Flint residents who need help due to the water crisis are encouraged to attend the Flint Water Recovery Resource Fair on Wednesday, July 25 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village, 4119 N. Saginaw St.

Hosted by the City of Flint, the goal of the fair is to provide the community information on current recovery resources, including nutrition education, education for youth, mental health services, physical education, lead abatement programs, water resources and funding for water recovery.

Organizations will be onsite to provide resources and services. They include:

• Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD)
• Crim Fitness Foundation
• Keep Genesee County Beautiful
• Valley Area Agency on Aging
• Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD)
• Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
• Genesee Health System
• MSU Extension
• Hamilton Community Health Network
• University of Michigan-Flint
• Greater Flint Health Coalition
• Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
• Flint Genesee Chamber of Commerce
• Child Care Network
• AECOM- Fast Start Program
• Habitat for Humanity
• Mott Children’s Health Center
• Genesee County Health Department
• Neighborhood Engagement HUB and many others.

In addition, the mental health bus will be onsite for residents who would like to access mental health services or would simply like a listening ear.

There will also be a grocery giveaway and the hydration station. The grocery giveaway is sponsored by Genesee Health System.

Residents are encouraged to bring refillable containers so they may fill them with Ice Mountain water from the hydration station.

For more information please contact Jameca Patrick-Singleton, chief recovery officer at 810-237-2006 or by email at jpatrick-singleton@cityofflint.com.

  AECOM- Fast Start Program, Child Care Network, Crim Fitness Foundation, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, GCCARD, Genesee County Health Department., Genesee Health Systems, GISD, Greater Flint Health Coalition, Habitat for Humanity, Hamilton Community Health Network, Keep Genesee County Beautiful, Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, Mott Children’s Health Center, MSU Extension, Neighborhood Engagement Hub, University of Michigan-Flint, Valley Area Agency on Aging, water crisis help for Flint residents

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