Crim Fitness Foundation Inc

THE PURPOSE OF THE CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION,INC.(THE CRIM) IS TO PROMOTE PARTICIPATORY HEALTH AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES, WHICH BENEFIT THE GREATER FLINT COMMUNITY. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OPERATING A WORLD CLASS ROAD RACE IN THE CITY OF FLINT, MICHIGAN; FACILITATING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, DESIGNING AND OFFERING PROGRAMS AND INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIVING; AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY PRIDE AND COOPERATION AMONG RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER FLINT AREA. IN CARRYING OUT THIS PURPOSE, ALL EXPENDITURES AND ACTIONS OF THE CRIM MUST BE SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED BY SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND AS AMENDED.

CRIMFIT NUTRITION PROGRAMS SNAP-ED AND FOODCORPS: NUTRITION PROGRAMMING WORKS IN ALL THE FLINT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND 4 ADDITIONAL ACADEMIES/PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS IN THE FLINT AREA. SNAP-ED NUTRITION EDUCATION USES A MYPLATE CURRICULUM TO INCREASE THE CONSUMPTION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND INCREASE DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF BOTH STUDENTS AND PARENTS/CAREGIVERS. FOODCORPS (AMERICORPS) SERVICE MEMBERS TEACH GARDEN BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN 8 FLINT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND WORK TO TEND AND MAINTAIN SCHOOL GARDENS. IN 2021, 3,955 STUDENTS AND PARENTS/CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATED IN NUTRITION PROGRAMS IMPACTING MORE THAT 12,000 INDIVIDUAL FAMILY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND VIRTUAL LESSONS. NO KID HUNGRY GRANT: NUTRITION SUPPORTED RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLINT HOUSING COMMISSION SITES WITH CHILDREN 0-5 IN THE HOUSEHOLD WITH INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS. CRIM NUTRITION PARTNERED WITH FLINT FRESH TO DELIVER HEALTHY FOOD BOXES TO 47 FAMILIES WITH A TOTAL REACH OF 145. FAMILIES ALSO RECEIVED HEALTHY RECIPES AND INFORMATION ABOUT NAVIGATING FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS. SCHOOL GARDENS: IN 2021, THE CRIM RECEIVED FARM TO SCHOOL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL GARDENS. THE CRIM HIRED A SCHOOL GARDEN COORDINATOR WHO HAS INITIATED A SCHOOL GARDEN NETWORK. THE NETWORK HAS ENGAGED 12 PARTNERS IN THE FIRST MEETING. THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE IN 2022. FLINT AND GENESEE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL: IN 2021 THE CRIM STARTED WITH PARTNERS, A FLINT AND GENESEE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL. THE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL IS STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, BUT THE COUNCIL HAS 15 PARTNERS ENGAGED ACTIVELY. THE VISION FOR THE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL IS A ROBUST AND SUSTAIN ABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES ALL GENESEE COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH PREFERRED, CULTURALLY RELEVANT, AFFORDABLE, AND HEALTHY FOOD.

THE CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION SERVES AS THE LEAD AGENCY TO REINTRODUCE THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION MODEL INTO THE FLINT AREA SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE IS TO USE SCHOOLS AS HUBS THAT BRING TOGETHER PARTNERSHIPS AND RESOURCES TO SERVE BOTH STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. ITS INTEGRATED FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEADS TO IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING, STRONGER FAMILIES AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. IN 2021 THE CRIM CONTINUED TO LEAD THE STRATEGY DISTRICT-WIDE AT 12 SCHOOL SITES AND EXPANDED TO THE FLINT CULTURAL CENTER ACADEMY. THE PROJECT INCLUDES AN ON-SITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIRECTOR AND USE OF NATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS TO HELP DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS THAT DELIVER SERVICES DIRECTLY AT THE SCHOOL THAT ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE.

