Contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan caused a crisis for the people of the area.

To offer help, six students from the School of Social Welfare traveled overnight to Flint on the weekend of April 14 to aid in the distribution of bottled water to residents living with a lead polluted water supply.

School of Social Welfare students brought bottles of water to help the Flint community.

The team collaborated with organizations across Long Island to collect more than 10,000 bottles of water and additional supplies including baby wipes and hand sanitizer.

The students partnered with the Riverside Tabernacle in Flint, one of many organizations coordinating efforts to assist those in their community. Through fundraising efforts, $2,000 was collected and donated to  the Flint Child Health and Development Fund, specializing in child-focused health interventions for those diagnosed with lead poisoning.

The six students – Tiffany Hervas, Alaina Ingram, Taylor Zummo, Tira Skaggs, Lindsay McBeth and Stephanie Dick – assisted the residents and interviewed community leaders, gaining insights into the hardships and reality of a crisis that has been going on for a couple of years.

Learn more about the School of Social Welfare:https://socialwelfare.stonybrookmedicine.edu/