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May 31, 2018 | Flint Now
FLINT, Mich. – An estimated 1,000 children in Flint Community Schools (FCS) go to school every day without the glasses they need to see the board, read a book, or participate in the classroom. Tom Gores, owner of the Detroit Pistons and founder of the FlintNOW Foundation, is partnering with Vision To Learn on a
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August 23, 2017 | Flint Now
FLINT, Mich. – August 23, 2017 – Tom Gores and Consumers Energy President and CEO Patti Poppe announced today a $2 million commitment to help fund the creation of a Flint Promise scholarship program. The new privately funded scholarship has a goal to launch for the 2018-2019 school year. The funding commitment comprises a $1
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June 6, 2017 | Flint Now
FLINT, Mich. – June 6, 2017 – Tom Gores’ FlintNOW initiative and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) today announced they are giving $300,000 worth of gift certificates for healthy food to Flint families through their partnership with the Michigan State University-Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative. Starting this week, 10,000 booklets will be
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June 1, 2016 | Flint Now
FLINT, Mich. – June 1, 2016 – The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and Tom Gores’ FlintNOW initiative today announced a partnership with the Michigan State University-Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative to give Flint families better access to healthy food. In connection with the partnership, 8,000 “nutrition backpacks” will be distributed on June
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May 11, 2016 | Flint Now
FLINT, Mich. – May 11, 2016 – Ten foundations today announced they will work together to help Flint recover and rise from its water crisis. Participants plan to commit a total of nearly $125 million to the collaborative effort. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, FlintNOW Foundation, Ford Foundation, The Hagerman
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