THE HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES BEGAN IN 1977 AS THE "BOBBY CRIM RACE FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS" BY MICHIGAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE BOBBY CRIM. THE INAUGURAL RACE'S MISSION WAS TO PROMOTE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR MICHIGAN SPECIAL OLYMPICS BY GIVING THE LOCAL REGION'S FASTEST RUNNERS THE CHANCE TO RACE WITH INTERNATIONAL ELITE RUNNERS. OVER THE PAST 43 YEARS, "THE CRIM" HAS EVOLVED INTO THE HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES, AND THE CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION. WHILE IT STILL DRAWS ELITE RACERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IT HAS GROWN IMMENSELY IN NUMBERS AND IN ITS MISSION. THE FESTIVAL NOW SERVES TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES ALL YEAR LONG FOR PEOPLE OF ALL FITNESS LEVELS. THE FESTIVAL'S EVENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING VARYING DISTANCES, WHICH ARE ALWAYS HELD THE FOURTH SATURDAY OF AUGUST: 10 MILE, 5 MILE AND 5 KILOMETERS, AND A TEDDY BEAR TROT FOR YOUTH RACERS. THE CRIM'S FLAGSHIP 10 MILE RACE HAS GROWN TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST 10 MILE RACES IN THE NATION AND THE LARGEST IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. THE EVENT IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST POSITIVE AND IMPORTANT ANNUAL EVENTS THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE CITY OF FLINT AND GENESEE COUNTY. IN 2021, THE CRIM WAS PROUD TO SAFELY RETURN FOR AN IN-PERSON EVENT, WHILE STILL OFFERING VIRTUAL RACE OPTIONS. . THE 44TH HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES HAD 5,600 RACES TAKE TO THE STREETS OF FLINT TO RUN, WALK, AND CELEBRATE, AND AN ADDITIONAL 900 VIRTUAL RACERS COMPLETE THEIR CRIM EVENT ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE VIRTUAL EVENT ALSO PROVIDED A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR RACERS TO COMPLETE "THE BOBBY" CAHLLENGE,RUNNING OR WALKING THE 10 MILE, 5 MILE, 5K AND MICHIGAN MILE ALL DURING THE 10 DAYS OF CRIM. THE HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES IS THE SINGLE GREATEST EMBODIMENT OF THE CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF PROMOTING HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLES AND BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GREATER FLINT AREA. HAP CONTINUED AS THE NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT THROUGH 2023. IN 2021 898 PEOPLE COMMITTED TO AN ACTIVE SPRING AND SUMMER BY JOINING THE CRIMFIT ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM. AS EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING SAW GRADUAL RETURNS IN PARTICIPATION NUMBERS DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, THE CRIMFIT TRAINING PROGRAM SAW AN INCREASE OF NEARLY 200 FROM ITS TOTAL NUMBERS IN 2020. THE PROGRAM'S MOST BASIC GOAL IS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS TO TRAIN AND PREPARE TO COMPLETE A HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES EVENT IN AUGUST. HOWEVER, ITS GREATER PURPOSE AND DEEPER IMPACT LIES IN THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLNESS HABITS THAT IT HELPS ESTABLISH FOR EACH PARTICIPANT, THEIR FRIENDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE THAT CALL TO ACTION TO GET OUTSIDE AND ACTIVE IN AN EFFORT TO BE HEALTHY IN BODY AND MIND. FOR 15 WEEKS, THE CRIMFIT ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM BECOMES AN INTEGRAL PART OF A PARTICIPANT'S LIFE AND ITS BENEFITS CARRY OVER INTO MANY AREAS. THE PROGRAM PUTS PARTICIPANTS ON THE RIGHT TRACK TOWARD A HEALTHIER, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. THE PROGRAM HAS AN ADDED VALUE OF CREATING A STRONGER SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PERSON-TO-PERSON CONNECTION AMONG PARTICIPANTS. SINCE 2012, AN ADDITIONAL MISSION-BASED COMPONENT OF THE CRIMFIT TRAINING PROGRAM HAS BEEN GROWING IN PARTICIPATION AND IMPACT. THE FLINT COMMUNITY TRAINING PROGRAM APPLIES THE CRIMFIT TRAINING MODEL AND MAKES IT AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF FLINT WHO MAY NOT BE OTHERWISE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE PROGRAM OR HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO MEET FOR GROUP WORKOUTS. THE FCTP WORKS WITH LOCAL CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO FORM RUNNING AND WALKING CLUBS. PARTICIPANTS CAN REGISTER AT A DRASTICALLY REDUCED RATE, AND TRAIN IN OR CLOSE TO THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CITY OF FLINT WAS CHOSEN AS THE TARGET AREA BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENCY OF MAJOR HEALTH RISKS THAT CAN BE GREATLY REDUCED THROUGH REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. ALL CRIMFIT PARTICIPANTS ARE ENTERED INTO THE HAP CRIM FESTIVAL OF RACES EVENT OF THEIR CHOICE. VOLUNTEERS: MORE THAN 120 VOLUNTEERS HELP FACILITATE THE CRIMFIT ADULT TRAINING PROGRAM BY PARTICIPATING AS TRAINING GROUP LEADERS DURING THE DURATION OF THE 15-WEEK PROGRAM.

MINDFULNESS THE CRIM FITNESS FOUNDATION CONVENES OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTHY, MINDFUL FLINT INITIATIVE. IN 2021, A SMALL, SKILLED MINDFULNESS TEAM CONVENED MORE THAN 30 LOCAL AND NATIONAL COLLABORATORS AND 100 VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT 10,035 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO THRIVE; BUILDING THE SKILLS OF MINDFUL AWARENESS, COURAGEOUS CONNECTION, AND COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP THROUGH TRAUMA AND RESILIENCY INFORMED PRACTICES. FLINT SERVES AS THE FLAGSHIP CITY IN A NATIONAL MINDFUL CITIES INITIATIVE WHICH SUPPORTED THE CRIM'S EFFORTS TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION WITHIN AND ACROSS OUR EDUCATION, HEALTH, BUSINESS, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SECTORS TO SUPPORT HEALTHIER, MORE MINDFUL, CONNECTED AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. SAFE & ACTIVE GENESEE FOR EVERYONE(SAGE) ADVOCATES FOR AND SUPPORTS POLICY, SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT CHANGES THAT PROMOTE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SAFE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE THROUGHOUT FLINT AND GENESEE COUNTY.