods througha Pop-Up School.Investments in Early ChildhoodEducation: 2,477,761Grant Strategy: Provide access to education regarding healthy food and nutritionCatholic Charities of Shiawasseeand Genesee Counties 20,000Provide partial support for Mr. Gaines GardeningProgram, a community garden program thatprovides summer jobs and mentoring to nearly50 at-risk youth residing on the north end of Flint,while teaching agriculture and nutrition educationregarding healthy foods.Michigan Breastfeeding Network 485,000Support 310 Connect: A Flint Collective ImpactBreastfeeding project which aims to improve healthand neurodevelopment outcomes in the Flint areaby addressing barriers to breastfeeding initiationand continuation.Edible Flint 11,000Support Edible Flint’s efforts to increase residents’ability to connect, grow, and access healthy foodthrough programs including Garden Starters, AnnualFood Garden Tour, soil testing, and outreach andinformation related to lead safety for gardeners.Fair Food Network 450,000Increase healthy food access and affordability forthe children and families of Flint, while creating ahealthy food incentive program that is efficient,sustainable, and optimally placed to inform stateand federal food policy.Genesee ChamberFoundation 110,000Complete pre-development work for the newconstruction of two independent, local grocerystores in north Flint.Genesee County CommunityAction Resource Department 167,000Expansion of the Meet Up, Eat Up summermeal program to more Flint sites and toestablish year round sites for weekend meals.Hurley Foundation 22,000Support cooking demonstrations and nutritioneducation for Flint families to lessen the effectsof lead exposure. Hurley staff, in collaborationwith other partners, will provide 100 cookingdemonstrations at the Flint Farmers’ Market, Flintschools, and community locations.I NVESTI NG I N FL I NT K I D S13
Michigan State University ExtensionServices 180,600YMCA of Greater Flint 62,000Increase breastfeeding rates among low-incomewomen by providing peer counselors who give oneon-one breastfeeding support to pregnant and newmothers throughout their infant’s first year of life.Launch a mobile farmers’ market called Flint FreshMobile Market. The market will bring fresh, healthyfoods to people throughout the community, inneighborhoods, places of worship, senior centers,and medical centers.United Way of Genesee County(fiscal sponsor) 138,600Investments in Healthy Food andNutrition: 1,646,200Provide accessible and affordable healthy and freshfood to Flint’s children and families impacted by thewater crisis, who currently have limited exposure tohealthy items.Grant Strategy: Improve access to a medical home and a child health team for allchildren and pregnant mothers to ensure, in part, that all children are providedwith robust developmental assessment and support.Hurley Foundation 234,000Expansion of the Nurse Family Partnership programwhich provides early health and developmentalinterventions for mothers and children. Each motheris partnered with a registered nurse and receivesongoing nurse home visits that continue through thechild’s second birthday.United Way of Genesee County(fiscal sponsor) 70,000Strengthen the capacity of an emergingorganization, Latinos United for Flint, forengagement and coordination efforts that will helpto ensure that Spanish-speaking residents of the cityhave equitable access to information and servicesrelated to the water crisis.Investments in Access to a MedicalHome: 304,00014F L I NT K I D S F UND R E PO RT 2018
Grant Strategy: Increase family social and emotional support, as well as familyliteracy and parenting skills.Church Without Walls Ministries 20,000Empower, impact, and connect families withappropriate resources and opportunities whilestrengthening the relationship and communicationbetween families, educators, and human serviceproviders.Crim Fitness Foundation 750,000Expansion of Mindfulness programs to reachall Flint Community School children as a tool tohelp address the impacts of lead poisoning andenvironmental stress. The Crim will also educate thepublic about Mindfulness and its benefits startingwith a community-wide symposium, featuringinternationally known Mindfulness researchersand experts.C.S. Mott Community College 480,000Launch a two-generation family literacy programin 3-4 sites through the Flint & Genesee LiteracyNetwork.First Presbyterian Church 20,000Help Flint families with children impacted bythe water crisis to secure legal documents (birthrecords, identification cards, driver’s licenses) andtransportation to access health and social services.Flint Community Schools 100,000Create 58 kindergarten through second gradeclassroom literacy centers in Flint CommunitySchools.Genesee Health System 250,000Implementation of an accessible, culturallysensitive, community-wide approach to buildingresiliency, coping, and socio-emotional skills,known as the Community Support and ResiliencyProgram (CSRP). CSRP will provide communitywide resiliency events