The Rita Langworthy Foundation

When most people would be under the covers in the fetal position, after her mother’s unfathomable murder in Flint, MI, on the morning of August 10, 2015, Rita Langworthy’s daughter, Lin Randolph, longtime resident of New York, NY, was looking to make a difference. While Lin is still fighting to bring those responsible to justice, she has also turned her energies towards humanity – exactly what her mother, Rita, taught her and would have wanted. “Rita Langworthy lived in a neighborhood where boards and bars cover windows, grass grows through sidewalks and trash litters streets. She believed it was her duty from God, her purpose in life, to change children’s lives in Flint. That mission died with the 70-year-old woman and a 1-year-old boy…when someone walked up to the house…and fired shots through a window, killing both. Seven other children in the home were uninjured. None of the children were related to Langworthy…” –Molly Young, reporter, The Flint Journal, 8/20/2015 “It wasn’t a drive-by shooting. Evidence shows someone walked up to the home and fired the fatal shots.” –Flint Police Captain Collin Birnie, 8/12/2015 The Rita Langworthy Foundation provides funds to local and national nonprofit organizations that directly help at-risk children by providing food, clothing, shelter, medical assistance and educational opportunities; with the additional goals of offering mini grants to educators who serve at-risk students and scholarships to poverty level/low-income students ranging in age from kindergarten through college. The Rita Langworthy Foundation, Inc. is committed to ensuring Rita’s legacy doesn’t end in an unspeakably violent tragedy by continuing her mission to aid and enrich young lives. Rita’s light will continue to shine in the darkness and offer hope when it is needed most.