Metro Community Development is the lead agency for the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program (BNCP), a neighborhood revitalization initiative under President Obama’s Administration. In 2012, Flint was chosen with three (3) other communities — Fresno CA, Memphis TN, and Milwaukee WI to take part in the federal funded Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI). The role of BNCP is to develop the capacity of residents as leaders to drive...

Metro Community Development, The Genesee County Tax Assistance & Financial Services Coalition, and Flint CRA Bankers Forum are pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Show Me the Money Day – Flint to be held on Saturday, January 31, 2015 from 9AM – 1:30PM at Vernon Chapel AME, 5802 Dupont St., Flint 48505. The event will connect participants with numerous resources to help them achieve financial stability through savings, education,...

By Caresse Jackman FLINT (WJRT) – (1/08/15) David Alston has struggled to make ends meet. He was a hard working man, until he fell on hard times a few years ago. “I lost my employment. I was with CMH part time,” said Alston. There are days where it’s hard to even get a meal. But he finds solace at My Brother’s Keeper: A homeless shelter for Men and Veterans. ” I love Brother’s Keepers here. Their doors...

Our CEO, Ravi Yalamanchi speaks to “The Bright Side” about our business loan programs. They also interview two of our clients, Ally Equipment Solutions and Latina’s Restaurant & Pizzeria. To learn more about our loan program, visit our Micro Loans page or call our Loan Department at (810) 767-4622 x...

WRITTEN BY RICK COHEN  CREATED ON THURSDAY, 14 AUGUST 2014 13:25 Almost everyone knows that homeownership is a good way to build assets and wealth, but during the bank-created economic recession, hundreds of thousands of Americans were—and still are—facing mortgage foreclosures. Saving homes from foreclosure can be thought of as a real estate transaction, but for CDCs it is an intervention to help people avoid losing their major and...

By Nathan Clark | nclark1@mlive.com on July 24, 2014 at 7:50 AM, updated July 24, 2014 at 7:53 AM FLINT, MI – Regina Richards sits confidently in her home, thankful she was directed to a local organization that helped her save her home from tax foreclosure. Richards, 48, has lived in Flint all her life and never thought she would be in a situation where her property tax bills would build up and the city she loved would threaten to take her...