and workforce trainingsupports, in addition to individual, group, andfamily counseling, which will be provided througha mobile clinic.Genesee Intermediate SchoolDistrict 279,000Strengthen the language and literacy skills offamilies impacted by the water crisis, in coordinationwith the Flint Public Library’s implementation of theDolly Parton Imagination Library.Hurley Foundation 384,500Program support at the Sumathi MukkamalaChildren’s Center, the Video Interaction Project,which uses pediatric well visits from birth until achild is 5 years old, to reduce and prevent disparitiesin health and life outcomes before they emerge, byhelping parents gain the skills and confidence toengage in activities, such as reading aloud and play,that stimulate children’s brain development andenable them to enter school ready to learn.Michigan State University ExtensionServices 27,500Provide education and support to increase coping skillsand resiliency strategies to help residents handle thenegative psychological impact of the Flint water crisis.United Way of Genesee County 356,000Build two new playgrounds in the City of Flint atHasselbring and Broome Parks in 2017; and build sixnew playgrounds in the City of Flint in 2018.YMCA of Greater Flint 36,000Support the Safe Places to Wild Places campingexperience program. The program will provide accessfor 100 Flint youth ages 7-17 to experience a weeklong, overnight camp at YMCA Camp Copneconic.United Way of Genesee County(fiscal sponsor) 20,000R.L. Jones Community Outreach will providerecovery and mitigation services to residents ofnorth Flint, particularly targeting small children,disconnected youth, and the homebound.Investments in Family Supports: 2,723,000Beyond GrantmakingGreater Flint Health Coalition 280,000The “State of Flint Kids Report Card,” also knownas OurFlintKids.org, examines the state of Flint’schildren from a population level prior to the Flintwater crisis and continuing with currently availabledata. This data will be available for anyone to view onOurFlintKids.org, and will be the basis for advocacyefforts to secure additional funding to meetcommunity needs.Investments beyond grantmaking: 280,000TOTAL GRANTMAKING Since FundInception: 7,430,961I NVESTI NG I N FL I NT K IDS15
Grantees Speak OutTo better understand the impact of grantmaking investments from the Flint Kids Fund, theFoundation for Flint has engaged Detroit-based JFM Consulting Group to conduct an evaluation.The three-year evaluation period began in 2017, and is funded by The Kresge Foundation.The purpose of the evaluation is to better understand the progress, achievements,challenges, and lessons learned through support of programs and services that attemptto mitigate lead exposure among young children in Flint. A survey was distributed to FlintKids grantee organizations to determine the strengths and gaps in the network of services,programs, and resources in Flint to mitigate the impact of the Flint water crisis onyoung children. We asked grantees this question:To what extent are Flint Kids Fund investments helping tosupport an integrated and holistic approach to servingchildren’s health and education needs?THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT Nutrition and food accessibility were enhanced through collective effortsfrom grant funded agencies, relative to food cooking demonstrations, foodbaskets and food pharmacy efforts. Schools provide resiliency programming and distribution of food baskets;and literacy has improved as a result of grantmaking efforts. Through school activities, museum programming, and a summer camp,youth were provided opportunities to participate in physical activitiesbeneficial to their overall well-being.We also learned grantees would like the foundation to bringgroups together to share work, network, and build connections.They also recommended expansion of the age of service provisionto include all youth.Among surveyed grantees and interview respondents, there isconsensus the financial support from the Flint Kids Fund has beencrucial in serving Flint’s children and linking families to supports tomitigate the effects of lead exposure. The evaluation continues in2019, and we are grateful for your continued support.16F L I NT K I D S F UND R E PO RT 2018CHRISTIAN GREENEInternational Academyof Flint Student
The future of thousands of Flint children has been forever altered. Morethan 13,000 children under the age of eight were exposed to lead-taintedwater for over two years.Thanks to your help, Flint children and their families have access to neededinterventions to overcome this population-wide exposure to lead. Thanks toyou and these incredible programs and services, w
Tennessee, Inc. Amy Schumer The Skillman Foundation Toyota Motor North America, Inc. United Way of Genesee County United Way of Genesee County—General Motors 50,000 to 99,999 American Water Charitable Foundation Sean Michael Anderson Foundation AT&T Services, Inc. A. G. Bishop Charitable Trust Clinton Family Foundation Allen Corbett
