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STATE OF
FLINT KIDS
2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 2
Education 4
Nutrition 6
Mothers, Children and Families 7
Health and Healthcare 8
Community and Environment 10
Quality of Life and Economy 11
Where Do We Need To Go? 12
What Can You Do? 13
Acknowledgements 13
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• Flint Kids Are OVERZOOMED
FLINT KIDS ARE.... • Flint Kids Are TIRED
Before you get enthralled with all the numbers and
• Flint Kids Are RESILIENT
data, we want to reiterate that the State of Flint Kids
• Flint Kids Are CREATIVE
work is a collaborative effort in partnership with our
amazing children. Like all of our work, this report • Flint Kids Are THE FUTURE
strives to center and lift Flint kids and their voices.
Listen directly from Flint kids here.
Several years ago, the “Flint Kids Are” campaign was
launched as a community-wide effort to deliberately Without a doubt, our Flint kids are inspiring. As
listen to Flint kids and inspire hope. The campaign you continue to read this report and reflect on the
arose in response to the Flint water crisis when Flint kids numbers and data, please stay grounded in the words
were bombarded with messages minimizing their power of our Flint kids and remember that State of Flint Kids
and potential. In their own words, Flint kids shared that is not about esoteric numbers, but it is about actual
they are strong, smart, healthy, creative and capable of children and our obligation to do better on their behalf.
achieving anything!
In the ongoing spirit of being kid-informed and kid- FLINT KIDS DATA
driven, we knew we needed to directly hear from Flint The following pages provide sample State of
kids once again. We asked the amazing kids of the Flint Kids data represented across six sectors. More
Pediatric Public Health Initiative Flint Youth Justice continuously updated data can be found online at the
League how they are doing, and this is a little bit of State of Flint Kids Website, stateofflintkids.com.
what they told us:
STATE OF FLINT KIDS
2020 was filled with unprecedented challenges
for Flint kids. While still dealing with the
rippling effects of the Flint water crisis, COVID–19 has
So, what is the state of Flint kids? We hope this State of
Flint Kids report and website will build on the last report
released in February 2020 to share data-driven and
posed a new set of adversities. Our kids have been population-level trends on how Flint children are actually
plagued by the wide-ranging consequences of the doing. We hope to reflect on the unprecedented events
pandemic – from loss of connection with family and of the past year and also to recognize the widespread
friends, death of loved ones, economic insecurity, community efforts focusing on Flint kids, share progress
reduced access to food, challenges of virtual school, made from new initiatives and strategic partnerships,
worsened mental health, and more recently, increased and highlight the amazing work of partners. As much as
COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. Furthermore, we would like to share up-to-date data, there is often
the nation’s political unrest, racial strife and injustice, a time lag in collecting and publishing complete data.
police brutality, and the Black Lives Matter movement Thus, this report and the State of Flint Kids website may
has greatly impacted – and inspired – Flint kids. not be inclusive of all the recent initiatives and statistics.
The consequences of all these recent and historic
circumstances have the potential to alter the health
and development of Flint children.
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Flint Community
Flint Kids Read: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Book Distribution Schools Enrollment
2017 2018 2019 2020
25,666 74,860 134,984 195,217
2010
Number Enrolled Percent of Flint
Source: Flint Public Library in Flint Schools School-age Children
EDUCATION Enrollment in the Flint Promise Program
12,129 63%
Race / Ethnicity 2018 2019 2020
F rom cradle to college, children are always learning.
Recent scientific advances note that the period of
early childhood is the time of greatest brain growth and
with significant disparities as compared to the county.
In addition, the percentage of Flint children in special
education has increased. The data reflect a continuous
African-American / Black
American Indian / Alaska Native
57
1
139
0
114
0
Number Enrolled
2015
Percent of Flint
in Flint Schools School-age Children
foundational development. Respecting the burgeoning and concerning exodus of Flint children from Flint Asian 0 1 0
science of successful child development, several early Community Schools, with a slightly increasing rate Caucasian 6 21 19 6,533 36%
childhood-focused interventions have been launched of high school graduation. Excitedly, the newly Hispanic / Latinx 3 10 9
in Flint. The below data reflects an explosion of early established Flint Promise Scholarship program has More than one race 4 11 11
literacy efforts, as well as a longitudinal increase in supported hundreds of children with college education.
