Grant Awarded: September 2004

Type of Grant: We the People

Sponsor: Flint Cultural Center Corporation

Contact: Jim Berry, 810-237-3457, jberry@flintcultural.org

Award: $13,000

Website: http://www.flintcultural.org/

The Flint Cultural Center Corporation has been awarded a $13,000 We the People grant for “A View from the Front Porch.”

As a major part of the 2005 City of Flint Sesquicentennial Celebration, “A View from the Front Porch” will actively engage community members in documenting, sharing, interpreting and exploring the history of Flint neighborhoods from 1855-2005 through storytelling, historical research, artifacts, photography and the performing arts. The two-year project (implemented between June 2004 and June 2006) will include gathering stories and oral histories, researching the lives of past residents, hosting a six-month Front Porch museum exhibit with a community gallery, and holding workshops and special events. “A View from the Front Porch” will provide participants and the public with a better historical perspective and a clearer sense of their own community and its future potential.