oshua Stanton had ignored God his whole life. Then in 2013, he met him in the last place you’d expect: the Genesee County Jail. “In hindsight, I can see that God was working hard to reach me,” Joshua said of the circumstances that led to his jail term. Stanton’s story, or “God’s story as it

or many of us, Christmas is a joyful time of year, filled with family togetherness, love and giving. But it can also be a time of stress and hardship that greatly impacts the most vulnerable of us: children. Some families are suffering from financial hardships due to the loss of a job, an illness or

Catholic Charities operates three soup kitchens in Flint that serve 400-600 meals a day, according to John Manse, Community Services Director. On the first Friday of every month, you will find Helen Bade volunteering at the North End Soup Kitchen. “I make the coffee there, and keep the coffee station stocked with sugars and cream,”

Anyone who grew up with an older sibling knows how formative it was to have someone looking out for us, bossing us, playing with us, showing us how to do something new, and setting a good example. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint is a program that not only gives children a role model

The whole town turns pink on October 2! You can help Financial Plus Credit Union, Chassé Ballroom and Latin Dance Studio and other sponsors raise money for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer by attending Pink Night. The 8th-annual event will include Blackstone’s fare, silent and live auctions, dancing, drink specials and an “artistic, yet conservative

What will it take to get the Flint community mobilized to contribute to the well-being of their city? How about an opportunity to “shop” for the right charity from a variety of area nonprofits at a single event? As director of volunteer services at HandsOn Genesee, the volunteer division of Resource Genesee, Julia Zaher is

Dust off your tuxes and primp your pooches! It’s time for the Humane Society of Genesee County’s Ties & Tails “Dine with Your Canine” fundraiser. The black tie optional event will take place on October 4 at Downtown Flint’s Riverfront Banquet Center. “We wanted to get that Downtown vibe for this year’s event,” says Terry

It was a little boy named Michael who tugged local businessman Dan Crannie’s heart strings at Whaley Children’s Center many years ago. Dan, owner of Signs by Crannie, had done some work for the center for abused children. Although he had built signs for Whaley, Crannie had never seen its inner workings. That changed when

Old Newsboys celebrate 90th anniversary! The year was 1924, and despite a rapidly expanding auto industry, there were hundreds of hungry children in Flint. The Old Newsboys of Flint, Inc. was formed that year to help those in desperate need. Two Goodfellows from Detroit’s Old Newsboys visited Flint’s Buick Body Plant to help kick-start the

For upperclassmen in American high schools, spring is more accurately described as “prom season.” For girls especially, prom is the pinnacle of high-school events, as highly anticipated and likely more carefully prepared for than graduation. Hair, nails, makeup: all serve as accessories to “the dress.” It’s unfortunate then, to learn that many local young girls

In a cheerful blue classroom at Dillon Elementary school, Mrs. Cameron teaches kindergartners fundamentals: reading, math and social skills. This classroom is special, however, because of the presence of Grandma Joyce, who has volunteered in Angie Cameron’s class for the past nine years through the Foster Grandparent Program. Foster Grandparents is a sister program to