Unknown 3 4 4 2016
children enrolled in preschool. Over the years, more Considering the last academic year of remote school,
Overall Number 74 186 157 Number Enrolled Percent of Flint
Flint students and teachers have benefited from it is important to note the disparity between Flint and
in Flint Schools School-age Children
integrated school-based mindfulness training. A Genesee County in regard to both internet subscription
troubling trend is that the majority of Flint third graders
are NOT proficient in English Language Arts M-STEP,
and computer availability. Source: U.S. Census Data
5,412 31%
Cumulative Number of Flint School Educators Trained in Mindfulness
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2017
3rd Grade Students Not Proficient Flint Community Schools: Rate of
Children Ages 3-4 in Preschool
49.1% 48.2%
in M-STEP English Language Arts On-Time High School Graduation 513 778 788 1,291 1,712 Number Enrolled
in Flint Schools
Percent of Flint
School-age Children
4,883 28%
50% 100% 100% Source: Crim Fitness Foundation
45.0% Flint
County
38.9% 72.6%
40% 80% 78.1% 78.4% 77.4% 80% 71.3%
36.3% 74.6% 69.4%
66.2% 67.1%
30% 60% 60% Flint Schools Number and Percentage of Students in Special Education
2018
20% 40% 40% 1,400 25%
34.5% 34.3% 33.6% Number Enrolled Percent of Flint
26.7%
20% 1,200 in Flint Schools School-age Children
10% 20%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
1,000
20%
4,563 26%
Source: MiSchoolData Source: MiSchoolData
Source: MiSchoolData
800 15%
600
10% 2019
Flint Kids’ Access to Internet During the Pandemic 400
Number Enrolled Percent of Flint
Household Indicator Timeframe Flint County 200
5% in Flint Schools School-age Children
Internet Subscription 2015-2019 61.6% 77.6% 0 0%
4,245 25%
1+ Computing Devices 2015-2019 76.6% 86.7% 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
1+ Desktop / Laptop Computers 2015-2019 52.4% 70.9% Source: MiSchoolData Number in Special Ed
Source: U.S. Census Data
Percent in Special Ed
Source: U.S. Census Data
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MOTHERS, CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES
NUTRITION A ctively promoting healthy
pregnancies can help achieve healthy
births and ultimately healthy children.
rates. Similarly, the infant mortality rates
in Flint exceed the county rate and have
been steadily increasing; and most
Infant Mortality by
Race Within Flint
2012-2014
O ne of the most important ingredients for a healthy state. The number of pregnant moms and children up Getting early and regular prenatal care troubling is the disparity between white
childhood is healthy nutrition. Flint children to the age of 5 years enrolled in Women, Infants and greatly improves the chances of a healthy and black infants. The infant mortality Black White
struggle with both healthy food access and affordability. Children (WIC) has been steadily decreasing while pregnancy. Between 2015 and 2019 in rate can serve as an indicator of the
Concerted efforts have sought to increase participation participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Flint, the average number of births with late
or no prenatal care has remained steady.
level of health for Flint as it is particularly
sensitive to general structural factors, like
14.4 5.9
in food assistance programs, support the local food Program remains steady. Double Up Food Bucks dollars
economy, and improve nutrition security and quality. redeemed have also been a consistent support for Flint has seen a slight decrease of babies socio-economic, racial and environmental
Healthy nutrition starts even before a child is born and Flint families. Pediatrician-prescribed fruit and vegetable born prematurely, however. By decreasing factors. Flint children ages 0-17 are also
especially in infancy. Breastfeeding rates in Flint remain prescriptions have increased to multiple Flint clinics, yet the rates of premature births, babies are more than twice as likely to be in single- 2013-2015
low, especially in comparison to county and state levels. the COVID drop in pediatric visits decreased the number less likely to have chronic health issues, parent homes compared to the Michigan
Black White
According to Feeding America, the child-specific food of prescriptions in 2020. require hospital care or have respiratory average; and more than twice as likely to
insecurity rate for Genesee County is worse than the problems. However, the Flint preterm rate
is greater than both the county and state
live in a household without a vehicle.
