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Ruth Mott Foundation awards $100K to Genesee Chamber Foundation for grants to Black-owned businesses in north Flint
FLINT, Michigan, June 3, 2020 – The Ruth Mott Foundation has awarded $100,000 to help Black-owned businesses in north Flint that suffered economic hardship amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the program’s next application deadline is June 7. The grant will be made to the Genesee Chamber Foundation, a supporting organization of the Flint & Genesee […]
Read MoreScholarship awarded to Southwestern Classical Academy senior with an entrepreneurial streak
(FLINT, Mich., June 1, 2020) The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce today announced Amari Green, a graduating senior at Southwestern Classical Academy, as the recipient of the 2020 Katharine Roat Stevens Scholarship. The scholarship fund is held at the Community Foundation of Greater Flint and managed by the Flint & Genesee Chamber Foundation, a […]
Read MoreMott Foundation grants $262,500 to Genesee Chamber Foundation to help African American-owned businesses in Flint reopen as restrictions ease
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation granted $262,500 to support African American businesses in Flint that were closed under Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order due to the coronavirus pandemic. The grant was made to the Genesee Chamber Foundation, a supporting organization of the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, and will provide grants of up to […]
Read MoreConsumers Energy Foundation Donates $200,000 to Help ‘Restart Flint & Genesee’ Small Businesses
Today, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce is announcing the receipt of a $200,000 grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation, which will be used to assist small businesses in Genesee County that have suffered economic distress because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contribution will help establish ‘Restart Flint & Genesee,’ a special recovery program […]
Read MoreRemote learning and enrichment underway for YouthQuest
Enrollment open for students attending Flint Community Schools, International Academy of Flint (FLINT, Mich., May 4, 2020) With face-to-face learning suspended for the remainder of the school year, YouthQuest is now offering remote learning and enrichment opportunities for students at Flint Community Schools and International Academy of Flint through June 4. “As Flint students follow the […]
Read MoreFlint & Genesee Chamber provides remote professional development opportunities in May
Postponed business trainings rescheduled as webinars (FLINT, Mich., April 27, 2020) Last month, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce postponed its remaining spring business trainings as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Since then, the organization has been working with its facilitators to re-work the sessions for an online format. The resulting webinars will […]
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