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Building Resilience Together: Crim’s ACEs Education Series Supports Community Leaders

Every day, social service providers, youth workers, and community leaders support people whose lives may have been shaped by trauma. Understanding those experiences and identifying opportunities to create safety, connection, and belonging is critical in helping communities thrive. Crim brought that work into focus through our recent in person and virtual workshop series, Beyond Childhood: […]

810 Mindfulness & Yoga Retreat Brings the Community Together for a Day of Wellness

The third annual 810 Mindfulness & Yoga Retreat, hosted by the Crim and presented by the Crim and Jan Howard Trust, invited the community to step away from the noise and stress of everyday life and reconnect with their mind, body, spirit, and the natural world. Held at For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum, the retreat […]

Crim Seeks Consultant to Help Shape the Future of Youth Sports in Flint

Crim has released a request for proposals seeking a consultant or consulting team to assess Flint’s youth sports and recreation ecosystem. The assessment will guide a plan to ensure young people have meaningful opportunities to participate in sports, recreation, physical activity, and play. Flint has a strong athletic tradition and a network of schools, parks, […]

Crim Fitness Foundation to Host Third Annual 810 Mindfulness & Yoga Retreat to Support Local Mental Well-being

FLINT, Mich. – Flint and Genesee County residents are invited to the third annual 810 Mindfulness & Yoga Retreat presented by the Crim Fitness Foundation. This year, the event will take place from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum. This half-day retreat offers a unique […]

49th Health Alliance Plan Crim Festival Races Welcomes Incoming Elites – Feat. Nathan Martin, Andrew Bowman

Flint, MI – The 49th Edition of the Health Alliance Plan Crim Festival of Races is excited to welcome back a growing field of elite athletes, domestic and international, for their open 10-mile championship. Set to take place downtown Flint, Michigan August 21-22, the Crim has teamed up with Bishop International Airport to bring back […]

Crim Festival of Races Elite Field Approaches 50 Athletes – Qualifying Still Open

Flint, MI – The Crim Fitness Foundation’s 49th running of the Health Alliance Plan Crim Festival of Races is set to take place downtown Flint, Michigan August 21-22. The Crim has teamed up with Bishop International Airport to bring back a $15,000 elite athlete prize purse. In 2026, race organizers expect the elite field to […]

THE 68TH ANNUAL CANUSA GAMES RETURN TO FLINT

Flint, MI – August 7-9 hundreds of youth athletes will arrive by bus from Hamilton, Ontario for the 68th playing of the CANUSA games. These games, led and organized by the Crim Fitness Foundation and Greater Flint Olympian and CANUSA Association, bring together hundreds of young people to compete in as many as 26 sport […]

Why Feeling Safe Is Part of Being Healthy: Crim’s Role in Flint’s Community Safety Collaborative

Public health and public safety are deeply connected. That was the message at the center of a recent Flint community webinar panel discussion with the Community Safety Collaborative, hosted by the Michigan State University Division of Public Health and moderated by Dr. Jennifer Edwards-Johnson. Crim Special Projects Manager Theresa Roach joined fellow Community Safety Collaborative […]

More Than Sports: How Mindfulness Is Helping Young Athletes Build Focus, Confidence, and Resilience

Before the whistle blows, before the first pass, and before the rush of competition begins, Crim youth soccer athletes are learning to pause. That pause matters. Recently, during one of our youth soccer programs, athletes and coaches came together before games to practice Box Breathing, a simple mindfulness technique that helps calm the mind and […]

CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION PREVIEWS 49th HEALTH ALLIANCE PLAN CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES

Flint, MI – Today, July 15, at a press conference held in the Crim Fitness Foundation’s RMI Community Room, the Crim Team and their major sponsors made a number of exciting announcements and updates regarding the 49th Health Alliance Plan Crim Festival of Races. While Title Sponsor Health Alliance Plan’s Danny Lopaze outlined the impact […]

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