Genesee County Land Bank

03/31/2021

03/30/2021

Genesee County Land Bank - Jobs

JOB POSTING: Seasonal/Temporary Property Maintenance Crews

The Genesee County Land Bank Authority is seeking seasonal/temporary employees to work on our mowing and trash abatement crews. These employees will work 40 hours per week, Monday thru Friday, from May 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021.

For more information please visit our website: http://www.thelandbank.org/jobs.asp

Jobs

03/29/2021

Please click this link for more information - response.epa.gov/FormerBFH. This flyer is also available in Spanish & Arabic, please visit the website above.

03/26/2021

HGTV star considers working with Genesee County Landbank

HGTV star considers working with Genesee County Landbank

HGTV star sets sights on Flint as next renovation city.

03/26/2021

Talks for HGTV star Nicole Curtis to rehab home in Flint ‘ongoing and very positive’

Talks for HGTV star Nicole Curtis to rehab home in Flint ‘ongoing and very positive’

Nicole Curtis is in “ongoing and very positive” discussions about taking on a home rehabilitation project in Flint, the executive director of the Genesee County Land Bank says, and the star of HGTV’s “Rehab Addict” isn’t hiding her enthusiasm for what she’s calling “our latest city p...

03/25/2021

Flint Neighborhoods United

03/24/2021

Mid week Joke of the Day

03/24/2021

Feds will demolish Brown Funeral Home on Flint’s east side

We are grateful to our partners at the EPA!

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin demolishing the former Brown's Funeral Home on Davison Road starting next month, saying a series of fires there have made the property a danger to the public.

03/23/2021

Genesee County Community Action Resource Department

The Neighborhood Services Center provides a number of emergency services to low income families in Genesee County. The Center's staff assists residents to prevent utility shut-offs, eviction, and ultimately homelessness.

03/19/2021

City of Flint

Yard waste collection will start up again the week of April 5, 2021, for residents in the City of Flint. Yard waste is picked up weekly on residents’ normal trash collection days through Thanksgiving week. Read more about yard waste collection: http://ow.ly/Gdl750E3H7T

03/17/2021

03/16/2021

Franklin Avenue Mission Mercy House before renovation.

03/16/2021

Franklin Avenue Mission

Sold in 2016, this structure that was at one time destined to be demolished has been transformed by The Franklin Avenue Mission into Mercy House: “A long-term transitional .housing ministry, aimed at giving mothers the skills they need to physically care and financially provide for their families in healthy, sustainable ways.”

This week we celebrate one complete year at #MercyHouse, our #TransitionalHousing program focused on assisting mothers and their children who are struggling with homelessness on #Flint's #Eastside.

Rev. Christian Jones, director of #FranklinAveMission, and Shearese Stapleton, director of Mercy House, give a glimpse of what life is like for participants.

#Hope #MiLCMS #LCMS #Acts2Enterprise #UrbanMinistry

03/15/2021

Genesee County Land Bank - Contact

Do you have a question or concern about a Land Bank property?

If so, go to www.thelandbank.org, click on “Contact” in the upper right hand corner of your screen and type in your question or concern along with your contact information and we will look into it and get back to you. Choose your issue from the dropdown menu and don't forget to submit once you complete the online form.

03/12/2021

Planning a community cleanup in your area? Or just simply want to know more about your neighborhood? Map your neighborhood by creating your own custom boundary using the Flint Property Portal. This feature is not available on mobile apps. Click here to go to the Flint Portal: https://flintpropertyportal.com/.

The portal is delivered to you through a partnership between the Genesee County Land Bank and the City of Flint.

03/10/2021

03/10/2021

Flint Neighborhoods United

03/08/2021

Community Foundation of Greater Flint

The 2021 Neighborhoods Small Grants deadline for the grant application is March 31. Learn more during 2021 Connect the Blocks: Flint Neighborhood Summit, A Virtual Event, on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Register for the event today at http://bit.ly/2021nsgpsummit.

03/05/2021

817 N Stevenson Demolition

The buildings are gone and the contractor is grading the site at 817 N Stevenson St! Topsoil, seed and straw will be placed later this Spring.

03/05/2021

Corridor Alliance Chapter of Flint River Watershed Coalition

Tuesday is supposed to be 64F and sunny, perfect for an impromptu spring clean-up! Join the UACC around Kettering and the Flint River to tidy up some winter trash on Tuesday and #thinkspring. The University Avenue Corridor

03/04/2021

Did you know that you can use the Portal to update any property condition if the condition has recently changed? Click here to go to the Flint Portal: https://flintpropertyportal.com/

The portal is delivered to you through a partnership between the Genesee County Land Bank and the City of Flint.

03/03/2021

03/02/2021

Metro Community Development

🦋Since 2006, Cultivating Our Community has assisted Genesee County residents in fostering beauty by planting and maintaining gardens throughout the city, and in public spaces. Their monarch waystations have provided a space for pollinators and have connected residents and nature. Find out how they're keeping Genesee County beautiful: http://geneseecountyparks.org/kgcb/cultivating-our-community/

02/26/2021

LAST CHANCE! Clean & Green applications are due TODAY by 3:30pm!

