FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2026
Neighborhood Engagement Hub to Welcome Flint Residents for Open House and Community Toolshed Season Opening
April 20 event will spotlight neighborhood resources, resident support services, and the return of one of Flint’s most practical community assets
FLINT, Mich. — The Neighborhood Engagement Hub will open its doors to the community on Sunday, April 20, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for its NEH Open House + Toolshed Season Opening at 3216 M L King Ave., Flint, MI 48505.
The event will give residents, neighborhood leaders, community partners, and supporters an opportunity to tour the facility, meet the NEH team and board, learn more about NEH programming, and get connected to the resources the organization makes available to help strengthen neighborhoods across Flint.
Since its founding in 2014, the Neighborhood Engagement Hub has served as a community development organization focused on helping Flint neighborhoods build capacity, access support, and carry forward resident-led change. Today, NEH says it works with more than 30 neighborhood groups and community organizations across the city by providing neighborhood project support, printing and copy services, fiduciary grant management, Community Toolshed and mobile event kit access, and collaborative trainings and workshops with community partners. Its mission is to serve as a catalyst for positive neighborhood change by supporting neighborhoods to become safe, healthy, and whole.
At the center of the April 20 event is the reopening and celebration of NEH’s Community Toolshed, a practical and deeply neighborhood-centered resource that helps remove one of the most common barriers to community upkeep: access to equipment. According to NEH, the toolshed operates from April through October, Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and offers Flint residents free use of outdoor landscaping, maintenance, and gardening equipment, including lawn mowers, trimmers, rototillers, and hand tools. The program also includes access to select community event equipment, such as folding tables, chairs, canopy tents, generators, lawn games, a PA system, and a popcorn machine for eligible community events.
For many residents and neighborhood groups, that access can be the difference between wanting to improve a space and being able to do it. In a city where block-by-block care often depends on neighbors stepping in to maintain vacant lots, support elders, tend gardens, or prepare outdoor gathering spaces, the toolshed represents more than inventory. It is infrastructure for local action. Public descriptions of NEH’s work have long framed the toolshed as an essential support for blight elimination, exterior maintenance, and neighborhood-led beautification throughout Flint.
“The Community Toolshed reflects something we believe deeply at NEH: neighborhoods should not be held back by a lack of access,” said Tom Wyatt, Executive Director of the Neighborhood Engagement Hub. “When residents have the right tools, information, and support, they are better positioned to care for their blocks, respond to local needs, and create visible change in the places they live. This open house is an opportunity for people to see what is available to them, connect with our team, and be reminded that neighborhood improvement is still powerful, still possible, and still worth investing in.”
In addition to information about the toolshed, the open house will offer a broader introduction to NEH’s work and role in the community. Guests will be able to learn more about the organization’s programs and services, ask questions, and explore ways to connect with its ongoing neighborhood support efforts. Food trucks and fun activities are also planned as part of the event.
Whether attendees are longtime neighborhood advocates, residents looking for support, or community members simply wanting to better understand what NEH offers, the organization hopes the event will serve as both a welcome and an invitation.
RSVP is preferred, but not required.
For more information, contact the Neighborhood Engagement Hub at 810-214-4829 or info@nehflint.org
Address: 3216 M L King Ave., Flint, MI 48505.
About the Neighborhood Engagement Hub
The Neighborhood Engagement Hub is a Flint-based nonprofit community development corporation that began in 2014. NEH supports neighborhoods across the city through project planning and implementation support, collaborative trainings and events, fiduciary services, printing and copying resources, and Community Toolshed and mobile event kit access.