14.8 4.5
Genesee County Children Ages 0-4 Receiving WIC
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Children Ages 0-17 in Flint Births with Late Households
One-Parent Household or No Prenatal Care without a Vehicle 2014-2016
14,321 14,123 13,882 13,547 13,000 100%
2015-2019 10%
22%
2015-2019
Black White
16.4 7.1
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 9%
8.4% 8.4%
19.1%
8.0% 8.1% 8.0%
80% 8% 19%
71.4%
Breastfeeding Rates in Flint Number of Food Flint Families with 7%
and Genesee County Prescriptions Distributed Children Receiving SNAP 60% 16%
6%
60% 9,595 66%
10,000 65.3%
9,038 8,974 64.7% 40% 13% 2015-2017
64.3% 33.5% 5%
8,000 64%
50% 63.1%
6,251
20% 10%
9%
Black White
6,000 62% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
16.8 7.7
40% Flint County
Flint Michigan
Source: Michigan Department
4,000 60%
3,648 of Health and Human Service
Source: U.S. Census Data Source: U.S. Census Data
30%
2,000
2015 2016 2017 2018
20%
Source: Michigan Department
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 of Health and Human Services
10%
Source: Michigan Department Infant Mortality Rates Flint Babies Born Prematurely 2016-2018
Child Food Insecurity Rates
of Health and Human Services
0% (Rate / 1,000 Live Births) Before 37 Weeks Black White
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018
Source: Michigan Department
of Health and Human Services
Flint
20%
18.9%
Year Flint County Year Flint County Michigan
15.0 8.7
Genesee County
18%
2012-2014 10.9 8.0 2015 15.6% 13.2% 9.8%
2013-2015 10.7 8.5 2016 15.1% 12.5% 10.1% Source: U.S. Census Data
16%
2014-2016 13.1 9.1 2017 14.0% 12.4% 10.2%
Double-Up Food Bucks Spent 14% 2015-2017 13.9 9.0 2018 14.3% 11.7% 10.0%
14%
2016 2017 2018 2019 2016-2018 13.2 8.0
12% Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
$165,493 $265,339 $215,035 $161,424
Source: Fair Food Network
Genesee Michigan
County
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Michigan Department
of Health and Human Services
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Life Expectancy by Zip Code
Average
Location Zip Code Life Expectancy
Number of Flint Water
HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE Genesee County
Clio
–
48420
76.6
76.7
Medicaid Enrollees
Davison 48423 77.0
A ccess to effective, appropriate and timely
healthcare can impact a life, particularly for
children. There are several initiatives aimed at reducing
to services and resources, such as health insurance and
a primary care doctor (medical home), and helps alleviate
a variety of social determinants of health needs such
Fenton
Flushing
48430
48433
82.3
78.9
disparities and ensuring Flint children receive adequate as transportation, food and housing. Year after year,
Goodrich 48438 80.0 March 2018
27,168
care and coverage, including the Flint Medicaid waiver. more children and families are supported by CHAP. As Grand Blanc 48439 79.7
Over the years, an increasing percentage of Flint a testament to the success of Genesee County’s early Linden 48451 76.7
children have been covered by insurance, but there was adoption of Healthy Kids Dental, which provides dental Montrose 48457 76.9
a slight decrease in the number of children covered by coverage to Medicaid-enrolled children, more Genesee Mt. Morris 48458 73.1
Medicaid this past year. Additionally, consistent with County kids have been to a dentist as compared to the
Otisville 48463 75.4
state and national trends due to COVID, there was a state. Although more recent numbers will likely reveal a
troubling decrease in the number of children who COVID decrease in dental care. And as an ultimate Swartz Creek 48473 78.1
received standard vaccinations, and thus other routine measure of health outcomes, the data indicates life Flint 48503 73.0
December 2018
pediatric care. The Greater Flint Health Coalition’s expectancy continues to vary by geography. Zip codes Flint 48504 71.6
Genesee Community Health Access Program (CHAP)
provides support to residents who may need linkages
within the City of Flint have shorter life expectancy, while
out-county areas often have longer life expectancy.
Flint
Flint
48505
48506
68.9
72.6
26,361
Flint 48507 73.6
Flint 48532 73.1
Burton 48509 73.3
Burton 48519 72.5
December 2019
Genesee County Children Ages 19-35 Children with Health Genesee CHAP Unduplicated Burton 48529 71.1
Months with Standard Immunizations Insurance Coverage
100%
94.7% 97.8%
94.3%
Client Service Volume
1,200
1,107
2017-2019 25,426
100% Source: Greater Flint Health Coalition Analysis of MDHHS Data
1,000
80%
90% 769
66.6% 68.5%
65.3% 65.7%
800
63.2%
Children with Medicaid Who Saw a
60%
80% 600 539
70.1%
71.0% 71.0%
40% 395 Dentist at Least Once During the Year
70.0% 400
70% 67.0% 66.6% Genesee County December 2020
Michigan
26,251
54.3%
200
60%
20%
125
2017
48.9%
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Jun. Sep. Dec. Mar. Jun. Sep.
