Flint ReCAST

Flint ReCAST hosted an inaugural Supporting Togetherness, Resiliency, Opportunity, Networking, and Growth (STRONG) Summit in 2023. Over 100 people attended the STRONG Summit, a day enriched with speakers, workshops, and excursions. Community leaders presented on topics such as somatic healing, burnout and chronic stress, embracing challenges, mindfulness, LGBTQIA+ youth advocacy, and adverse childhood experiences, among other impactful topics. Aside from engaging in such important conversations, participants were also able to participate in excursions such as mindful kayaking and biking, urban gardening, and relaxation at a salt spa. In addition to the impact Flint ReCAST made at the STRONG Summit, it was also able to provide over $230,000 to 15 community-based organizations that worked to increase capacity and implementation of evidence- and community-based youth engagement programs through community partnerships to promote positive youth development. As a result of this investment, 12,000 youth and 8,000 adults received free trauma-informed services, training, programming, or resources. Flint ReCAST is extremely grateful that 20,000 people were positively impacted by the funding it provided to the awarded organizations.