Mott Foundation Grants $1.2M for Flint Policing

If you're from Flint, chances are you've heard the name Charles Stewart Mott. Maybe you’ve seen it on a building, a hospital wing, or while enrolling at Mott Community College. But beyond the familiar name, many don’t realize the full extent of how his legacy continues to shape our community.

Who Was Charles Stewart Mott?

Mott was more than just a longtime General Motors executive—he was a visionary philanthropist who helped transform Flint into an automotive and civic powerhouse. In 1926, he established the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, which has, over nearly a century, donated hundreds of millions of dollars to support education, public health, and community development in the Flint area.

The Birth of Operation Arrowhead

That legacy of giving continued in 2022 with the launch of Operation Arrowhead, a public safety program funded initially by the Mott Foundation and supplemented by federal stimulus dollars. Rather than relying solely on Flint Police, this initiative allows deputies from the Genesee County Sheriff's Office to patrol a key 10-square-mile area within city limits.

That area includes McLaren Hospital, the General Motors Flint Assembly Plant, the downtown Flint business district, and the surrounding college campuses.

What This Means for Flint

The collaboration between agencies has proven effective, and the program just got a major boost. This week, a Genesee County Board of Commissioners committee approved a new $1.2 million grant from the Mott Foundation to keep Operation Arrowhead running through July 31, 2026. Even better—the new grant doesn’t require any matching funds from the county.

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So yes, Charles Stewart Mott may be a name from the past, but his impact is very much part of Flint’s future.

Meet the Flint Area Folks Who've Competed for Real Money on TV Game Shows

Jeopardy, Wheel, Millionaire, you name it, Flint-area folks have been on it.

Over the last several decades, we've seen lots of people from our area competing for and sometimes even winning big money.

Our list includes a former Grand Blanc resident whose Jeopardy strategy is still used today and is reputed to be a maneuver that Alex Trebek hated.

And we even have one gentleman from Flint who's considered a game show expert, appearing on five different shows over the years.

Gallery Credit: George McIntyre

Flint + Saginaw's Most-Popular TV Anchors - Where Are They Now?

A lot of highly talented people have sat behind the anchor desks at the area's TV stations.

We're taking a look at some of the area's most popular news, weather, and sports anchors who have visited our homes electronically and then moved on.

Gallery Credit: George McIntyre

A Nostalgic Look Back at Flint's Safetyville

If you grew up in the Flint area back in the late 60s to early 80s, there is a good chance your first time behind the wheel was on the streets of Safetyville. Safetyville was a miniature cityscape designed to teach kids the rules of the road and lessons in safety in a fun atmosphere. The pint-size city featured sidewalks, roads, miniature buildings, street signs, signals, and small electrically-powered cars.

Gallery Credit: Courtesy of Junior Central Powered Promotional Cars