Children with Insurance in Flint 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020
Children in Flint with Medicaid
56.3%
Source: Michigan Care Improvement Registry Source: Kids Count Databook Source: Greater Flint Health Coalition 2018
50.4%
20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Michigan Department
of Health and Human Service
Source: Michigan Depatment of Health and Human Services
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QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMY
S ocial well-being can be measured through various
factors such as the distribution of income and the lack
increasing trend in the median household income;
however, Flint’s median household income has been at
COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT
of poverty. The economic health of a family and a approximately half of Michigan’s median. Unsurprisingly,
community have direct consequences on physical Flint’s poverty rate exceeds the county’s rate. With a
and mental health. Factors such as widening income national child poverty rate of approximately 14%, Flint’s
inequality, decreasing living wage employment child poverty rates are sobering. In the five-year timeframe
opportunities and stagnant minimum wages have of 2015-2019, 63.5% of Flint kids under the age of five
T he community and environment where children
live and play have a dramatic impact on their health.
As shared in the recent 2021 Flint Lead Free Report,
quality has an A grade per the American Lung
Association. Other environmental measures include
access to parks; Flint residents have greater park access
created an epidemic of poverty for Flint families.
After a multi-year decrease in Flint unemployment,
were living below the poverty level compared to 50.9%
of Flint kids between the ages of 5-17 years. Although
the rate increased in both Flint and Genesee County currently unavailable, data from 2020 will likely reflect
the lead burden in the environment of Flint children as compared to other U.S. cities and there has been an
from 2019 to 2020, most likely due to COVID. Flint, the deleterious economic consequences of the pandemic.
has steadily been decreasing with aggressive pipe increase in new playground builds. Lastly, violent crime
Genesee County and Michigan have all seen an
replacements and primary prevention focused home continues to be a concern in Flint, especially in
abatements and screenings. Although variable in comparison to the county rate.
different neighborhoods, the Genesee County air
Flint Kids by Age Groups Living Percentage of Residents
Below Poverty Level Below 200% Poverty Level
Lead and Galvanized Pipe Replacements Year Flint County
Year >5 5-17
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2011-2015 68.8% 57.4% 2011-2015 65.5% 40.1%
0 644 5,365 1,615 1,637 2012-2016
2013-2017
68.1%
69.0%
57.5%
56.2%
2012-2016
2013-2017
65.6%
65.0%
40.3%
39.8%
Source: Flint Lead Free Report
2014-2018 68.7% 54.0% 2014-2018 65.0% 39.3%
Lead Safe Home Program Abatements 2015-2019 63.5% 50.9% 2015-2019 63.7% 38.2%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Source: U.S. Census Data Source: U.S. Census Data
5 7 43 51 112 153
Source: Flint Lead Free Report
Unemployment Rates Median Household Income
Genesee County Air Quality Grades Annual Violent Crime Rate in Flint and Genesee County
Based on the Number of Days
Year Flint County $60,000
Pollution Exceeded U.S. Standards: 2,500
2010 20.6% 12.1% $50,000
2,081
Crimes / 100,000 Residents
A 1,898
A A A A
1,948
2,000
1,786 2011 17.0% 9.8%
1,583 $40,000
B
1,547 2012 16.5% 9.5%
B B B 1,500
$30,000
2013 14.6% 8.3%
C
1,000 2014 11.0% 6.2% $20,000
594 635 716 684
2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016-
500
581 516 2015 9.4% 5.2%
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 $0
2016 9.7% 5.4%
Source: American Lung Association 2011-2015 2012-2016 2013-2017 2014-2018 2015-2019
0
2017 9.6% 5.3%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Source: U.S. Census Data Flint
2018 8.5% 4.7%
Source: Michigan State Police State Crime Database Flint Genesee County
Genesee County 2019 7.2% 4.0% State
2020 11.1% 6.2%
In 2018, 82.5% of Flint residents lived within a 10 minute walk of a park, compared with 59.9% over 750 U.S. cities. Source: U.S. Census Data
Source: City Health Dashboard
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WHERE DO WE NEED TO GO? WHAT CAN YOU DO? A LOT!
