Funding will support literacy efforts through the Flint Genesee Literacy Network and Women in Education program at MCC
Mott Community College (MCC) announced on October 16 it has received two generous grants from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint.
A grant for $7,790 will support the Women in Education Fellowship Program (WIE), whose mission is to provide financially challenged MCC female students with an outstanding opportunity to receive individual academic and personal support from professional women in their designated fields of study. Many women have barriers to completing their educational goals. This funding helps to reduce and/or eliminate barriers, while the program activities bolster confidence and professional development.
A second grant for $90,000 will support the literacy efforts of the Flint Genesee Literacy Network (FLGN). The FLGN’s mission is to seek out, convene, align and build capacity in partners who improve the lives of individuals, children and families of Flint and Genesee County by radically raising literacy levels. Together, they mobilize the strengths of the partnership and community; identify gaps in service delivery; develop goals; and measure the impact of their efforts toward the ultimate goal of increasing literacy levels in our community.
“On behalf of Mott Community College, we are grateful for the Community Foundation’s ongoing support of these amazing programs,” said MCC President Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea.
She added: “MCC is a place of purpose and possibility. We are committed to excellence in education and offering services that cultivate student success and improve the overall quality of life in our multicultural community. Programs like the Women in Education and Flint Genesee Literacy Network are just two examples where MCC works with our community partners to eliminate barriers to participant success. We are changing lives for a changing world every day, by moving forward, together.”
The Community Foundation of Greater Flint serves the common good in Genesee County—building a strong community by engaging people in philanthropy and developing the community’s permanent endowment—now and for generations to come. CFGF helps donors support the causes they care about, today or through their estates. Since 1988 the Community Foundation has granted more than $154 million to nonprofit organizations to build a thriving community. CFGF serves Flint and all of Genesee County including its Community Funds in Clio, Davison, Fenton, Flushing and Grand Blanc.
Mott Community College is a place of purpose and possibility. Mott is committed to excellence in education and offering services that cultivate student success and improve the overall quality of life in a multicultural community. With 100 academic and occupational degree and certificate programs, Mott helps students prepare for an ever-changing world. Through university transfer agreements, high-demand associate’s degree programs and one-year certification programs, Mott helps ensure that all its students find their path.