Complete your application at http://www.thelandbank.org/clean_green_prog.asp

02/25/2021

In their first year of service, Vessels of God – A Veterans group went far above and beyond program expectations! Allotted 25 properties, they were able to transform their service area by strategically maintaining over 80 properties in their area this season alone. Transforming their neighborhood one property at a time. Thank you, members of Vessels of God for the exceptional work this season! Apply today if you are interested in joining Clean & Green as a new group too! Last week to apply! Applications are due 2/26/2021 @ 3:30 pm.

For more information please visit our website: http://www.thelandbank.org/clean_green_prog.asp.

02/24/2021

Update…..Demolition work continues at 817 N Stevenson St. Work began just before Christmas and is scheduled to be completed this Spring.

02/24/2021

Flint Neighborhoods United

02/23/2021

Mowing completed by Clean & Green groups may help to prevent traffic accidents. Many groups prioritize maintaining intersections so drivers are able to see clearly. Thank you Clean & Green groups for keeping drivers safe! Apply today if you are interested in maintaining vacant properties in your neighborhood! Last week to apply! Applications are due 2/26/2021 @ 3:30 pm.

For more information please visit our website: http://www.thelandbank.org/clean_green_prog.asp.

02/23/2021

Ruth Mott Foundation extends north Flint focus for another 5 years - Ruth Mott Foundation

Ruth Mott Foundation extends north Flint focus for another 5 years - Ruth Mott Foundation

Grantmaking will continue to focus on residents’ priorities of youth, public safety, economic opportunity, neighborhoods for at least the next 5 years   FLINT, Michigan — The Ruth Mott Foundation is announcing it will extend its commitment to focus on north Flint for at least another five years...

02/22/2021

Thanks to a generous grant from the C.S. Mott Foundation in support of the City of Flint’s Choice Neighborhood Initiative, GCLBA is close to completing 44 residential and 2 commercial demolition projects in the South Flint Community Plan area. Projects that are in process and will be completed with seed and straw in Spring are highlighted in this map. If you’d like to know more about Choice Neighborhoods and the South Flint Community Plan, you can check out their page here:
https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceSFCP/?ref=page_internal

02/19/2021

Did you know that Clean & Green groups do more than just mow? Groups completed over 250 clean ups to remove illegal dumping and fallen tree limbs from vacant properties during 2020 alone. Apply today if you are interested in cleaning and greening vacant properties in your neighborhood! Only 2 weeks left to apply! Applications are due 2/26/2021 @ 3:30 pm.
For more information please visit our website: http://www.thelandbank.org/clean_green_prog.asp.

02/18/2021

Flint commission to promote equality reestablished, two members appointed - Flint Beat

Congratulations, Raynetta!

Flint, MI-- A $250,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has allowed for the reestablishment of the City’s Human Relations Commission. Flint

02/17/2021

Maintaining vacant properties is not an easy task. In order to mow, nearly 80% of groups removed illegal dumping and 70% removed fallen trees and limbs from vacant properties across the city. Many groups suffered equipment damages while maintaining properties. We appreciate our Clean & Green groups for the hard work that they do to keep our city beautiful! Apply today if you are interested in joining Clean & Green! Only 2 weeks left to apply! Applications are due 2/26/2021 @ 3:30 pm.

For more information please visit our website: http://www.thelandbank.org/clean_green_prog.asp

02/16/2021

What’s In Store for the Land Bank? Message from the Executive Director

When I started at the Land Bank this Spring, I worried about how the pandemic would affect the work that we do here. How would we interact and communicate with the community? How would we manage some of the functions virtually that have always been done through direct engagement? How do we work remotely in a cohesive way and catch up on everything that had stalled during the shelter in place order? To make matters more challenging, I was facing the loss of two of our senior staff due to new opportunities and retirement. I can safely say I found the prospect overwhelming at the least. But then I remembered my favorite quote by Winston Churchill, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” In response to this crisis, the first thing we decided was that the safety and the well-being of both the public and the land bank employees was the most important. We modified all of our practices and activities to make sure that we could get our work done in the most responsible way possible.

Click this link to read more…..http://www.thelandbank.org/downloads/lbanewsletterannualreportfall2020finalupdated2921.pdf

02/15/2021

Did you know, over 65% of Clean & Green groups include local youth in cleaning and greening and ultimately changing their neighborhoods? Many youth do more than just maintain properties. They also develop and implement project plans. Youth today are the leaders of tomorrow! Apply today if you are interested in including youth when maintaining vacant properties in your neighborhood! Only 2 weeks left to apply! Applications are due 2/26/2021 @ 3:30 pm.

For more information please visit our website: http://www.thelandbank.org/clean_green_prog.asp.