We would like to extend a very special thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors, partners, staff members and

board members for their hard work and endless support during this journey. Your efforts have been critical in carrying out our vision and will continue to be important as we re-establish BCFI to better serve the Greater Lansing community. We also thank those who participate in BCFI programs and fuel our motivation and inspiration to accomplish our mission.

THANK YOU!

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Tau Omega Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Chi Epsilon Omega AT&T Capital Region Community Foundation City of Lansing Greater Lansing CHUMS Jackson National Life Foundation Lansing Community College Lansing Parks and Recreation Lansing School District Lansing/East Lansing chapter of Links Incorporated Magic Johnson Foundation Michigan State University PHP and Sparrow Health System Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Uplift Our Youth Foundation Marian Brooks Bryant, Interim Executive Director Gloria Simmons, Bookeeper

STAFF

BOARD MEMBERS
Martha Bibbs, President Barbara Roberts Mason, Founder Ivy-Teresa Collins Tagger, Ph.D., Vice President Diane G. Gardin, Secretary Robert Proctor, Treasurer Gregory Kelley Dennis McCants Felicia Wasson

THE NEW BCFI

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please Contact: Marian Bryant Interim Executive Director, BCFI Email: mbbryant_lancen@yahoo.com Address: Letts Community Center 1220 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing MI, 48915 Phone: 517-290-3004

A LOOK BACK: 25 Years of Service

Building Child and Family Initiatives (BCFI) is the new incarnation of the Black Child and Family Institute founded in 1986 under the direction of Barbara Roberts Mason, then president of the Michigan State Board of Education. While the Institute initially focused on addressing the crisis faced by African American children and families, BCFI is now reinventing itself as an organization that is recognized for serving ALL children and families in the Greater Lansing area, regardless of race, ethnicity or economic status.

Program Spotlight
Childrens Defense Fund Freedom School
To address the need for maintaining student learning through summer vacation, BCFI partnered with the Childrens Defense Fund (CDF) to create the Freedom School summer enrichment program. The Freedom School currently serves an average of 80 K-5 students in the Greater Lansing area. Key program components include:

The Issues
BCFI will continue addressing the challenges facing children and families in the following areas:

Our Solution
BCFIs solution is to implement a series of programs that support the current Childrens Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom School summer program, and our after school enrichment programs. Some programs we are developing include:

Family and Child Health and Mental Health Schooling and Education Employment and Economic Security Science, Technology, Engineering
and Math (STEM)

High quality literacy enrichment Parent and family involvement Civic engagement and social action Inter-generational leadership development Nutrition, Health and Mental Health Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Magic Johnson Computer Lab
A community resource since 2003, the lab provides students with access to educational techonology software to help increase student achievement online.

Preparing children for todays world Adult financial management services Adult homebuyer education classes Kaplan Test preparation Magic Johnson computer lab Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math (STEM) programs

The lessons Ive learned here, Im going to have with me forever ... Thank you very much BCFI! - Emily Keefer, servant leader intern, BCFI CDF Freedom School

This has been a true partnership that will benefit the entire city of Lansingand were really looking forward to future growth with BCFI. -Brett Kaschinske, Lansing Parks and Recreation Director