• Learn more: For more State of Flint Kids trends and you are worried about the state of Flint kids. Demand
T his State of Flint Kids report attempts to quantify
kid-focused data in Flint over time. Although data
challenges exist, including a time lag for obtaining the
data regarding nutrition, education, family structure,
demographics and more, visit stateofflintkids.com.
stronger evidence-based investments that support the
health and development of children.
numbers, the yearly trends reveal that the state of Flint • Vote For Kids: Unfortunately kids can’t vote, but you • Donate to Flintkids.org: Rooted in the science of
kids remains precarious. In addition, the unprecedented can. Use your powerful vote to elect policy makers that trauma and child development, the Flint Kids Fund is a
impact of the pandemic has yet to be fully actualized. This support kids. Go to vote.org to check your voter 20-year effort to support the long-term success of Flint
report reiterates the necessity for ongoing multi-sector registration status, register to vote, vote by mail or take children. Since 2016, the fund has invested over $11
a pledge to vote! million in child-focused programs.
efforts to minimize the impact of both the water crisis
and the pandemic on the success of Flint kids. • Contact your elected officials: Visit usa.gov/
• Get help: There are many resources to help Flint
elected-officials to find out who your elected officials
Without a doubt, Flint has made tremendous strides children and families. A great place to start is by calling
are and how to contact them. From Flint Mayor Sheldon
to support children – from new child care centers, early United Way at 211 or visiting 211.org. The Flint Registry
Neeley to President Joe Biden, be sure to tell your
literacy promotion, health care access, new playgrounds, is another resource that identifies needs and connects
elected leaders that you have seen the data and that
lead elimination and so much more. The impact of to eligible services. Call 1-833-Go-Flint or visit
these interventions is reflected by many of the positive FlintRegistry.org.
data trends and even when the results are not as positive
as we would like, they are likely much better than they
deep poverty. Additionally, this legislation extended a
ABOUT STATE OF FLINT KIDS
would have been without all the interventions. This
15% increase in SNAP benefits through September and
child-centered work has been made possible, in part,
through the summer. This will help families who rely on
by a village of multi-sector partners. Support from many
schools for meals to put food on the table. The Biden
S
of these interventions has come from government and tate of Flint Kids is a partnership between the
Administration is set to unveil its domestic policy agenda,
philanthropy; most notably, the Flint Kids Fund at Greater Flint Health Coalition and the Michigan
which includes free community college, universal pre-
the Community Foundation of Greater Flint which is State University and Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric
kindergarten and paid family leave.
solely committed to an even brighter state of Flint kids. Public Health Initiative. Our goal is to provide an annual
And at the state level, Governor Whitmer’s 2022 budget report on how Flint kids are doing by assessing,
However, to continue on these kid-focused
recommendation includes spending allocations for monitoring and reporting on kid-focused outcomes.
improvements and to counter the traumas of 2020,
schools, COVID-19 recovery and child care. Funds for To obtain more information about our partnership
robust science-based and child and family-driven
K-12 education total $15.9 billion, which is a $162 per and the work, visit stateofflintkids.com.
policies from a state and federal level are also necessary.
student or 2% increase for most school districts, while
Interventions such as universal childcare, elimination of
better-funded districts would see a 1% increase. The
child poverty, raised minimum wage, child tax credits,
proposed budget also includes $570 million to address
parental leave, universal health care, expanded nutrition
learning loss and enrollment declines due to the pandemic,
supports and stronger environmental health protections
are proven ways to positively impact the health and
development of children. This is long-term work but
as well as funds to promote in-person learning. Governor
Whitmer’s budget proposes $370 million in state and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
federal funds to support an estimated 150,000 additional
leveraging policy recommendations, such as the State of Flint Kids is Brought to You By: State of Flint Kids Funders:
Michigan families in receiving subsidized child care. The
MIAAP Blueprint for Children and the National
budget still must pass through the legislature and is a
AAP Blueprint for Children, will help steer us into
starting point for the state’s budget.
the right direction.
There are promising developments. The Biden
Lastly, at the local level, the City of Flint has recently A.G. Bishop
received substantial federal support as part of the Irrevocable Charitable Trust
Administration and 2021 Congress have started off
American Rescue Plan. The almost $100 million influx
with a strong emphasis on children. The American
should be prioritized to ameliorate the child-specific
Rescue Plan included monthly child allowances of
harms of COVID-19 and build the capacity and
$250 per child and $300 for children under 6 years
infrastructure to better support children. Special Thank You to Students From: Flint Kids Are Supporters:
old with distribution aiming to begin in July of 2021.
It is estimated that this policy could lift 5.5 million Together, we can ensure Flint kids have the brightest
children out of poverty, including 1.1 million out future possible!
United Way
of Genesee County
Serving Genesee and Shiawassee Counties
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