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Press Release:

DONATIONS NEEDED AT FLINT WATER RELIEF SITE AS DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY

Flint’s Democracy Defense League has established an emergency water relief center at Mission of Hope located at 4618 Roberts Street, Flint, MI 48505. Donations of cases of water are accepted and people in need of water may pick it up between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Pastor Bobby Jackson, who coordinates the Mission of Hope, keeps meticulous records of the quantity of donated water coming in and water being distributed out to individuals who need it. Since the water relief center opened on August 18, 2014, 40 cases of 12-oz. bottles of water plus 31 gallons in various size jugs have been donated, and people in need have made 135 water pickups. Jackson reports that each day at least one person comes in needing water and most days there are 7 or 8 people who come in need of water.

“People who live in the boil advisory areas came because they could not touch their water,” said Jackson. “Some people still come because they are afraid of the water, and some come because they cannot afford to keep their water turned on. It is not our place to judge why these people come in need of water, so we don’t. It is sad when people have to feel judged over a situation that we are all facing together.”

The Democracy Defense League organized in response to the elimination of local democracy and the imposition of one-man-rule in Flint via Emergency Manager.

Flint resident Claire McClinton participates in the League and would like to see additional water relief sites started across the city. “People all over need access to clean water,” said McClinton. “This situation is reaching epidemic proportions, with some residents unable to even touch their water during these boil advisories. If the Emergency Manager is unable to address this public health emergency, then the people of Flint will have to do it ourselves. We urge anyone who can donate water to the water relief center at Mission of Hope to please do so. There is an immediate need for it among too many of our neighbors.”

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